5 Promising Factors Propelling Climate Action | Gabriel Kra | TED CountdownGiven the scale of the challenge, the conversation around climate change is often tinged with doom and gloom. But climate tech investor Gabriel Kra thinks we need to reframe the crisis as a source of tremendous opportunity. He offers five big reasons to be optimistic about climate -- starting with the fact that many of the world's best minds are focused and working on building a clean future for all.
Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up
Learn more about #TEDCountdown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDCountdown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedcountdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Website: https://countdown.ted.com
Watch the full 2021 TED Countdown Global livestream here: https://youtu.be/SG_vqlb1pOQ
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/gabrielkra
https://youtu.be/NYJUgzZYaoo
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
How ‘flow state’ can heal trauma | Steven Kotler for Big ThinkExperiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► How to enter ‘flow state’ on command https://youtu.be/znwUCNrjpD4
Flow is an altered state of consciousness in which we feel and perform our best due to total absorption in an activity.
A state of flow, which is due to a cocktail of "feel-good" chemicals in the brain, can help overcome PTSD, addiction, and heartbreak.
Flow is so powerful that doctors might one day prescribe experiences like surfing or skydiving to help patients overcome trauma.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/great-question/experiencing-flow-state/
About Steven Kotler:
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of ten bestsellers (out of thirteen books total), including The Art of Impossible, The Future Is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 40 languages, and appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, TIME and the Harvard Business Review. Steven is also the cohost of Flow Research Collective Radio, a top ten iTunes science podcast. Along with his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is the cofounder of the Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice and special needs dog sanctuary.
Read more of our stories on experiencing flow state:
Want to feel like Superman? Steven Kotler explains how to enter the ‘flow state’
►https://bigthink.com/plus/want-to-feel-like-superman-steven-kotler-explains-how-to-enter-the-flow-state/
How to enter the ‘flow state’ for effortless creativity
► https://bigthink.com/smart-skills/what-is-the-flow-state/
‘Mindful’ people are better goal-setters according to new research
► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/mindfulness-goal-setting/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
The #1 thing college students want | Todd Rose for Big ThinkFormer Harvard professor and best-selling author Todd Rose explains the problem with prestigious colleges and how the future of higher ed could be bright.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► How can cognitive science inform the future of education? https://youtu.be/rbhQ_euH7Ac
Education is and always will be the great equalizer - the best vehicle for enabling people to actually live the kind of lives they want to live.
What people don't want is essentially the education system we have right now. A standardized system with standardized assessments, leading to standardized outcomes that treats every kid exactly the same.
But here’s the good news - there are incredible institutions of higher education who are giving us a vision of what the future of higher education will be. They are doing things that are modularized, individualized, customized using credentials instead of diplomas, to create better signals for employers.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/post-secondary-school/
Collective Illusions is a 9-part series brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges.
For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers, subscribe to Stand Together ► https://www.youtube.com/standtogethercc
Watch the entire Collective Illusions playlist ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OLiaYA7Nm1L3YDbUC_Xtqmf
And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► https://standtogether.org/
About Todd Rose:
Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Read more of our stories on education:
Why Arthur Schopenhauer would have hated modern education
► https://bigthink.com/high-culture/schopenhauer-hegel-higher-education/
Who needs higher education when we have YouTube?
► https://bigthink.com/the-present/why-go-college-youtube-filmmaking/
How COVID-19 will destroy and rebirth education
► https://bigthink.com/the-present/post-covid-19-education/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
The 100 Tampons NASA (Almost) Sent To Space -- and Other Absurd Songs | Marcia Belsky | TEDPerforming two original songs, stand-up comedian, writer and musician Marcia Belsky shares comical commentary on some peculiar aspects of our culture -- from Instagram-stalking your crush to fending off mansplainers on social media -- and lampoons NASA's notorious decision to provide astronaut Sally Ride with an egregious supply of tampons for her six-day trip to space in 1983.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/marciabelsky
https://youtu.be/G7VxEqJp3NQ
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
What science can’t answer, according to physicist Jim Al-Khalili | Big ThinkThis interview is an episode from The Well, our new publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the John Templeton Foundation.
Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube
Watch Jim Al-Khalili 's next interview ► Einstein’s beef with quantum physics, explained https://youtu.be/9eSYG-MjHaE
With so much chaos in the world, it is tempting to embrace the adage, "Ignorance is bliss." But, what if it's actually the opposite?
Many scientists would argue that knowledge, understanding, and enlightenment are always better than ignorance. Why?
Because the more we know about the world, the better we understand the interconnectedness of nature and mankind and how the universe is full of magic and wonder.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/the-well/where-science-fails/
About Jim Al-Khalili:
Jim is a multiple award-winning science communicator renowned for his public engagement around the world through writing and broadcasting and a leading academic making fundamental contributions to theoretical physics, particularly in nuclear reaction theory, quantum effects in biology, open quantum systems and the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Jim is a theoretical physicist at the University of Surrey where he holds a Distinguished Chair in physics as well as a university chair in the public engagement in science. He received his PhD in nuclear reaction theory in 1989 and has published widely in the field. His current interest is in open quantum systems and the application of quantum mechanics in biology.
Read more from The Well:
I put a camera on a monkey. Here’s how it shook my understanding of humanity
► https://bigthink.com/the-well/awe-animals-humanity/
Atheism is not as rare or as rational as you think
► https://bigthink.com/the-well/atheism-rare-rational/
System 1 vs. System 2 thinking: Why it isn’t strategic to always be rational
► https://bigthink.com/the-well/system-1-2-thinking-fast-slow/
About The Well
Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional? There are no simple answers to life’s biggest questions, and that’s why they’re the questions occupying the world’s brightest minds.
So what do they think?
How is the power of science advancing understanding? How are philosophers and theologians tackling these fascinating questions?
Join The Well on your favorite platforms:
► Facebook: https://bit.ly/thewellFB
► Instagram: https://bit.ly/thewellIG
We Could Kick-Start Life on Other Planets. Should We? | Betül Kaçar | TED"Life makes our planet an incredibly exotic place compared to the rest of the known universe," says astrobiologist Betül Kaçar, whose research uses statistics and mathematical models to simulate ancient environments and gather insights into the origins of existence. In this fascinating talk, she explores how a deeper understanding of chemistry could lead to the "secret sauce" for sparking life on other planets -- and asks us to ponder an important question: If we could kickstart life in the universe, should we?
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/betulkacar
https://youtu.be/fCllxq6NZbk
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
A New Economic Model For Protecting Tropical Forests | Nat Keohane | TEDTo solve the climate crisis, we need to make tropical forests worth more alive than dead, says environmental economist Nat Keohane. Highlighting the urgent need to stop deforestation and the carbon pollution it brings, he details the work of the LEAF Coalition -- a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership that's channeling one billion dollars into protecting tropical forests -- and shares three building blocks for a robust market for forest carbon that enables economies to thrive while protecting natural resources.
Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up
Learn more about #TEDCountdown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDCountdown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedcountdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Website: https://countdown.ted.com
Watch the full 2021 TED Countdown Global livestream here: https://youtu.be/SG_vqlb1pOQ
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
For more from TED Countdown: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bHbbepxw2rp2lI29SC1DDH_
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/natkeohane
https://youtu.be/UQbkSDbm4sw
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
NFTs, the Metaverse and the Future of Digital Art | Elizabeth Strickler | TEDIn need of a brief yet illuminating lesson on the obsession with NFTs? Elizabeth Strickler breaks down the acronym and explains the fundamentals of non-fungible tokens, sharing how these digital assets are changing the landscape for artists and content creators looking to cash in on their creations -- in and out of the metaverse.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/elizabethstrickler
https://youtu.be/oupHYHv_me0
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Live Drawings of the Human Experience | Jarrett J. Krosoczka | TEDIn this live drawing performance and poignant autobiographical journey, author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka sketches some life-shaping moments, showing us how drawing and storytelling can help us honor and remain close to those we've lost.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/jarrettjkrosoczka
https://youtu.be/A2ti4_lNPL8
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
The Most Powerful Untapped Resource in Health Care | Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam | TEDWhether we're rushing a child to the emergency room after a fall or making chicken soup for a feverish spouse, love inspires us to act when a family member gets sick. Global health activists Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam believe we can harness this power to create better health outcomes for everyone. Learn how their organization Noora Health works with doctors and nurses in India and Bangladesh to train the family members of hospital patients with essential skills to support their sick loved ones -- and how they plan to expand their reach to support 70 million caregivers who care for more than one billion people over the next six years.
This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Watch all the talks from this year's cohort at https://ted.com/audaciousproject
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/edithandshahed
https://youtu.be/36D2r45jABA
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Is there an afterlife? Here’s what he saw while he was ‘dead’ | Bruce Greyson for Big ThinkWhat if death isn’t the end? NDEs may complicate what science teaches us about death and consciousness.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► Are near-death experiences real? Here’s what science has to say https://youtu.be/J5n2dzN1joU
Thousands of people across the world and throughout the centuries have reported near-death experiences (NDEs). Most NDEs share one common trait: an overwhelming sense of spirituality and connection with the Divine.
NDEs strongly hint at the existence of an afterlife, but not everyone agrees.
NDE research has raised more questions than answers. For example: Are we just physical machines, spiritual beings, or both? Does consciousness survive brain death?
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/great-questions/is-there-an-afterlife
About Dr. Bruce Greyson:
Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India.
Read more of our stories on the afterlife:
No Afterlife? No Problem! How to Face Oblivion Like a Pro
►https://bigthink.com/hard-science/no-afterlife-no-problem-how-to-face-oblivion-like-a-pro/
Do near-death experiences prove that an afterlife exists?
►https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/michael-shermer-heavens-on-earth-the-scientific-search-for-the-afterlife-immortality-and-utopia/
Psychopomps: Gods of the liminal who wait for you when you die
► https://bigthink.com/thinking/psychopomps/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
A Bold Plan to Transform Access to the US Social Safety Net | Amanda Renteria | TEDDigital public servant Amanda Renteria has seen that the millions of people who rely on government welfare services are often discouraged from seeking them out, frustrated and discouraged by long lines and unnecessarily complicated processes. At Code for America, Renteria is helping develop human-centered technology that "respects you from the start, meets you where you are and provides an easy, positive experience." She details the four factors that hinder effective delivery of government benefits and explains Code for America's plan to bring user-centric, digital-first social services to more than 13 million Americans and unlock $30 billion in benefits for low-income families.
This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Watch all the talks from this year's cohort at https://ted.com/audaciousproject
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/amandarenteria
https://youtu.be/_8g8BnICrco
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
A Transparent, Easy Way for Smallholder Farmers to Save | Anushka Ratnayake | TEDA safe space to save money is life-changing -- especially for the 60 million smallholder farmers in West Africa (the majority being women) who often live on less than two dollars a day. Poverty fighter Anushka Ratnayake introduces her non-profit myAgro, which offers farmers a place to save small amounts of money and allows them to access those funds as they need them. Over the next five years, myAgro plans to reach a million farmers in West Africa, providing a stress-free, transparent and convenient system that empowers agricultural entrepreneurs by putting the purchasing power it takes to run a successful farm in their hands.
This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Watch all the talks from this year's cohort at https://ted.com/audaciousproject
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/anushkaratnayake
https://youtu.be/qSr39QPhBc4
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
How to find common ground in a 'divided world' | Todd Rose for Big ThinkBest-selling author Todd Rose reveals how most Americans share common aspirations for the country.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► Are American values changing? https://youtu.be/vf563JJLG9c
Most Americans share common aspirations for themselves and the country. The problem is that they don't believe that most Americans share their values.
Regardless of gender, race, geography, income, or education level, most Americans share eight of the top ten values, such as individual rights, a quality education, good healthcare, and a criminal justice system that operates without bias. Americans want to be treated equally regardless of their background, and they want to be able to go as far in life as their ability and aspirations will take them.
Having so much in common — indeed we have more in common than we have differences — provides a starting point for building community and trust.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/aspirations/
Collective Illusions is a 9-part series brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges.
For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers, subscribe to Stand Together ► https://www.youtube.com/standtogethercc
Watch the entire Collective Illusions playlist ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OLiaYA7Nm1L3YDbUC_Xtqmf
And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► https://standtogether.org/
About Todd Rose:
Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Read more of our stories on the aspirations and values of a country:
With our low voter turnout, is America still a democracy?
► https://bigthink.com/the-present/low-voter-turnout/
What Thomas Jefferson’s Secret Lab Says About American Values
►https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/jeffersons-chemistry-secret-lab-and-what-it-tells-us-about-american-values/
Defining values is one thing, living them is another
► https://bigthink.com/life/defining-values-is-one-thing-living-them-is-another/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
An Election Redesign to Restore Trust in US Democracy | Tiana Epps-Johnson | TEDElection infrastructure in the United States is crumbling, says technologist Tiana Epps-Johnson, and, even worse, election officials are increasingly being attacked simply for doing their jobs. How can the country rebuild trust in its local and national elections? Epps-Johnson describes how the US Alliance for Election Excellence, a nonpartisan collaborative of election officials, technologists, designers and other experts, is working across all 50 states to improve the performance of systems serving 240 million voters, ensuring everyone has access to a fair, trustworthy and modern democratic process.
This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Watch all the talks from this year's cohort at https://ted.com/audaciousproject
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/tianaeppsjohnson22
https://youtu.be/3itrpciAF4I
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Mental Health Care That Disrupts Cycles of Violence | Celina de Sola | TEDIn Latin American countries like El Salvador, homicide rates are alarmingly high thanks in large part to a vicious cycle of violence -- people don't have a chance to heal from recurrent individual and collective trauma. With her team at Glasswing International, de Sola is hoping to break this cycle by equipping government employees like teachers and police officers with the skills and knowledge they need to provide mental health care to those who need it most. Their goal: to transform more than 2,000 frontline institutions in 25 of the highest-risk municipalities in Central America with community-based approaches to mental health support, reaching nearly 10 million people along the way.
This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Watch all the talks from this year's cohort at https://ted.com/audaciousproject
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/celinadesola
https://youtu.be/lGkh7-xOb3I
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Why Indigenous Forest Guardianship is Crucial to Climate Action | Nonette Royo | TEDIndigenous communities have looked after their ancestral forests for millennia, cultivating immense amounts of knowledge on how to protect, nourish and heal these vital environments. Today, 470 million Indigenous people care for and manage 80 percent of the world's biodiversity -- yet their legal rights to these lands are inexplicit and subject to exploitation by illegal loggers, miners and companies. Human rights lawyer Nonette Royo describes how her team at the Tenure Facility, an organization that provides legal assistance to Indigenous people by taking their land rights battles to court, will help these communities secure and defend 50 million hectares of forests over the next five years.
