Confessions of a depressed comic | Kevin Breel
Kevin Breel didn't look like a depressed kid: team captain, at every party, funny and confident. But he tells the story of the night he realized that -- to save his own life -- he needed to say four simple words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Touko 201811min
A playful solution to the housing crisis | Sarah Murray
Frustrated by her lack of self-determination in the housing market, Sarah Murray created a computer game that allows home buyers to design a house and have it delivered to them in modular components that can be assembled on-site. Learn how her effort is putting would-be homeowners in control of the largest purchase of their lives -- as well as cutting costs, protecting the environment and helping provide homes for those in need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Touko 201810min
How Baltimore called a ceasefire | Erricka Bridgeford
In one day, in one city, in one neighborhood -- what if everyone put their guns down? Erricka Bridgeford is a peacemaker who wants to stop the murders and violence in her hometown of Baltimore. So she helped organize the Baltimore Ceasefire, a grassroots campaign to keep the peace. In a passionate, personal talk, Bridgeford tells the story of the Ceasefire movement and their bigger vision for zero murders in Baltimore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Touko 201811min
What it takes to be racially literate | Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi
Over the last year, Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo traveled to all 50 US states, collecting personal stories about race and intersectionality. Now they're on a mission to equip every American with the tools to understand, navigate and improve a world structured by racial division. In a dynamic talk, Vulchi and Guo pair the personal stories they've collected with research and statistics to reveal two fundamental gaps in our racial literacy -- and how we can overcome them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Touko 201812min
To design better tech, understand context | Tania Douglas
What good is a sophisticated piece of medical equipment to people in Africa if it can't handle the climate there? Biomedical engineer Tania Douglas shares stories of how we're often blinded to real needs in our pursuit of technology -- and how a deeper understanding of the context where it's used can lead us to better solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Touko 20188min
It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence | Laura L. Dunn
To make accountability the norm after gender violence in the United States, we need to change tactics, says victims’ rights attorney and TED Fellow Laura L. Dunn. Instead of going institution by institution, fighting for reform, we need to go to the Constitution and finally pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which would require states to address gender inequality and violence. By ushering in sweeping change, Dunn says, "our legal system can become a system of justice, and #MeToo can finally become 'no more.'" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Touko 20186min
How a male contraceptive pill could work | John Amory
Andrologist John Amory is developing innovative male contraception that gives men a new option for taking responsibility to prevent unintended pregnancy. He details the science in development -- and why the world needs a male pill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Touko 20186min
Why tech needs the humanities | Eric Berridge
If you want to build a team of innovative problem-solvers, you should value the humanities just as much as the sciences, says entrepreneur Eric Berridge. He shares why tech companies should look beyond STEM graduates for new hires -- and how people with backgrounds in the arts and humanities can bring creativity and insight to technical workplaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Touko 201811min
