How shocking events can spark positive change | Naomi Klein
Things are pretty shocking out there right now -- record-breaking storms, deadly terror attacks, thousands of migrants disappearing beneath the waves and openly supremacist movements rising. Are we re...
28 Juli 202015min
The secret soundtrack of the sea | TEDxSHORTS
Marine biologist, fish ecologist and self-confessed ocean optimist Steve Simpson explains the intricate sounds that exist in our oceans -- and why listening to this soundtrack can help us protect it. ...
27 Juli 20207min
Can light stop the coronavirus? | David Brenner
Far-UVC light is a type of ultraviolet light that kills microbes and viruses and, crucially, seems to be safe to use around humans. Radiation scientist David Brenner describes how we could use this li...
24 Juli 202019min
How to use love to repair social inequality | Chloé Valdary
What does Kendrick Lamar have in common with Disney's "Moana"? They recognize our common humanity and show us how to love ourselves and one another, says writer and educator Chloé Valdary. She shares ...
22 Juli 202017min
A comprehensive, neighborhood-based response to COVID-19 | Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Crisis interventions often focus on a single aspect of a big, complicated problem, failing to address the broader social and economic context. Kwame Owusu-Kesse describes how the Harlem Children’s Zon...
21 Juli 20206min
Stop making mass shooters famous | Tom Teves
On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting in a movie theater of Aurora, Colorado left the town, and the nation, reeling. To many -- including Tom Teves, who lost his son in the tragedy -- the news coverage th...
20 Juli 202014min
How city mayors are taking action on climate change | Eric Garcetti
"If you change your city, you're changing the world," says Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles and chair of C40 Cities, a network of the world's megacities committed to tackling the climate crisis. He...
20 Juli 202016min
Activism, changemakers and hope for the future | Malala Yousafzai
Education activist (and recent Oxford graduate) Malala Yousafzai reflects on the defining moments of her life, how she balances passion with personhood and where the world finds itself during the COVI...
18 Juli 202025min