This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Watch all the talks from this year's cohort at https://ted.com/audaciousproject
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/nonetteroyo
https://youtu.be/YKK7KNiAD2k
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
How Ancient Arctic Carbon Threatens Everyone on the Planet | Sue Natali | TEDWhat will happen to the planet if climate change melts what's left of Arctic permafrost? Shedding light on this overlooked threat, Arctic geologist Sue Natali reveals the true danger of heating up the iciest place on the planet: the release of ancient carbon that will dramatically worsen our climate problems. In this urgent talk, she introduces a new initiative, Permafrost Pathways, and their work to measure permafrost carbon emissions, fuse Indigenous solutions with modern technologies and protect the rights of Arctic residents.
This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Watch all the talks from this year's cohort at https://ted.com/audaciousproject
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/suenatali
https://youtu.be/r9lDDetKMi4
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
A Safe Pathway to Resettlement for Migrants and Refugees | Becca Heller | TED"Human migration is both inevitable and growing. What are we as a global community doing to address it?" asks human rights lawyer Becca Heller, who believes that every refugee and migrant deserves a safe pathway to resettlement. Through her work with the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Heller is showing how the power of the law can help displaced people find homes. By providing access to legal information and services, IRAP champions a functional, rights-based legal system that empowers resettlers to find long-lasting safety.
This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Watch all the talks from this year's cohort at https://ted.com/audaciousproject
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/beccaheller
https://youtu.be/HBbBs1ohZtI
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
How to enter ‘flow state’ on command | Steven Kotler for Big ThinkPeak performance mind hack explained in 7 minutes.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► The Neurochemistry of Flow States https://youtu.be/aHp2hkue8RQ
Flow is described as a state of 'effortless effort,' where we feel like we're propelled through an activity, and everything else seems to disappear.
More specifically, flow refers to any moments of rapt attention and total absorption. You're so focused on the task at hand that everything else seems to disappear.
Researchers have discovered 22 catalysts that can help you prepare your environment and quickly drop into a flow state. A few of these include distraction management, dopamine triggering, and concentration.
Read the video transcript ►https://bigthink.com/videos/what-is-flow-state/
About Steven Kotler:
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of ten bestsellers (out of thirteen books total), including The Art of Impossible, The Future Is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 40 languages, and appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, TIME and the Harvard Business Review. Steven is also the cohost of Flow Research Collective Radio, a top ten iTunes science podcast. Along with his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is the cofounder of the Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice and special needs dog sanctuary.
Read more of our stories on flow:
Why does experiencing “flow” feel so good? A communication scientist explains
► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/creative-flow/
Want to feel like Superman? Steven Kotler explains how to enter the ‘flow state’
►https://bigthink.com/plus/want-to-feel-like-superman-steven-kotler-explains-how-to-enter-the-flow-state/
How Pete Holmes creates comedic flow: Try micro-visualization
► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/goal-visualization/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
How Webtoons Are Changing Movies and TV | Hyeonmi Kim | TEDPop culture is changing thanks to a different kind of storytelling, says digital strategist Hyeonmi Kim. They're called webtoons: comic-like illustrations published in short segments and meant to be read on a smartphone in five to ten minutes. Kim breaks down how webtoons have leapt from phones to the big screen (Netflix's "Hellbound," anyone?) and how they're bringing a new, diverse generation of creators into TV and movie scriptwriting.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
go.ted.com/hyeonmikim
https://youtu.be/NBMTc71yrpk
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
The #1 thing employees want at work | Todd Rose for Big ThinkHere’s how to design a work environment that gives control to employees and stimulates open conversation.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► Why employees have the upper hand now more than ever before https://youtu.be/ZzC4CWwR0UM
Americans are reevaluating their relationship with work. However, collective illusions about the workplace are holding back reform.
Many workers believe that their colleagues want to work for an employer that gives them nice fringe benefits — like free food, swag, and fancy job titles.
In reality, people want more fulfillment and purpose in their jobs, as well as a healthy work-life balance in which they are trusted to make good decisions.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/what-workers-want
About Todd Rose:
Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Read more of our stories on what employees want:
The ‘belief-driven’ employee is the future of work
► https://bigthink.com/the-present/belief-driven-employee/
Leading by Example: How to Increase Employee Empowerment
►https://bigthink.com/plus/leading-by-example-how-to-increase-employee-empowerment/
What Are You Doing to Prevent Employee Burnout?
► https://bigthink.com/plus/what-are-you-doing-to-prevent-employee-burnout/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
Why All Melodies Should Be Free for Musicians to Use | Damien Riehl | TEDEvoke a familiar tune in a song and get slapped with a lawsuit ... it's a tale almost as old as copyright itself. Lawyer and technologist Damien Riehl digs into why "owning" a melody is a ludicrous legal assertion and composes a radical solution for the musical woes of songwriters everywhere.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/damienriehl
https://youtu.be/rjpTBHjeZ_0
For more TEDx talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL454A0274C1223C90
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Powerful Photos That Honor the Lives of Overlooked Women | Smita Sharma | TEDIn some parts of the world, girls are as likely to be married off or trafficked as they are to be educated. Photojournalist and TED Fellow Smita Sharma thoughtfully depicts overlooked girls and young women, while making sure not to disrupt the lives of her subjects in the process. Her work shows what might otherwise remain hidden -- the first step to changing the story.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/smitasharma
https://youtu.be/jZSsvUFlCag
For more fascinating talks from TED Women: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bH1aqR3ZBQ-njyeLtKcSk-T
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Goats, Blockchain and the Future of Money | Fariel Salahuddin | TEDWhat if smallholder farmers could use their produce and livestock to pay for goods and services? TED Fellow and alternative currency enthusiast Fariel Salahuddin is working to make this a reality in places including rural Pakistan, where basic necessities like water and electricity are often expensive or inaccessible. She explores how the way we exchange value has evolved over time -- from bartering to blockchain -- and shares a new perspective on currency that promotes self-reliance for farmers and creates a more inclusive economy.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
go.ted.com/farielsalahuddin
https://youtu.be/oRUXsDwgEWA
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
How the James Webb Space Telescope Will Unfold the Universe | John C. Mather | TEDThe James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering. With a 21-foot, gold-coated mirror protected by a sunshield that's the size of a tennis court, it's the world's most powerful telescope and humanity's latest attempt to answer questions like: "Where did we come from?" and "Are we alone?" (It also needed to be folded up like origami in order to launch into space.) Nobel Laureate John C. Mather, the leader of the team at NASA that built the Webb, explains how the telescope will observe the first galaxies to form in the early universe, peer behind clouds of cosmic dust and gas to reveal stars being born and uncover new details about places like Europa and Titan, which could harbor life. "We're going to get a great surprise from this telescope," Mather says.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/johncmather
https://youtu.be/0BSaphO1v-U
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
We Can Make COVID-19 the Last Pandemic | Bill Gates | TEDBuilding a pandemic-free future won’t be easy, but Bill Gates believes that we have the tools and strategies to make it possible -- now we just have to fund them. In this forward-looking talk, he proposes a multi-specialty Global Epidemic Response and Mobilization (GERM) team that would detect potential outbreaks and stop them from becoming pandemics. By investing in disease monitoring, research and development as well as improved health systems, Gates believes we can “create a world where everyone has a chance to live a healthy and productive life -- a life free from the fear of the next COVID-19.”
