👁How to make smart decisions more easily
🧠 TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Everything our bodies do— whether physical or mental— uses energy. Studies have found that many individuals seem to have a daily threshold for making decisions, and an extended period of decision-making can lead to cognitive exhaustion. So, what kinds of choices lead us to this state, and what can we do to fight fatigue? Explore the psychology of decision fatigue and ways you can avoid fatigue. [Directed by Jolene Tan, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Jeremie Lim].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #decision_making #psychology #brain

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👁A playbook on financing climate solutions
🧠Nili Gilbert and David Blood
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Tackling climate change costs a lot of money — and the financial sector is key to getting that money flowing. In a wide-ranging conversation, sustainable investment leaders Nili Gilbert and David Blood discuss where progress is being made on climate solutions, where capital still needs to move faster and why this is an unprecedented opportunity for sustainable growth.
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#climate_change #finance #money #environment #global_issues #sustainability #investing #science #Countdown

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👁How to harness abundant, clean energy for 10 billion people
🧠Julio Friedmann
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣We can produce abundant, sustainable and cheap energy — for everyone, says physicist Julio Friedmann. He explores the infrastructure, innovation and investment needed to supply energy to 10 billion people, offering case studies from Chile's refurbished supply chain, built in partnership with Japan, to Namibia's budding clean hydrogen production, inviting us to envision a greener, more equitably powered world.
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#Countdown #climate_change #energy #sustainability #technology #infrastructure #innovation

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👁Life on the frontlines of war reporting
🧠Jane Ferguson
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Covering global war stories can be hard and thankless — but it's critical work if the rest of us are to understand what's really going on in the world. For nearly two decades, journalist Jane Ferguson has reported on hostilities across Africa and the Middle East, and she's witnessed firsthand the changing face of her profession. Via stories of her own experiences at the heart of complex conflicts, she shares fascinating details of how she and other female colleagues have changed the way that news is captured, shared — and understood.
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#global_issues #media #journalism #gender #war #travel #Middle_East

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👁How did Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end?
🧠Thula Simpson
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the country’s Black majority from skilled, high-paying jobs, quality education, voting, and much more. So, how did these laws come to be? And how did this era of institutionalized discrimination finally come to an end? Thula Simpson explores how colonization led to the national trauma of Apartheid. [Directed by Aya Marzouk, Giraffics, narrated by Safia Elhillo, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #Africa #history #government #race #global_issues #human_rights

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👁How to find humor in life's absurdity
🧠Maira Kalman
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣With levity and profound insight, artist Maira Kalman reflects on life, death, dinner parties, not knowing the right answers, the joys of eating a hot dog from a street vendor and more. This talk, interwoven with her delightful paintings, is itself an artwork that seems to hold the entirety of life in all its absurd glory.
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#art #design #creativity #storytelling #humanity

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👁The transformative potential of AGI — and when it might arrive
🧠Shane Legg and Chris Anderson
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣As the cofounder of Google DeepMind, Shane Legg is driving one of the greatest transformations in history: the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI). He envisions a system with human-like intelligence that would be exponentially smarter than today's AI, with limitless possibilities and applications. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Legg explores the evolution of AGI, what the world might look like when it arrives — and how to ensure it's built safely and ethically.
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#AI #technology #machine_learning #science #future #computers #innovation

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👁How stress drains your brain — and what to do about it
🧠Nicole Byers
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Do you ever feel extra forgetful? Stress could be the culprit. In a fascinating talk about how your memory works, neuropsychologist Nicole Byers shares the science behind how stress drains your brain's resources, making it harder to remember things and easier to make mistakes. But fear not: she also shares a simple solution to recharge your brain and get your memory back on track.
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#memory #brain #science #psychology #neuroscience #TEDx

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👁Why science needs to get behind natural medicine
🧠Jeff Chen
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Pharmaceutical companies often only patent drugs they can monetize, creating synthetic versions of remedies already available in nature. In this quick talk, physician and entrepreneur Jeff Chen offers a path to affordable, effective natural medicines — for everyone.
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#medicine #health #health_care #science #nature #human_body

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👁Life lessons from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
🧠Benjamin Zander
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Legendary conductor Benjamin Zander explains his view on the difference between "positive thinking" and "possibility" (one's a fraud; the other's the real thing, he says) and intersperses delightful stories from a lifetime in music with a sing-along to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
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#music #storytelling #performance #Life

