👁What Earth in 2050 could look like
🧠Shannon Odell
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣While we’re already feeling the devastating effects of human-caused climate change, governments continue to fall short on making and executing emissions pledges that would help thwart further warming. So, what will our world look like in the next 30 to 80 years, if we continue on the current path? Shannon Odell offers a glimpse at Earth's possible future. [Directed by Sofia Pashaei, narrated by Christina Greer, music by Stephen LaRosa].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #climate_change #global_issues #nature #natural_disaster #natural_resources #fossil_fuels

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👁The human cost of coal mining in China
🧠Xiaojun "Tom" Wang
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Xiaojun "Tom" Wang grew up in the Chinese province of Shanxi, the world's largest coal producer. Each year, more than a billion tons of coal are dug out of Shanxi's mountains, and the impacts are devastating — from massive landslides to damaged cultural sites and threats to human health. Wang illuminates the need for sustainable alternatives to protect the environment and ancestral homes, underscoring the rich heritage and untapped potential of provinces like his own.
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#Countdown #innovation #death #family #china #culture #energy #climate_change #history

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👁How to live with economic doomsaying
🧠Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Economic crises can and do happen. But for every true crisis, there are many false alarms, says economist Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak. He explains how to live with the media's pervasive economic doomsaying, why we should stop treating financial forecasts like a precise science — and what we should embrace instead.
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#economics #finance #business #global_issues #media #journalism #money

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👁Let your garden grow wild
🧠Rebecca McMackin
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Many gardeners work hard to maintain clean, tidy environments ... which is the exact opposite of what wildlife wants, says ecological horticulturist Rebecca McMackin. She shows the beauty of letting your garden run wild, surveying the success she's had increasing biodiversity even in the middle of New York City — and offers tips for cultivating a garden that can be home to birds, bees, butterflies and more.
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#nature #wildlife #environment #animals #gardening #climate_change #plants #ecology #biodiversity

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👁A comedian's take on how to save democracy
🧠Jordan Klepper
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Conversation is a battlefield with only one winner. Or is it? Comedian and author Jordan Klepper believes we can get better at talking to each other (and perhaps save democracy) by learning how to lose.
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#communication #politics #democracy #comedy #social_change

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👁This person isn't actually screaming
🧠Noah Charney
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣An undulating sky melds into the landscape, two silhouettes move along a balustraded walkway, and a ghostly figure’s features extend in agony. Since Norwegian artist Edvard Munch created "The Scream" in 1893, it’s become one of the world’s most famous artworks. But why has its cry traveled so far and endured so long? Noah Charney shares the inspiration behind the dramatic and haunting masterpiece. [Directed by Martina Meštrović, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Hrvoje Nikšić].
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👁A futuristic vision for Latin America, rooted in ancient design
🧠Catalina Lotero
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What would Latin America look like if colonization hadn't interrupted its ancient civilizations? Imagining a future where ancestral knowledge intertwines with modern aesthetics, designer Catalina Lotero shows how "pre-Columbian futurism" draws inspiration from Indigenous symbolism and technology — empowering Latin America to reclaim lost cultural narratives.
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#design #art #culture #history #future

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👁What is earwax — and should you get rid of it?
🧠Henry Ou
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Grooming paraphernalia has been found in numerous archeological sites, many of which have included earwax removal tools. And earwax evacuation remains a popular hygienic habit today. But what is earwax? And are the efforts to eliminate it actually good for us? Henry C. Ou explores the important role earwax plays in our health. [Directed by Yuriy Polyashko, Max Zaglotskyi, Darvideo Animation Studio, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Jarrett Farkas].
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👁The true story behind the legend of the 47 Rōnin
🧠Adam Clulow
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Asano Naganori, lord of Akō domain, fixed his gaze on Kira Yoshinaka, a senior master of ceremony. Asano extended his short sword, charged through the castle, and struck Kira. While the wound wasn’t fatal, its consequences would be. What brought about this violent quarrel? And what would come of Asano and his samurai? Adam Clulow shares the legend of the 47 Rōnin and their quest for revenge. [Directed by Arvind Singh Jeena, Anantha Krishnan, Totem Creative, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁Does math have a major flaw?
🧠Jacqueline Doan and Alex Kazachek
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣A mathematician with a knife and ball begins slicing and distributing the ball into an infinite number of boxes. She then recombines the parts into five precise sections. Moving and rotating these sections around, she recombines them to form two identical, flawless, and complete copies of the original ball. How is this possible? Jacqueline Doan and Alex Kazachek explore the Banach-Tarski paradox. [Directed by Mads Lundgård, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁The art of persuasive storytelling
🧠Kelly D. Parker
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣"Storytelling is one of the most powerful marketing and leadership tools there is," says communications expert Kelly D. Parker. She explains how stories make proposals of all kinds more memorable — and shows how you can craft a compelling narrative to connect, persuade and drive meaningful action.
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👁The secret ingredient of business success
🧠Pete Stavros
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Too often, employees are unmotivated and unhappy, with no real incentive to invest much of anything into their place of work. Investment expert Pete Stavros thinks there's a better way, and he's on a mission to rethink corporate structures to expand who benefits from a thriving company. Sharing personal stories of his own journey along with the profound impact doing this work effectively can have, this moving talk provides a blueprint for changing the narrative — and outlook — for millions of workers worldwide.
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#business #community #work #finance #money #investing #social_change #leadership