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/billgates
https://youtu.be/B5smctuV7-Q
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
How resisting conformity can lead to real world progress | Todd Rose for Big ThinkThinking as a group and going along with the loudest voices can feel easy and even natural. But to make real positive change in our world, it’s important to hear all voices and question the perceived majority.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► Why Americans don’t trust each other https://youtu.be/E4erHIZpnyQ
Humans are hardwired to conform to the group. And that’s why it feels seamless to go along with what you perceive as the majority’s view. But as a leader and a changemaker, it’s critical to recognize that just because it feels like most people agree on an issue, that doesn’t mean they actually do.
When you find yourself in a situation where a group of people is pushing forward on something you’re not so sure about, pause and question it. Are all voices being heard? Or are the loudest voices simply altering the group’s perception?
If you want to make real change in your community, organization, or even your personal life, be sure to hear all voices and think critically outside of the group.
Collective Illusions is a 9-part series brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges. Learn more here: https://standtogether.org/
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/conformity/
About Todd Rose:
Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Read more of our stories on group conformity:
The power of conformity: How good people do evil things
► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/conformity-2/
Following the scientific consensus is the ‘least wrong’ line of thought
►https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/following-the-scientific-consensus-is-the-least-wrong-line-of-thought/
Why large groups of people often come to the same conclusions
► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/groupthink/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
The Future Will Be Shaped by Optimists | Kevin Kelly | TED"Every great and difficult thing has required a strong sense of optimism," says editor and author Kevin Kelly, who believes that we have a moral obligation to be optimistic. Tracing humanity's progress throughout history, he's observed that a positive outlook helps us solve problems and empowers us to forge a path forward. In this illuminating talk, he shares three reasons for optimism during challenging times, explaining how it can help us become better ancestors and create the world we want to see for ourselves and future generations.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/kevinkelly
https://youtu.be/FrqBWQ-mVEc
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
An Olympic Champion’s Unwavering Advocacy for Mothers in Sports | Allyson Felix | TEDGetting pregnant as a track and field athlete is often called the "kiss of death" -- a sign your athletic career will soon end. Olympic champion, entrepreneur and proud mother Allyson Felix thinks it shouldn't be that way. She tells the story of starting a family while fighting to change her former sponsor's maternity policy -- and paving the way for others to get greater protection and more support. Her message is a testament to the power of believing in and advocating for yourself. “You don’t have to be an Olympian to create change for yourself and others," she says. "Each of us can bet on ourselves."
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/allysonfelix
https://youtu.be/iIne-UO7wUo
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
The African Swamp Protecting Earth's Environment | Vera Songwe | TEDThe peatlands of Africa's Congo Basin are a vast expanse of swamp and greenery that act as one of the world's most effective carbon sinks -- and they're under threat of environmental destruction. Economist Vera Songwe explains how putting a price on the carbon stored in the peatlands would not only help protect this vital resource but also recognize and reward the African communities that have contributed little to climate change. "This is not just about decarbonization," Songwe says. "This is also about development with dignity."
Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up
Learn more about #TEDCountdown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDCountdown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedcountdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Website: https://countdown.ted.com
Watch the full 2021 TED Countdown Global livestream here: https://youtu.be/SG_vqlb1pOQ
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
For more from TED Countdown: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bHbbepxw2rp2lI29SC1DDH_
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/verasongwe
https://youtu.be/5T2VRY0LECc
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TED #VeraSongwe
[Exclusive] Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about | TED | Tesla Gigafactory interviewWhat's on Elon Musk's mind? In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Musk details how the radical new innovations he's working on -- Tesla's intelligent humanoid robot Optimus, SpaceX's otherworldly Starship and Neuralink's brain-machine interfaces, among others -- could help maximize the lifespan of humanity and create a world where goods and services are abundant and accessible for all. It's a compelling vision of a future worth getting excited about. (Recorded at the Tesla Texas Gigafactory on April 6, 2022)
Just over a week after this interview was filmed, Elon Musk joined TED2022 for another (live) conversation, where he discussed his bid to purchase Twitter, the biggest regret of his career, how his brain works and more. Watch that conversation here: https://youtu.be/cdZZpaB2kDM
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
https://youtu.be/YRvf00NooN8
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#ElonMusk #TEDTalks
Are near-death experiences real? Here’s what science has to say. | Dr. Bruce Greyson for Big ThinkA psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► Is there life after death? https://youtu.be/ipiewC3QP-k
Near-death experiences are not a new phenomenon. They have occurred for millennia across the world.
Studies of these experiences have revealed consistent patterns, namely a sense of overwhelming peace and well-being.
While there is still controversy in regard to the cause of near-death experiences, they are now known to be fairly common.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/are-near-death-experiences-real/
About Dr. Bruce Greyson:
Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India.
Read more of our stories on near death experiences:
Are near-death experiences just psychedelic trips? ►https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/near-death-experience-psychedelic-trip-dmt/
Activity of dying brain shines light on near-death experiences
► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/near-death-experiences/
Do near-death experiences prove that an afterlife exists?
►https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/michael-shermer-heavens-on-earth-the-scientific-search-for-the-afterlife-immortality-and-utopia/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
10% of people are ruining social media. Who are they? | Todd Rose for Big ThinkSocial media isn’t the majority – it’s the vocal fringe.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up Next ► Social media addiction - how it changes your brain https://youtu.be/DcIgk94Fp6Y
Because of its scale and speed, social media is the great amplifier of collective illusions. The greatest strength of social media is its facilitation of diverse voices, but at the same time, it can be akin to a funhouse of mirrors.
The reason for that, is because most of us assume that we are interacting with a representative sample of the population. But we’re not. Close to 80% of all content on social media is created by only 10% of its users. Quickly, social media becomes a place for people who can shout the loudest and silence the opposition.
And that has dire consequences. As Todd Rose says, “your willingness to conform and your unwillingness to challenge what you think the group believes will actually contribute to leading the group astray.”
Is there any hope? Rose believes one solution is to get off line once in a while. But another solution is to speak up. What would happen if the silent majority emerged and our social channels more accurately reflected how most of us really felt? This could be a step forward in embracing the potential strength of social media, encouraging productive conversations across diverse perspectives.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/social-media/
Collective Illusions is brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges. Learn more here: https://standtogether.org/
About Todd Rose:
Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Read more of our stories on social media:
The problem with social media is not content but its distortion of reality
► https://bigthink.com/the-present/social-media-distorts-reality/
Outrage! Our minds and morals did not evolve to cope with social media
► https://bigthink.com/thinking/outrage/
Here’s exactly how social media algorithms can manipulate you
► https://bigthink.com/the-present/social-media-algorithms-manipulate-you/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
Elon Musk talks Twitter, Tesla and the future — live at TED2022In this unedited conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Elon Musk digs into the recent news around his bid to purchase Twitter and gets honest about the biggest regret of his career, how his brain works, the future he envisions for the world and a lot more. (Recorded April 14, 2022)
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Ukraine's Fight to Keep Educating Its Children | Zoya Lytvyn | TEDThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has destroyed so much -- including hundreds of schools, where the country's children were forging their futures -- but it has not stopped Ukrainians from pursuing knowledge and curiosity. In a deeply moving talk, education leader Zoya Lytvyn shares her first-hand experience evacuating Kyiv and takes us inside the ongoing effort to continue educating children amid war and destruction. "As long as our children keep learning and our teachers keep teaching -- even while they are starving in shelters under bombardment, even in refugee camps -- we are undefeated," she says.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/zoyalytvyn
https://youtu.be/DJWGBoGmxJE
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#StandWithUkraine
Why Entrepreneurship Flourishes in The Countryside | Xiaowei R. Wang | TED"To see and understand the countryside is a crucial part of moving towards a more livable future for everyone," says coder, artist and organizer Xiaowei R. Wang. They've observed that some of the most careful, thoughtful innovation is happening in the world's rural communities, like Chinese chicken farmers using biometrics tracking and blockchain to improve supply chain transparency. In this talk, they advocate for a new perspective on the countryside: not as places lacking in tech or digital media literacy but as centers of humble innovation that emphasize community and sustainability.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/xiaoweirwang
https://youtu.be/jsFAFsx9otw
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Are robots really taking our jobs? | Jamie Merisotis | Big ThinkAre robots really taking our jobs?, with Jamie Merisotis
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up next ►► What skills will set you apart in the age of automation? https://youtu.be/1yB0Y4k2ElM
Are the robots coming for our jobs? Not for those with the training and skills needed in today’s economy. And in nearly all cases, that means the people with education beyond high school.