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👁The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky
🧠Iseult Gillespie
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, exists between two rivers — but not in the way you might think. At ground level, the Amazon River and its tributaries weave their path. But above the canopy, bigger waterways are on the move. These flying rivers are almost invisible, but are essential to life on Earth. Iseult Gillespie explores how this crucial system keeps the rainforest alive. [Directed by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Otter Studios, narrated by Christina Greer, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #nature #natural_resources #South_America #water #rivers #science

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👁How to build a global pro-democracy movement
🧠Yordanos Eyoel
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣"Democracy is the most compelling vision we have for self-governance," says freedom advocate Yordanos Eyoel. Taking a stand against predatory and opportunist authoritarian forces, she shares how to reimagine, accelerate and protect the pro-democracy movement — to build societies that are both functional and inclusive.
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#activism #democracy #society #inclusion

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👁Why you should embrace mediocrity
🧠Crispin Thurlow
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣From "elite" pickles to "premium" baby diapers, marketers are constantly telling us to seek superiority — but "by the simple law of averages, most of us have to live a life more ordinary," says sociolinguist Crispin Thurlow. He invites us to embrace mediocrity for a change, offering a different path to contentedness without comparison.
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#language #sociology #personal_growth #TEDx #money #culture

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👁My mission to change the narrative of mental health
🧠Glenn Close
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Legendary actor and mental health advocate Glenn Close is on a quest to change how we think about mental health, starting with her decision to speak out about her own family's struggles — a brave choice considering the stigma that pervades the topic. In a sweeping conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Close shares the inspiration behind the advocacy group she founded to combat the crisis, underscoring the transformative power of community and the critical need for comprehensive mental health care systems.
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#social_change #emotions #family #mental_health #society

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👁When AI can fake reality, who can you trust?
🧠Sam Gregory
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣We're fast approaching a world where widespread, hyper-realistic deepfakes lead us to dismiss reality, says technologist and human rights advocate Sam Gregory. What happens to democracy when we can't trust what we see? Learn three key steps to protecting our ability to distinguish human from synthetic — and why fortifying our perception of truth is crucial to our AI-infused future.
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#AI #democracy #technology #corruption #media #future #journalism

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👁Why businesses need a dreamer's magic and a doer's realism
🧠Beth Viner
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣At work, the dreamers often get credit for the big ideas, but they can also sometimes seem untethered to reality to the doers, who are trying to ... get things done. It's when these two types of humans work in harmony that business magic happens, says culture strategist Beth Viner. She lays out a practical blueprint for harnessing the dreamer's out-of-the-box thinking and the doer's practicality, showing why it's the key to building, growing and innovating in any relationship or organization.
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#work #innovation #work_life_balance #creativity

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👁Why AI will spark exponential economic growth
🧠Cathie Wood
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Investor Cathie Wood explores this unique moment in technology, which she sees as being marked by the simultaneous evolution of five pivotal innovation platforms — a scenario unparalleled in history. Exploring the role of AI in reshaping economic paradigms, she predicts a surge in global GDP growth and productivity, underscoring the need for businesses and investors to adapt in order to keep up.
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#AI #technology #economics #money #innovation #driverless_cars

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👁How advanced is whale talk?
🧠David Gruber and Shane Gero
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Soon after whaling ships began operating in the North Pacific, an interesting trend emerged. Within just a few years, whalers saw a 58% drop in their successful strikes. Sperm whales had suddenly become harder to kill— they had begun fleeing the boats instead of forming their usual defensive circles. Were whales communicating new strategies to each other? David Gruber and Shane Gero investigate. [Directed by Anna Benner, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Raphael Tschernuth].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #ocean #animals #communication #biology #science

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👁What happens as we die?
🧠Kathryn Mannix
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Have we lost the practical wisdom of what happens as people die? With lessons from a career witnessing thousands of people's final breaths, palliative care expert Kathryn Mannix urges us to demystify the experience of death, sharing how a better understanding of what actually happens can reduce fear in the final days, for you and your loved ones.
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#death #family #medicine #Life #health #health_care #personal_growth #TEDx

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👁How acts of kindness sparked a global movement
🧠Asha Curran
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣"We underestimate the power of our own generous actions," says Asha Curran, CEO of the global generosity movement GivingTuesday. Sharing stories of people making a difference through simple acts of kindness, she shows how generosity, even in its simplest forms, can be a transformative force — and explains why we all benefit from a world grounded in giving.
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#social_change #community #humanity #happiness #society #philanthropy #money

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