Monthly Archives: July 2019

NOTE FROM TED: While some viewers might find advice provided in this talk to be helpful as a complementary approach, please do not look to this talk for medical advice. We’ve flagged this talk, which was filmed at a TEDx event, because it appears to fall outside TEDx’s curatorial guidelines. This talk contains sweeping claims […]

When venture investor Natalie Fratto is determining which start-up founder to support, she doesn’t just look for intelligence or charisma; she looks for adaptability. In this insightful talk, Fratto shares three ways to measure your “adaptability quotient” — and shows why your ability to respond to change really matters. Get TED Talks recommended just for […]

Regina Franco Méndez has a passion for talking about mental health and the way adolescents in society deal with their emotional problems. She recognizes the stigma that many face when dealing with mental health issues and wants to make the discussion surrounding emotional and mental well-being more prevalent among all communities. After certain events happened […]

Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge Stargazing is a form of time travel. – Light moves at 186,000 miles per second. – As fast as light speed is, when you think about how large the universe is, light takes time — a lot of time — to actually […]

“The hood is good,” says Jon Gray of the Bronx, New York-based creative collective Ghetto Gastro. Working at the intersection of food, design and art, Gray and his team honor the soul and history of their community while applying their unbridled creativity and expansive imagination to unexpected, otherworldly collaborations. Learn more about how they’re creating […]

For the past six years Behrouz Boochani, like hundreds of others who have sought asylum in Australia, has been imprisoned on Manus Island. In this moving talk, he calls for compassion and freedom, reminding us all that “we are human just like you”. As Behrouz says, “for me, writing and creating is a kind of […]

One million animal species are at risk of extinction from climate change & habitat loss. But many animals – including elephants, rhinos, tigers, and pangolins – face a more urgent threat: people buying and selling them, dead or alive. Some say there’s a magic fix: just make wildlife trade legal and the free market will […]

Maggie uses her background in volunteering and education and talks about the importance of education and nutrition in rural areas. Hi! My name is Maggie and I am a senior at Taipei American School. Born and raised in Taiwan, I have had the opportunity to work with rural Taiwanese children through years of volunteering. I […]

How can a city be Smart? In his talk, Anay explains what Smart Cities are and how they leverage data implementation to help with environmental sustainability while describing his own local Smart Campus initiative, “Smart Andover. Anay is a student at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, USA. This talk was given at a TEDx event […]

While there are many undeniable benefits to bilingualism, bilingual students face unique challenges as early learners with current standardization tests for learning disabilities and academic competence. In her talk, Emilia Sanz-Rios details these educational challenges, such as vocabulary acquisition, but goes on to argue for a more patient and attentive response to young bilingual students […]

Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge Someday we’ll beam to the moon for afternoon tea, and be back in New York for dinner. – In about 100 years, theoretical physicist Michio Kaku believes we’ll explore the universe as pure consciousness — traveling at the speed of light, looking […]

Michelle King gender equality expert and author of the book, THE FIX: Overcoming the Invisible Barriers that are Holding Women Back at Work, reveals how gender denial makes it impossible to see inequality at work and how this limits women and men’s success. King reveals how our workplaces are broken and what we can do […]

Najchętniej wyeliminowalibyśmy frustrację z naszego życia. Tymczasem to dzięki frustracji rozwijamy się, bo to uczucie już od niemowlęctwa motywuje nas do działania. Dlaczego w pewnym momencie staramy się na siłę umilić sobie życie i do czego to prowadzi? Natalia Tur, socjolożka, blogerka, youtuberka, w internecie funkcjonuje jako Nishka i porusza tematykę związaną z życiem w […]

Kevin Curry knew he was in trouble when he found himself binging peanut butter every night just to sleep. Food was his coping mechanism for depression and anxiety. That changed when he realized: if he ate his way into depression, perhaps there was a way he could eat his way out of it. Kevin shares […]

Millennials are now the largest, most diverse adult population in the US — but far too often, they’re reduced to the worn-out stereotype of lazy, entitled avocado toast lovers, says author Reniqua Allen. In this revealing talk, she shares overlooked stories of millennials of color, offering a broader, more nuanced view of the generation. “Millennials […]

Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge If philosophers don’t try to mesh their long-held views with new scientific insights, then we have a problem. – According to panpsychists, all of reality is infused with experience. In other words, the fundamental ingredient of reality, they believe, has the felt […]

Cedric’s mission in life is to make people aware of the power of sound and the impact on our society. If the sounds we produce aren’t better than silence, it’s noise. But it all starts with doing more than just hearing… Born in 1987, Cedric started his musical career around the turn of the century. […]

Prisons take on many shapes and forms: from the physical ones to the ones we build inside our minds. Sickened by the effects of mass incarceration on our communities, Kyle is passionate about using entrepreneurship as a toolkit to liberate individuals and reverse recidivism as a whole. Kyle J. Smith hails from Mexico, Missouri and […]

Kaam Bhaari is one of the youngest rappers of his generation. He discusses his struggles as a young kid in the suburbs of Mumbai and how he found his release in music. From the streets of Kandivali to being a label signed recording artist, he chronicles his journey through his favorite medium, rap. Kaam Bhaari, […]

Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge What you eat – and when – can make you superhuman. – The importance of the microbiome has really come to the fore in the last five years. Viome, a company that analyzed the feces of 100,000 people, has discovered 10,000 new […]

Kavish Sinha wants you to shun those that ask you to follow your passion. He argues that passions come and go, and that’s okay. This talk, by a “circumstantially passionate” casting director, is sure to shatter notions about goals and passions in life. Kavish Sinha is a man that has seen it all. From working […]

Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge Want to learn better? Here’s a lesson from cognitive psychology. – Getting hints makes students feel like they’re learning, but a cognitive psychology study on monkeys, specifically on two rhesus macaques called Oberon and MacDuff, has proven that getting hints backfires when […]