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👁The rise and fall of the Maya Empire’s most powerful city
🧠Geoffrey E. Braswell
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣During the 8th century CE, warfare and failing agriculture forced Maya people to move north, to hotter, drier Yucatán. Because of its freshwater access, Chichen Itza became the most powerful Maya city, with nearly 50,000 citizens at its height. But the region presented its own challenges and the city's golden age wouldn’t last forever. Geoffrey E. Braswell traces the city's rise and fall. [Directed by Hernando Bahamon, Globizco Studios, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Manuel Borda].
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👁How to govern AI — even if it's hard to predict
🧠Helen Toner
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣No one truly understands AI, not even experts, says Helen Toner, an AI policy researcher and former board member of OpenAI. But that doesn't mean we can't govern it. She shows how we can make smart policies to regulate this technology even as we struggle to predict where it's headed — and why the right actions, right now, can shape the future we want.
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#AI #technology #policy #machine_learning #computers #future #innovation

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👁How to increase your happiness
🧠 TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Many people would say the connection between happiness and gratefulness is very simple: when you are happy, you are grateful. But think again. Is it really the happy people that are grateful? Quite a number of people have everything that it would take to be happy, and they are not happy. So, how does gratefulness work? David-Steindl Rast shares the keys to living gratefully. [Directed by Avi Ofer, narrated by Adrian Dannatt and David Steindl-Rast, music by Stephen LaRosa].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #emotions #mental_health #happiness #mindfulness

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👁How the US is destroying young people's future
🧠Scott Galloway
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣In a scorching talk, marketing professor and podcaster Scott Galloway dissects the data showing that, by many measures, young people in the US are worse off financially than ever before. He unpacks the root causes and effects of this "great intergenerational theft," asking why we let it continue and showing how we could make it end. (Note: This talk contains mature language.)
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👁The workers rebuilding communities after natural disasters
🧠Saket Soni
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣As climate change leads to more and more natural disasters, a group of workers is showing up at one site after another to rebuild and repair. Labor organizer Saket Soni tells the stories of Resilience Force — the group of mostly immigrant workers restoring homes after hurricanes, floods and fires — and describes the unexpected bonds developing between the residents whose lives have been turned upside down and the laborers helping put things back together.
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#community #climate_change #immigration #democracy #social_change #activism #natural_disaster #communication

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👁The US has a teacher shortage — here's how to fix it
🧠Randy Seriguchi Jr.
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣How much should we invest in teachers, and what should new investment actually involve? Education innovator Randy Seriguchi Jr. suggests the US should create a "G.I. Bill" for teachers, with a particular emphasis on uplifting Black male professionals. He shares a model of this idea in action through community partnerships in San Francisco, which provide aspiring teachers with graduate school tuition, subsidized housing, personalized fit assessments and more. "If we truly want to elevate this profession to inspire new, diverse talent to join us, we have to improve both the personal and professional experiences associated with teaching," says Seriguchi.
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👁 If you're an adult mayfly you'll probably die before the end of this video
🧠Luke M. Jacobus
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣For most of the world’s 4,000 mayfly species, adulthood lasts roughly one day. And for some species, it’s only a matter of minutes. This isn’t because they’re all eaten up by predators. Rather, this abridged adulthood is a natural part of their life cycle. So, what role do these bugs play in their ecosystems? Luke M. Jacobus explores the stunningly short life span of the winged insects. [Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Jarrett Farkas].
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👁How could so many people support Hitler?
🧠Joseph Lacey
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Philosopher Hannah Arendt was a German Jew who dedicated herself to understanding how the Nazi regime came to power, and more specifically, how it inspired so many atrocities. She believed the true conditions behind the unprecedented rise of totalitarianism weren’t specific to Germany, and developed theories on how to best combat such threats. Joseph Lacey explores the work of Hannah Arendt. [Directed by Sarah Saidan, narrated by Christina Greer, music by André Aires].
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