Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little
What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are. But Brian Little is more interested in moments when we transcend those traits -- s...
30 Apr 202015min
How to overcome apathy and find your power | Dolores Huerta
"Sí, se puede!" -- "Yes, we can!" It's the rallying cryDoloresHuerta came up with as a young activist in the 1970s, and she's lived by it in her tireless pursuit of civil rights ever since. With her s...
29 Apr 202013min
How "policing for profit" undermines your rights | Dick M. Carpenter II
Many countries have an active, centuries-old law that allows government agencies to take your things -- your house, your car, your business -- without ever convicting you of a crime. Law researcher Di...
28 Apr 202013min
Crisis support for the world, one text away | Nancy Lublin
What if we could help people in crisis anytime, anywhere with a simple text message? That's the idea behind Crisis Text Line, a free 24-hour service that connects people in need with trained, voluntee...
27 Apr 202012min
A global pandemic calls for global solutions | Larry Brilliant
Examining the facts and figures of the coronavirus outbreak, epidemiologist Larry Brilliant evaluates the global response in a candid interview with head of TED Chris Anderson. Brilliant lays out a cl...
24 Apr 202016min
How to shift your mindset and choose your future | Tom Rivett-Carnac
When it comes to big life problems, we often stand at a crossroads: either believe we're powerless against great change, or we rise to meet the challenge. In an urgent call to action, political strate...
23 Apr 202016min
What's missing from the American immigrant narrative | Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
Recounting her story of finding opportunity and stability in the US, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez examines the flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience -- and shares ha...
21 Apr 202011min
An evolutionary perspective on human health and disease | Lara Durgavich
How does your genetic inheritance, culture and history influence your health? Biological anthropologist Lara Durgavich discusses the field of evolutionary medicine as a gateway to understanding the qu...
20 Apr 202015min
