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 Apr 20196min
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 Apr 201915min
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 Apr 201911min
How sci-fi inspired us to go to the Moon | Alexander MacDonald
Long before we had rocket scientists, the idea of spaceflight traveled from mind to mind across generations. With great visuals, author and NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shows how 300 years of sc...
1 Apr 201913min
Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells? | Chuck Murry
The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury?...
29 Mars 201914min
A short history of trans people's long fight for equality | Samy Nour Younes
Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil ...
28 Mars 20196min
To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language | Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi
Bacteria "talk" to each other, sending chemical information to coordinate attacks. What if we could listen to what they were saying? Nanophysicist Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi invented a tool to spy o...
27 Mars 201911min
A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD | Rebecca Brachman
Current treatments for depression and PTSD only suppress symptoms, if they work at all. What if we could prevent these diseases from developing altogether? Neuroscientist and TED Fellow Rebecca Brachm...
26 Mars 20195min
