Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? | Kenneth C. Davis
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Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? | Kenneth C. Davis

In the United States and Canada, the first Monday of September is a federal holiday, Labor Day. Originally celebrated in New York City’s Union Square in 1882, Labor Day was organized by unions as a rare day of rest for the overworked during the Industrial Revolution. Kenneth C. Davis illustrates the history of Labor Day from Union Square to today.

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The young climate activists moving Africa into the future | Vanessa Nakate and Mary Robinson

The young climate activists moving Africa into the future | Vanessa Nakate and Mary Robinson

Climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate sits down with former president of Ireland Mary Robinson for an enlightening, intergenerational conversation about the state of the climate crisis. Nakate paint...

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How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams | Matthew Garcia

How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams | Matthew Garcia

How do we make historically exclusive fields like classical music, fine arts or academic research more accessible to everyone? Education equalizer and violist Matthew Garcia thinks one way to remove b...

9 Marras 20229min

The future of machines that move like animals | Robert Katzschmann

The future of machines that move like animals | Robert Katzschmann

Imagine a boat that propels by moving its "tail" from side to side, just like a fish. That's the kind of machine that TED Fellow Robert Katzschmann's lab builds: soft-bodied robots that imitate natura...

8 Marras 20228min

5 lessons on building an emissions-free city | Heidi Sørensen

5 lessons on building an emissions-free city | Heidi Sørensen

Confronting climate change makes for better cities and a better quality of life, says Heidi Sørensen, director of the climate agency for the city of Oslo, Norway. From construction sites without noise...

7 Marras 202215min

Is there a role for carbon credits in the transition to a fair, net-zero future? | TED Countdown

Is there a role for carbon credits in the transition to a fair, net-zero future? | TED Countdown

In June 2022, TED's climate initiative, Countdown, launched its Dilemma Series: events designed to look at some of the "knots" in the climate change space, where diverging positions have stalled progr...

4 Marras 202230min

A moral blueprint for reimagining capitalism | Manish Bhardwaj

A moral blueprint for reimagining capitalism | Manish Bhardwaj

We know capitalism exacerbates injustice and inequality worldwide. So how can we fix it? Professor and social entrepreneur Manish Bhardwaj thinks we need to integrate "moral clarity" -- which he defin...

3 Marras 202214min

A virus-resistant organism -- and what it could mean for the future | Jason W. Chin

A virus-resistant organism -- and what it could mean for the future | Jason W. Chin

What if we could use the power of DNA to create a sustainable, circular economy? In a talk about breakthrough science, synthetic biologist Jason W. Chin describes his team's work rewriting the genetic...

2 Marras 202211min

The marvels and mysteries revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope | Heidi Hammel and Nadia Drake

The marvels and mysteries revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope | Heidi Hammel and Nadia Drake

From favorite moons to the search for alien life, astronomer Heidi Hammel discusses the latest in astronomy and the breakthrough innovations behind her work with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. In ...

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