Kevin J. Krizek: How COVID-19 reshaped US cities | TED

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. The pandemic spurred an unprecedented reclamation of urban space, ushering in a seemingly bygone era of pedestrian pastimes, as cars were sidelined in favor of citizens. Highlighting examples from across the United States,...

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Hispanic Heritage Month Livestream: America Ferrera, Germán Santillán, Xiye Bastida & More! | TED

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, TED is celebrating by streaming talks by Hispanic and Latinx speakers. This special livestream features both English and Spanish language talks from actress and activist America Fererra, TED Fellow Germán Santillán, climate activist Xiye Bastida and many more! Make sure to subscribe to the TED channel to participate...

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Germán Santillán: A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition | TED

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Dating back more than 800 years, chocolate is deeply woven into the Indigenous history of Oaxaca, Mexico. TED Fellow Germán Santillán talks about his work reviving the Mixtec technique used to prepare this ancient delicacy...

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Emma Marris: Are wild animals really "wild"? | TED

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Human activity is affecting the planet in dramatic, unsustainable ways -- including destroying the habitats of wild animals. Considering our obligation to care for the creatures we've impacted, environmental writer Emma...

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Sasha Sarago: The (de)colonizing of beauty

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Beauty is about more than the body you inhabit -- it's a way of being that goes beyond genetics or societal ideals. Aboriginal writer and former model Sasha Sarago invites you to decolonize beauty, moving away from the...

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Clara Sousa-Silva: The fingerprints of life beyond Earth | TED

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Is there life on Venus? Quantum astrochemist Clara Sousa-Silva makes the case for a new way to seek and possibly discover habitable planets -- and shares her research into a poisonous, smelly molecule that might signal...

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David Kessler: How to find meaning after loss | TED

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. You may be familiar with the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. After decades of research and his own experience with tragic loss, grief expert David Kessler ventured beyond that...

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Kim Stanley Robinson: Remembering climate change ... a message from the year 2071 | TED Countdown

Coming to us from 60 years in the future, legendary sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson tells the "history" of how humanity ended the climate crisis and restored the damage done to Earth's biosphere. A rousing vision of how we might unite to overcome the greatest challenge of our time. Take action on climate change at http://countdown.ted.com. Countdown...

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Jota Samper: The informal settlements reshaping the world | TED

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Creative, sustainable solutions find their home in the thousands of informal neighborhoods across the world. Urban planner Jota Samper believes these often overlooked settlements (also known as slums) should be regarded...

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Jim Chuchu: Why are stolen African artifacts still in Western museums? | TED

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. African artifacts shown in museums worldwide are often not borrowed, but stolen -- and TED Fellow Jim Chuchu is on a mission to get them back. Learn the sordid history behind how many of the collections in the West came...

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