700 million people still live without electricity. Here’s how to fix that | Jacqueline Novogratz
TED Talks Daily22 Heinä 2025

700 million people still live without electricity. Here’s how to fix that | Jacqueline Novogratz

Impact investor and Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz unveils a bold vision to bring off-grid solar electricity to 700 million people still living in darkness, transforming lives while slashing emissions. She asks a thought-provoking question: What if this generation could be remembered for finally bringing electricity — and dignity — to everyone on the planet?

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3 lessons on starting a movement from a self-defense trailblazer | Rana Abdelhamid

3 lessons on starting a movement from a self-defense trailblazer | Rana Abdelhamid

At 16,Rana Abdelhamid started teaching self-defense to women and girls in her neighborhood. Almost 10 years later, these community classes have grown into Malikah: a global grassroots network creating...

12 Huhti 201911min

How risk-taking changes a teenager's brain | Kashfia Rahman

How risk-taking changes a teenager's brain | Kashfia Rahman

Why do teenagers sometimes make outrageous, risky choices? Do they suddenly become reckless, or are they just going through a natural phase? To find out, Kashfia Rahman -- winner of the Intel Internat...

11 Huhti 201911min

Wearable tech that helps you navigate by touch | Keith Kirkland

Wearable tech that helps you navigate by touch | Keith Kirkland

Keith Kirkland is developing wearable tech that communicates information using only the sense of touch. He's trying to figure out: What gestures and vibration patterns could intuitively communicate id...

10 Huhti 20196min

How to lead a conversation between people who disagree | Eve Pearlman

How to lead a conversation between people who disagree | Eve Pearlman

In a world deeply divided, how do we have hard conversations with nuance, curiosity, respect? Veteran reporter Eve Pearlman introduces "dialogue journalism": a project where journalists go to the hear...

8 Huhti 20199min

An AI smartwatch that detects seizures and saves lives | Rosalind Picard

An AI smartwatch that detects seizures and saves lives | Rosalind Picard

Every year worldwide, more than 50,000 otherwise healthy people with epilepsy suddenly die. These deaths may be largely preventable, says AI researcher Rosalind Picard. Learn how Picard helped develop...

5 Huhti 201916min

What refugees need to resettle | Muhammed Idris

What refugees need to resettle | Muhammed Idris

Every minute, 20 people are newly displaced by climate change, economic crisis and political instability, according to the UNHCR. How can we help them overcome the barriers to starting new lives? TED ...

4 Huhti 20196min

A Parkland teacher's homework for us all |  Diane Wolk-Rogers

A Parkland teacher's homework for us all | Diane Wolk-Rogers

Diane Wolk-Rogers teaches history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, site of a horrific school shooting on Valentine's Day 2018. How can we end this senseless violence? In a...

3 Huhti 201915min

How does income affect childhood brain development? | Kimberly Noble

How does income affect childhood brain development? | Kimberly Noble

Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby's First Years study: the first-ever randomized study of how family income changes children's cognitive, emotional and brain developme...

2 Huhti 201911min

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