What reading slowly taught me about writing | Jacqueline Woodson
Reading slowly -- with her finger running beneath the words, even when she was taught not to -- has led Jacqueline Woodson to a life of writing books to be savored. In a lyrical talk, she invites us t...
12 Sep 201910min
A “living drug” that could change the way we treat cancer | Carl June
Carl June is the pioneer behind CAR T-cell therapy: a groundbreaking cancer treatment that supercharges part of a patient's own immune system to attack and kill tumors. In a talk about a breakthrough,...
10 Sep 201915min
How we can turn racism into a solvable problem -- and improve policing | Phillip Atiba Goff
When we define racism as behaviors instead of feelings, we can measure it -- and transform it from an impossible problem into a solvable one, says justice scientist Phillip Atiba Goff. In an actionabl...
9 Sep 201912min
Why I became a climate activist -- and why you should too | Luisa Neubauer
"I dream of a world where geography classes teach about the climate crisis as this one great challenge that was won by people like you and me," says climate activist Luisa Neubauer. With Greta Thunber...
6 Sep 201917min
Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists | Andrew Marantz
Journalist Andrew Marantz spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls and social media propagandists, seeking out the people who are propelling fringe talking points into the heart of c...
5 Sep 201914min
How to teach teenagers to think critically about porn | Emily F. Rothman
"The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education," says public health researcher Emily F. Rothman. She shares how her miss...
4 Sep 201915min
What happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics | Jochen Wegner
In spring 2019, more than 17,000 Europeans from 33 countries signed up to have a political argument with a complete stranger. They were part of "Europe Talks," a project that organizes one-on-one conv...
3 Sep 201912min
A climate change solution that’s right under our feet | Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
There’s two times more carbon in the earth's soil than in all of its vegetation and the atmosphere -- combined. Biogeochemist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe dives into the science of soil and shares how we coul...
3 Sep 201913min