We know that artificial intelligence will replace repetitive jobs. But in most cases, new technology will help us create more jobs that only humans can do. And those jobs overwhelmingly go to people with a degree, certificate, industry-recognized certification, or similar credential.
Lumina Foundation helps advance policies that make post-high school education more available to all. The foundation has embraced a national goal of ensuring that 60 percent of Americans earn a high quality credential beyond high school by 2025.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/videos/workforce-automation/
This video was created in partnership with Lumina Foundation.
About Jamie Merisotis:
Jamie Merisotis, an international leader in higher education, human work, philanthropy, and public policy, has been Lumina’s president and CEO since 2008. Before joining Lumina, he was an advisor and consultant in southern Africa, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and other areas of the world. Merisotis is a Council on Foreign Relations member. An innovator committed to increasing educational attainment in the United States, he focuses on realizing racial justice and equity through Lumina’s efforts to recast higher learning for today’s students. These adults increasingly are Black and brown, from low-income families, or the first in their families to go to college.
Read more of our stories on workforce automation:
What skills will set you apart in the age of automation?
►►https://bigthink.com/plus/what-skills-will-set-you-apart-in-the-age-of-automation/
Upskilling: The key to success in the new world of work
►► https://bigthink.com/plus/upskilling/
Wells Fargo report: A.I. will cut 200,000 American bank jobs over next decade
►► https://bigthink.com/the-present/ai-job-loss/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
Stand with Ukraine in the Fight against Evil | Garry Kasparov | TEDUkraine is on the front line of a war between freedom and tyranny, says chess grandmaster and human rights advocate Garry Kasparov. In this blistering call to action, he traces Vladimir Putin's rise to power and details his own path from chess world champion to pro-democracy activist in Russia. His message is a challenge to global leaders to rise in support of Ukraine -- and to choose life and love over death and hatred. "The price of stopping a dictator always goes up with every delay and every hesitation," he says. "Meeting evil halfway is still a victory for evil."
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/garrykasparov22
https://youtu.be/wDmEPFO_hd0
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#StandWithUkraine #GarryKasparov #TED2022
The Deep Sea's Medicinal Secrets | Sam Afoullouss | TEDUnder the sea, untold wonders await in the form of untapped medicinal potential. Chemist Sam Afoullouss dives into the science behind natural remedies, explaining why the ocean's great (and still largely unexplored) biodiversity is ideal for deriving and inspiring future treatments -- if we protect its waters and the marine life within them.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/samafoullouss
https://youtu.be/zFJH9zUK2mo
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Climate Change Isn't a Distant Threat -- It's Our Reality | Selina Neirok Leem | TED CountdownEvery year, ocean levels rise and high tides flood the low-lying Marshall Islands in the Pacific, destroying homes, salinating water supplies and disrupting livelihoods. In a stirring poem and talk, youth climate warrior Selina Neirok Leem explains why adaptation using Indigenous solutions is the only choice for people on the front lines of climate change. "These islands are our ancestors, our predecessors, our homes," Leem says. "We are at the risk of losing all of that for something we contributed very little to."
Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up
Learn more about #TEDCountdown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDCountdown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedcountdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Website: https://countdown.ted.com
Watch the full 2021 TED Countdown Global livestream here: https://youtu.be/SG_vqlb1pOQ
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/selinaneirokleem
https://youtu.be/JEMqetu-JCI
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDCountdown
Why the world needs cults | Jamie Wheal for Big ThinkSubscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Check out Jamie Wheal's latest book "Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind" ►► https://www.recapturetherapture.com/
Humans are highly conscious of social status. We are tribal primates who are wired to seek the "silverback" among us. This makes us prone to cult-like behavior.
This is especially true today with the rise of social media influencers, like those on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.
But the question is: can cults actually be an ethical and positive force for good?
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/videos/types-of-cults/
About Jamie Wheal:
Jamie Wheal is the author of the global best-seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of ultimate human performance. Since founding the organization in 2011, it has gone on to become the leading voice of evidence-based peak performance in the world, counting award-winning academics, legendary professional athletes, special operations commanders, and Fortune 500 business leaders among the hundreds of thousands of people in its global community.
Read more of our stories on cults:
The thin line between conspiracy theories and cult worship is dissolving
►► https://bigthink.com/the-present/conspiracy-theories-2646021443/
4 psychological techniques cults use to recruit members
►► https://bigthink.com/the-present/four-cult-recruitment-techniques/
Is Atheism a cult?
►► https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/is-atheism-a-cult/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
3 Things Men Can Do to Promote Gender Equity | Jimmie Briggs | TED"It is time for a gender reckoning, beginning with men authentically confronting our internal selves and each other," says essayist and intersectional justice advocate Jimmie Briggs. In this call to action for gender equity, he unpacks how traditional notions of masculinity harm society and offers three ways men can help promote personal safety, dignity and empowerment for all.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/jimmiebriggs
https://youtu.be/FG6NHP9nV3g
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
"Fame" is an illusion we’ve made together. Here’s how to undo it. | Todd Rose for Big ThinkNo two people define success the same way, according to this test.
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up next ►► Why are we obsessed with celebrities? https://youtu.be/6oIQPKaN04A
We each hold onto false beliefs about how society operates. These "collective illusions" stifle innovation and erode our ability to make progress together. Todd Rose discovered that one of the most important collective illusions has to do with the way we define a successful life.
“We looked at the private opinions of the American public across 76 different attributes that could go into a successful life. Out of those 76, the vast majority of the American public believes that most people would rank 'fame' as number one. There's just one problem: in private, it's actually dead last.”
When the same group was asked ‘What does a fulfilling life mean to you?,’ the results were even more mystifying. “Out of those 76 trade-off priorities in the thousands and thousands of people that we have studied, no two people were identical. Nobody can tell you what a successful life is; you have to discover that for yourself.”
