A transparent, easy way for smallholder farmers to save | Anushka Ratnayake
TED Talks Daily7 Touko 2022

A transparent, easy way for smallholder farmers to save | Anushka Ratnayake

A 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 nonprofit 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.)

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Empathy is not endorsement | Dylan Marron

Empathy is not endorsement | Dylan Marron

Digital creator Dylan Marron has racked up millions of views for projects like "Every Single Word" and "Sitting in Bathrooms With Trans People" -- but he's found that the flip side of success online i...

26 Elo 202210min

Why the price of insulin is a danger to diabetics | Brooke Bennett

Why the price of insulin is a danger to diabetics | Brooke Bennett

The price of insulin in the US is both outrageous and deadly to those who can't live without it. Diabetes advocate Brooke Bennett shares her own struggles living with type 1 diabetes and how the astro...

25 Elo 202215min

How we're reverse engineering the human brain in the lab | Sergiu P. Pasca

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Neuroscientist Sergiu P. Pasca has made it his life's work to understand how the human brain builds itself -- and what makes it susceptible to disease. In a mind-blowing talk laden with breakthrough s...

24 Elo 202212min

Is humanity smart enough to survive itself? | Jeanette Winterson

Is humanity smart enough to survive itself? | Jeanette Winterson

With quick wit and sharp insight, writer Jeanette Winterson lays out a vision of the future where human and machine intelligence meld -- forming what she calls "alternative intelligence" -- and takes ...

23 Elo 202218min

How to stop the metaverse from becoming the internet's bad sequel | Micaela Mantegna

How to stop the metaverse from becoming the internet's bad sequel | Micaela Mantegna

"The metaverse is already on fire, and we haven't even built it yet," says TED Fellow and video game lawyer Micaela Mantegna. She lays out why the metaverse is at risk of inheriting some of the intern...

22 Elo 20226min

Intelligent floating machines inspired by nature | Anicka Yi

Intelligent floating machines inspired by nature | Anicka Yi

Taking cues from soft robotics and the natural world, conceptual artist Anicka Yi builds lighter-than-air machines that roam and react like autonomous life forms. Her floating "aerobes" inspire us to ...

19 Elo 202210min

How to build an equitable and just climate future | Peggy Shepard

How to build an equitable and just climate future | Peggy Shepard

Everyone has the right to a clean environment -- but major disparities exist when it comes to who faces the consequences of pollution. Environmental justice leader Peggy Shepard points to the dispropo...

18 Elo 202211min

What silence can teach you about sound | Dallas Taylor

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17 Elo 202213min

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