What's really happening at the US-Mexico border -- and how we can do better | Erika Pinheiro
At the US-Mexico border, policies of prolonged detention and family separation have made seeking asylum in the United States difficult and dangerous. In this raw and heartfelt talk, immigration attorn...
14 Nov 201914min
How can we support the emotional wellbeing of teachers? | Sydney Jensen
Teachers emotionally support our kids -- but who’s supporting teachers? In this eye-opening talk, educator Sydney Jensen explores how teachers are at risk of "secondary trauma" -- the idea that they a...
13 Nov 201911min
Cryptographers, quantum computers and the war for information | Craig Costello
In this glimpse into our technological future, cryptographer Craig Costello discusses the world-altering potential of quantum computers, which could shatter the limits set by today’s machines -- and g...
13 Nov 201916min
Hope and justice for women who’ve survived ISIS | Rabiaa El Garani
Human rights protector Rabiaa El Garani shares the challenging, heartbreaking story of sexual violence committed against Yazidi women and girls in Iraq by ISIS -- and her work seeking justice for the ...
11 Nov 201914min
A historical musical that examines black identity in the 1901 World's Fair | Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin
In this lively talk and performance, artist and TED Fellow Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin offers a sneak peek of her forthcoming musical "At Buffalo." Drawing on archival material from the 1901 Pan-Amer...
8 Nov 201910min
What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good? | Eli Pariser
Social media has become our new home. Can we build it better? Taking design cues from urban planners and social scientists, technologist Eli Pariser shows how the problems we’re encountering on digita...
7 Nov 201916min
Our immigration conversation is broken -- here’s how to have a better one | Paul A. Kramer
How did the US immigration debate get to be so divisive? In this informative talk, historian and writer Paul A. Kramer shows how an “insider vs. outsider” framing has come to dominate the way people i...
6 Nov 201916min
What happens to people in solitary confinement | Laura Rovner
Imagine living with no significant human contact for years, even decades, in a cell the size of a small bathroom. This is the reality for those in long-term solitary confinement, a form of imprisonmen...
5 Nov 201912min