In the end, what Rose discovered was that if you want to help someone become successful, you must work to understand how they define success first.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/success/
Collective Illusions is brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges. Learn more here: https://standtogether.org/
About Todd Rose:
Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Read more of our stories on success:
The surest path to success is not aiming for success
►► https://bigthink.com/high-culture/merce-cunningham/
Study: These personality traits predict early career success
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/traits-of-a-successful-person/
Why lifelong learning is the international passport to success
►► https://bigthink.com/smart-skills/lifelong-learning/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
The Power of Purpose in Business | Ashley M. Grice | TEDWhat's a company's purpose? It's not the same as mission or vision, which change when leadership changes. Strategist Ashley M. Grice explains the power of purpose to push boundaries of innovation and bring clarity to every aspect of an organization, from the top floor to the shop floor.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/ashleymgrice
https://youtu.be/j4QlG5jKpio
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
Are Ad Agencies, PR Firms and Lobbyists Destroying the Climate? | Solitaire Townsend | TED CountdownAn unnoticed industry worth two trillion dollars a year is influencing almost every carbon emission. Sustainability solution seeker Solitaire Townsend calls this sector the "X industry" (where "X" stands for influence), and it includes professional services like advertising and PR firms, management consultancies, corporate law firms, lobbyists and more. In this eye-opening talk, she exposes the industry's massive but largely invisible influence on the environment -- and proposes ways they can use their creativity, inventiveness and knowledge to fix climate change instead of contributing to it.
Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up
Learn more about #TEDCountdown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDCountdown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedcountdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Website: https://countdown.ted.com
Watch the full 2021 TED Countdown Global livestream here: https://youtu.be/SG_vqlb1pOQ
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/solitairetownsend
https://youtu.be/dQYfflJ4V5Q
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDCountdown #SolitaireTownsend
The Hidden Power of Sad Songs and Rainy Days | Susan Cain and Min Kym | TEDHave you ever wondered why you like sad music? Do you find comfort or inspiration in rainy days? In this profound, poetic talk, author Susan Cain invites you to embrace the feeling of longing -- or the place where joy and sorrow meet – as a gateway to creativity, connection and love. Accompanied by the splendid sounds of violinist Min Kym, Cain meditates on how heartache unexpectedly brings us closer to the sublime beauty of life.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/susancain
https://youtu.be/0G2U0R0hOCU
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TED #SusanCain #MinKym
What It's Like To Be a War Refugee | Zarlasht Halaimzai | TEDLiving under the constant threat of violence has a lasting effect -- even after you escape from danger, says writer and refugee advocate Zarlasht Halaimzai. One of the millions of people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced by conflict, Halaimzai now helps others overcome the devastation of war. In this poignant, vital talk, she articulates the lingering trauma of being expendable -- and shares how belonging to a community can help bring back feelings of long-lost safety.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/zarlashthalaimzai
https://youtu.be/p-JeKjsRiVI
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#ZarlashtHalaimzai #TEDWomen2021
5 ways to unlock your brain’s ancient pleasure centers | Jamie Wheal for Big ThinkSubscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Check out Jamie Wheal's latest book "Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind" ►► https://www.recapturetherapture.com/
For our own mental health, we must occasionally disconnect from the world and reconnect to ourselves and to each other.
This leads us to some of the most powerful and often taboo things that humans have ever experienced.
They include: breathing, sexuality, embodiment, substances, and music — what Jamie Wheal calls the Alchemist Cookbook.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/alchemist-cookbook
About Jamie Wheal:
Jamie Wheal is the author of the global best-seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of ultimate human performance. Since founding the organization in 2011, it has gone on to become the leading voice of evidence-based peak performance in the world, counting award-winning academics, legendary professional athletes, special operations commanders, and Fortune 500 business leaders among the hundreds of thousands of people in its global community.
Read more of our stories on mending trauma and mental health:
How psychiatric ideas about trauma evolved after World War I
►► https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/trauma-evolution-psychiatry/
Why the world is going crazy—and how to win back our minds
►► https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/collapse-of-meaning/
How exercise changes your brain biology and protects your mental health
►► https://bigthink.com/health/neurobiology-of-exercise/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
Self-Assembling Robots and the Potential of Artificial Evolution | Emma Hart | TEDWhat if robots could build and optimize themselves -- with little to no help from humans? Computer scientist Emma Hart is working on a new technology that could make "artificial evolution" possible. She explains how the three ingredients of biological evolution can be replicated digitally to build robots that can self-assemble and adapt to any environment -- from the rocky terrain of other planets to the darkest depths of the ocean -- potentially ushering in a new generation of exploration.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/emmahart
https://youtu.be/1Rr-pZoftho
For more fascinating talks from TED Women: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bH1aqR3ZBQ-njyeLtKcSk-T
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDWomen #EmmaHart
Why Americans don’t trust each other | Todd Rose for Big ThinkWhy Americans don’t trust each other, with Todd Rose
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up next ►► "Collective Illusions": Why false consensus in society is so dangerous https://youtu.be/mdV9kXzvWFc
Should we trust people to make choices for themselves, or control those choices for them?
As a free people in a free society, it is unacceptable that public institutions treat people as distrustful. If we continue to use the top-down control model, the consequences in terms of social trust will be too damaging.
What we need to do is trust communities to make decisions for themselves, trust families to make decisions for themselves, and trust people, too. If you want a trusting society, you have to work to dislodge this top-down view of our institutions and give more power to people. We must insist that our institutions treat the public with trust.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/trust/
Collective Illusions is brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges. Learn more here: https://standtogether.org/
About Todd Rose:
Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Read more of our stories on trust:
In Europe, trust in others depends on location
►► https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/europe-trust-survey/
Want to build trust? Say, “I don’t know.”
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/building-trust/
Want people to trust you? Get a dog
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/trust-get-a-dog/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
How to Design Mosquitoes Out of Cities | Cameron Webb | TEDAs cities adopt greener, more sustainable designs, there's risk of a dangerous and unwelcome tenant moving in: mosquitoes. Researcher Cameron Webb explains what urban planners and the general public need to understand about mosquitoes -- the deadliest animals on the planet -- in order to avoid future outbreaks of disease carried by these pesky insects.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/cameronwebb
https://youtu.be/pkMIsc_nhQo
For the best of TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL454A0274C1223C90
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDx #CameronWebb
3 Ways to Find Hope in Hopeless Times | Wajahat Ali | TEDIt can be hard to remain hopeful during seemingly hopeless times. Sharing hard-won wisdom on how to not give up when the going gets tough, writer Wajahat Ali talks about the challenges he faced with his daughter's cancer diagnosis and the COVID-19 pandemic, detailing three actionable things we can all do to find the silver linings in our lives -- and invest in hope where we can. (This talk and conversation, hosted by TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/wajahatali22
https://youtu.be/bIw5ZLITSfo
For more membership TED talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bEqWNwyvWZKnT64Cuzg_KRF
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDMembership #WajahatAli
The US is falling behind in higher education. Can we turn the tide? | Courtney Brown for Big ThinkHigher education is broken. Can we make it affordable for everyone?, with Courtney Brown
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up next ►► College is absurdly expensive. Can a radical new model change that? https://youtu.be/oTvQKkcCPNM
Who are today's higher education students? They might not be exactly who you think. About 40% of today’s students work full time, while another 40% are at least 25 years old, with many coming from low-income families.
Today’s complex world of work increasingly calls for advanced skills and education. As a society, we have to help more people obtain quality learning that’s available to all. What does that mean, exactly? Lumina Foundation has an idea, embracing a national goal that by 2025, 60% of working-age adults will have a college degree, industry-recognized certification or other credential of value. Right now, we are at just over 50 percent, and we need to better understand who has access to higher education and who is succeeding in this system.
