How The Bail Project is reforming criminal justice in the US | Robin Steinberg and Manoush Zomorodi
Nearly half a million people in the US are in jail right now without being convicted of a crime, simply because they can’t come up with the money to pay cash bail. To try and fix this system, public d...
12 Touko 202018min
A virus detection network to stop the next pandemic | Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi
How can we stop the next pandemic before it starts? Disease researchers Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi introduce Sentinel, an early warning system that detects and tracks viral threats in real time...
11 Touko 20206min
The mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers | Laurel Braitman
Health care workers are under more stress than ever before. How can they protect their mental health while handling new and complex pressures? TED Fellow Laurel Braitman shows how writing and sharing ...
9 Touko 202010min
How American and Chinese values shaped the coronavirus response | Huang Hung
To combat COVID-19, countries have enforced city-wide shutdowns, stay-at-home orders and mask mandates -- but the reaction (and adherence) to these rules has differed markedly in the East and West. In...
8 Touko 202012min
How face surveillance threatens your privacy and freedom | Kade Crockford
Privacy isn't dead, but face surveillance technology might kill it, says civil rights advocate Kade Crockford. In an eye-opening talk, Kade outlines the startling reasons why this invasive technology ...
7 Touko 202012min
The cost of workplace stress -- and how to reduce it | Rob Cooke
By some estimates, work-related stress drains the US economy of nearly 300 billion dollars a year -- and it can hurt your productivity and personal health too, says wellness advocate Rob Cooke. He sha...
6 Touko 202011min
How we're using AI to discover new antibiotics | Jim Collins
Before the coronavirus pandemic, bioengineer Jim Collins and his team combined the power of AI with synthetic biology in an effort to combat a different looming crisis: antibiotic-resistant superbugs....
5 Touko 20207min
The anti-CEO playbook | Hamdi Ulukaya
Profit, money, shareholders: these are the priorities of most companies today. But at what cost? In an appeal to corporate leaders worldwide, Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya calls for an end to the busi...
4 Touko 202017min