As Lumina's Courtney Brown notes, the organization’s mission is to help more people get this vital post-high school education, understanding that this learning remains a powerful force in addressing income and racial inequality, keeping America competitive in the fast-changing world economy.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/videos/post-secondary-education/
This video was created in partnership with the Lumina Foundation.
About Courtney Brown:
Courtney Brown, Ph.D, is vice president of impact and planning for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. As the chief data and research officer, Brown oversees the foundation’s efforts in the areas of strategic planning, learning, impact, and effectiveness. She also leads Lumina’s international engagement.
Read more of our stories on post-secondary education:
American education: It’s colleges, not college students, that are failing
►► https://bigthink.com/the-present/us-college-graduation-rate/
Want Americans to graduate college? Make it affordable.
►► https://bigthink.com/the-present/college-affordability/
The problem with the push for more college degrees
►► https://bigthink.com/the-present/college-degrees/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
What Does a Voice of the Future Sound Like? | Reeps One | TEDVocal artist and creative technologist Reeps One fills the room with otherworldly, genre-transcending sounds and rhythms, delivering a one-of-a-kind performance that explores the past, present and future of vocal expression.
If you love watching TED videos like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/reepsone
https://youtu.be/zZEfiiCFEKQ
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
The Creativity and Community Behind Fanfiction | Cecilia Aragon | TEDThe wildly diverse, thoughtful and hilarious world of fanfiction -- where writers reimagine favorite stories like "Harry Potter," "Pokémon," "My Little Pony" and more -- is ever-growing and becoming a vital social and learning tool. Author, professor and fanfiction writer Cecilia Aragon has observed how this incredible outlet for creativity encourages and empowers young people to embrace their imagination. Detailing her research into the vast online fanfiction community, Aragon shares its potential to foster a sense of belonging, strengthen writing skills and shape the future of literature.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
https://go.ted.com/ceciliaaragon
https://youtu.be/uXZVfNJ_EXY
For more fascinating talks from TED Women: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bH1aqR3ZBQ-njyeLtKcSk-T
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TED #CeciliaAragon
How to Share Public Money Fairly | Maja Bosnic | TED"We have the right to demand budgets to be equitable, to be fair," says economist Maja Bosnic. One way to get there is to make them gender-responsive. With examples from the nearly 80 countries around the world already factoring gender into public finance decisions, she shares how budgets that actively account for gender don't just lead to equality -- they're also more efficient and effective.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/majabosnic
https://youtu.be/vO5Rio_skIU
For more fascinating talks from TED Women: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bH1aqR3ZBQ-njyeLtKcSk-T
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDWomen #MajaBosnic
"How I reversed my unhappiness" | Tal Ben-Shahar for Big Think“How I reversed my unhappiness,” with Tal Ben-Shahar
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up next ►► Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile https://youtu.be/e-or_D-qNqM
We were told from a very young age, whether explicitly or implicitly, that happiness stems from success. It's all about the attainment of the next goal. And yet, more often than not, achieving these goals does not bring us to a happier place, certainly not in the long-term.
One of the issues that people have with the pursuit of happiness is that it's a selfish endeavor. But is it? When we pursue happiness, oftentimes, we are in a much better place to also help others. The problem though, doesn't lie in the pursuit of happiness but rather in our concepts.
So is the pursuit of happiness selfish or selfless? According to Harvard professor Tal Ben-Shahar, it's neither and both. It's self-ful. Selfulness synthesizes the best of both worlds of selfishness and selflessness. The two work together reinforcing one another in an upward spiral of generosity and benevolence.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/series/explain-it-like-im-smart/finding-happiness-in-life/
About Tal Ben-Shahar:
Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar is an internationally renowned teacher and author in the fields of happiness and leadership. After graduating from Harvard with a BA in Philosophy and Psychology and a PhD in Organizational Behavior, Tal taught two of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history: Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. He then taught Happiness Studies at Columbia University. A prolific writer, Tal's books have appeared on best-sellers lists around the world and have been translated into more than 30 languages.
Tal Ben-Shahar consults and lectures to executives in multinational corporations, educational institutions, and the general public. Topics include leadership, education, ethics, happiness, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting and mindfulness. Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar is also the co-founder of the Happiness Studies Academy. Learn more here: https://www.happinessstudies.academy/
Tal is an avid sportsman and a certified yoga instructor whose work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, ancient wisdom and modern technology, science and art.
Read more of our stories on happiness:
Epicurus and the atheist’s guide to happiness
►►https://bigthink.com/thinking/epicureanism-greek-philosophy-atheists-happiness/
How to measure happiness: hedonia vs. eudaimonia
►►https://bigthink.com/thinking/how-to-measure-happiness-hedonia-vs-eudaimonia/
Happiness and why “happily ever after” is a myth
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/happiness/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
Why US Laws Must Expand Beyond the Nuclear Family | Diana Adams | TEDThe nuclear family model may no longer be the norm in the US, but it's still the basis for social and economic benefits like health care, tax breaks and citizenship. Lawyer and LBGTQIA advocate Diana Adams believes that all families, regardless of biological relationship or legal marriage, are deserving of equal legal rights and recognition. They present a vision for how US laws can benefit all families -- from same-sex bonds to multi-parent partnerships -- and explain how a more inclusive definition of family could strengthen your relationships and community.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/dianaadams
https://youtu.be/-dtwId4MO-E
For more fascinating talks from TED Women: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bH1aqR3ZBQ-njyeLtKcSk-T
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDWomen #DianaAdams
"Collective Illusions": Why false consensus in society is so dangerous | Todd Rose for Big Think"Collective Illusions": Why false consensus in society is so dangerous, with Todd Rose
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►►https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up next ►► Sam Harris: The self is an illusion https://youtu.be/fajfkO_X0l0
In a perfect world, the relationship between private opinion and public opinion would be basically like a mirror. At its best, the public opinion holds a mirror to us, and it reflects exactly who we are. But because of collective illusions, that's typically not the case.
Collective illusions lead individuals to make decisions that are contrary to their private values simply because a majority of people in a group believe the majority thinks something that they don't. As a result, the entire group can end up doing something that almost nobody wants, which is fatal to a free society.
But if society creates a space where people feel comfortable expressing views they believe might deviate from the group, you'll find out pretty quickly whether your impression of the group is correct or not. Even when we fundamentally end up disagreeing, a truthful disagreement is always better than a collective illusion.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/series/collective-illusions/generational-illusions/
Collective Illusions is brought to you by Stand Together: a community of changemakers tackling our biggest challenges. Learn more here: https://standtogether.org/
About Todd Rose:
Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Read more of our stories on illusions in society:
Are you superior to others? Or is it an illusion?
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/illusory-superiority/
Penn Jillette: The year that shattered America’s illusions
►► https://bigthink.com/the-present/penn-jillette-live-2020/
Is free will an illusion?
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/free-will-moaz/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
3 Ways Your Company's Data Can Jump-Start Climate Action | Massimo Russo | TEDFrom helping build smart cities to supporting the sustainable energy sector, the possibilities of big data are endless. But many companies are still wary of sharing data that could expose them to risk and diminish their competitive advantage. What if uniting towards a common goal could help them overcome these fears? Data cooperation expert Massimo Russo shares three ways to jump-start a virtuous cycle of data sharing -- and how it can lead to better climate change solutions.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/massimorusso
https://youtu.be/4vYUfKGtJA8
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TED #MassimoRusso
My Secret to Creating Real Magic | Christina Tosi | TEDIn an infectiously joyous talk, Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi shares the sugary jolt of her first food memory and behind-the-scenes stories of her bakery's famously inventive cakes, cookies and treats. This talk may make you hungry -- but it'll also leave you a resonant message about how breaking the rules and challenging your assumptions can make for a sweet life.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/christinatosi
https://youtu.be/NkYk36wpk-4
For more fascinating talks from TED Women: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bH1aqR3ZBQ-njyeLtKcSk-T
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDWomen #ChristinaTosi
"Sludge": How bureaucracies abuse your time | Cass Sunstein for Big Think"Sludge": How bureaucracies abuse your time, with Cass Sunstein
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up next ►► Deepak Chopra: How to clean out the sludge from your brain https://youtu.be/DW8JhPwmusM
"Sludge" constitutes the obstacles, such as bureaucratic paperwork, that society puts in place to prevent a person from accomplishing something they want to do.
Sludge can be good when it ensures that people do not behave recklessly or impulsively. But oftentimes, sludge is nothing more than an obstacle to freedom.
Sludge can be found everywhere, from the criminal justice system to acquiring a mortgage. Much of this sludge needs to be eliminated.
To learn even more from the world's biggest thinkers, get Big Think+ for your business: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/smart-skills/sludge/
About Cass Sunstein:
Cass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom.
Read more of our stories on sludge and fostering efficiency:
Sludge: Americans spend 11.4 billion hours filling out federal paperwork
►►https://bigthink.com/the-present/sludge-americans-paperwork-cass-sunstein/
Need to take your time back? Try these four open-thinking strategies.
►►https://bigthink.com/plus/need-to-take-your-time-back-try-these-four-open-thinking-strategies/
3 Smart Business Goals You Need to Set to Help Boost Efficiency
►►https://bigthink.com/plus/3-smart-business-goals-you-need-to-set-to-help-boost-efficiency/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
The Carbonless Fuel That Could Change How We Ship Goods | Maria Gallucci | TEDEvery day, tens of thousands of cargo ships, filled to the brim with goods, release heavy pollution into the air as they make their way across the ocean. In this eye-opening talk, reporter Maria Gallucci introduces a planet-friendly alternative that could fuel these globe-trotting vessels: green ammonia. Listen as she makes the case for this game-changing solution that has the potential to clean up the world's dirtiest ships.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/mariagallucci
https://youtu.be/dvxmn_6o8g0
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TED #MariaGallucci
The Counterintuitive Psychology of Insurance | Orit Tykocinski | TEDThe real reason you buy insurance may have as much to do with pleasing your psyche as it does protecting your wallet. Behavioral psychologist Orit Tykocinski explores the connection between insurance and the reality-distorting risks of "magical thinking" that may make you reconsider your own rationale.
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/orittykocinski
https://youtu.be/G9UEBLcJIRc
For more TEDx talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL454A0274C1223C90
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDx #OritTykocinski
How To Fix The "Bugs" In The Net-Zero Code | Lucas Joppa | TED CountdownLucas Joppa, Microsoft's first chief environmental officer, thinks about climate change through the lens of coding, and he says the world's current net-zero approach simply won't compute. So how do we create a system that actually accounts for all the world's carbon emissions -- and helps us get to zero (as in zero additional carbon added to the atmosphere by 2050)? Joppa shares three "bugs" in our current net-zero code, a four-point plan for fixing them – and how logic can help us change the current course of climate change.
Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up
Learn more about #TEDCountdown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDCountdown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedcountdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Website: https://countdown.ted.com
Watch the full 2021 TED Countdown Global livestream here: https://youtu.be/SG_vqlb1pOQ
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
For more from TED Countdown: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bHbbepxw2rp2lI29SC1DDH_
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: https://go.ted.com/lucasjoppa
https://youtu.be/1oDuK08hrrE
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDCountdown #LucasJoppa
Is technology melting your memory? Or helping it? | Lisa Genova | Big ThinkIs technology melting your memory? Or helping it?, with Lisa Genova
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink
Up next ►► 4 ways to hack your memory https://youtu.be/SCsztDMGP7o
Technology is a double-edged sword. There is a common belief that smartphones are hurting our memory, but this isn’t entirely true.
Certainly, if you want to form memories effectively, you need to be aware of your surroundings in the present moment, not distracted by your phone.
Yet there is a lot of upside to technology as well. In an instant, you have all the world’s knowledge at your fingertips. And social media reminds us of past events that we otherwise might not remember.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/series/explain-it-like-im-smart/digital-amnesia/
About Lisa Genova:
Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about the neurological diseases she writes about and has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Today, PBS NewsHour, CNN, and NPR. Her TED talk, “What You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s,” has been viewed more than five million times. The New York Times bestseller REMEMBER is her first work of nonfiction.
Read more of our stories on memory:
Where are memories stored in the brain?
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/where-are-memories-stored/
New study connects cardiovascular exercise with improved memory
►► https://bigthink.com/health/running-memory/
Epilepsy and memory: Why some people have trouble distinguishing past from present
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/epilepsy-and-memory/
About Big Think | Smarter Faster™
► Big Think
The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century.
► Big Think+
Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/
Want more Big Think?
► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/
► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter
► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook
► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram
► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
The "Greenhouse-in-a-Box" Empowering Farmers in India | Sathya Raghu Mokkapati | TED CountdownFor smallholder farmers in India, agriculture has long been an unreliable source of income -- crops that flourish one season can fail the next, thanks to heat, pests and disease. But climate risk is now making the profession nearly impossible. TED Fellow Sathya Raghu Mokkapati is determined to change that with "greenhouse-in-a-box": a small, low-cost, easy-to-build structure aimed at helping farmers weather sizzling summers, increase monthly revenues and grow more food with less water.
Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up
Learn more about #TEDCountdown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDCountdown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedcountdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Website: https://countdown.ted.com
Watch the full 2021 TED Countdown Global livestream here: https://youtu.be/SG_vqlb1pOQ
If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: http://ted.com/membership
The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
Watch more: go.ted.com/sathyaraghumokkapati
https://youtu.be/AnIyzhRX9IM
For more talks from TED Countdown: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bHbbepxw2rp2lI29SC1DDH_
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
#TEDCountdown #Sathya Raghu Mokkapati
Why Is China Appointing Judges to Combat Climate Change? | James K. Thornton | TED CountdownWhy is China appointing thousands of judges to environmental courts and training prosecutors to bring cases to them, even if it means suing the government? Eco-lawyer James Thornton takes us inside the country's growing effort to use the power of the courts to address environmental problems -- a little-known story that indicates China could become a champion of legal action on climate.
Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at https://countdown.ted.com/sign-up
Learn more about #TEDCountdown:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDCountdown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedcountdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Website: https://countdown.ted.com
Watch the full 2021 TED Countdown Global livestream here: https://youtu.be/SG_vqlb1pOQ
Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.
The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. You're welcome to link to or embed these videos, forward them to others and share these ideas with people you know.
Become a TED Member: http://ted.com/membership
Follow TED on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TEDTalks
Like TED on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TED
Subscribe to our channel: http://youtube.com/TED
TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com
![[Exclusive] Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about | TED | Tesla Gigafactory interview](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YRvf00NooN8/mqdefault.jpg)
