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curated list 
August 4, 2015

Talks to help you understand what’s really going on in the world

This playlist, curated by TED, is courtesy of TED.com. It comprises 11 talks with a total running duration of about 2 hours and 36 minutes.

Talks in this playlist:

Benedetta Berti: The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power

Kenneth Cukier: Big data is better data

Didier Sornette: How we can predict the next financial crisis

Dambisa Moyo: Is China the new idol for emerging economies?

Maryn McKenna: What do we do when antibiotics don’t work any more?

Gavin Schmidt: The emergent patterns of climate change

Chrystia Freeland: The rise of the new global super-rich

Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?

Noy Thrupkaew: Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works

Melissa Fleming: Let’s help refugees thrive, not just survive

Christopher Soghoian: Government surveillance — this is just the beginning

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Talks in this playlist

Benedetta Berti: The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power

Benedetta Berti: The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power

Christopher Soghoian: Government surveillance — this is just the beginning

Christopher Soghoian: Government surveillance — this is just the beginning

Chrystia Freeland: The rise of the new global super-rich

Chrystia Freeland: The rise of the new global super-rich

Dambisa Moyo: Is China the new idol for emerging economies?

Dambisa Moyo: Is China the new idol for emerging economies?

Didier Sornette: How we can predict the next financial crisis

Didier Sornette: How we can predict the next financial crisis

Gavin Schmidt: The emergent patterns of climate change

Gavin Schmidt: The emergent patterns of climate change

Kenneth Cukier: Big data is better data

Kenneth Cukier: Big data is better data

Maryn McKenna: What do we do when antibiotics don’t work any more?

Maryn McKenna: What do we do when antibiotics don’t work any more?

Melissa Fleming: Let’s help refugees thrive, not just survive

Melissa Fleming: Let’s help refugees thrive, not just survive

Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?

Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?

Noy Thrupkaew: Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works

Noy Thrupkaew: Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works

Other talks

  • Tim Brown: Designers — think big!

    Tim Brown: Designers — think big!

  • Wade Davis: Dreams from endangered cultures

    Wade Davis: Dreams from endangered cultures

  • Patricia Burchat: Shedding light on dark matter

    Patricia Burchat: Shedding light on dark matter

  • Michael McDaniel: Cheap, effective shelter for disaster relief

    Michael McDaniel: Cheap, effective shelter for disaster relief

  • Sean Gourley: The mathematics of war

    Sean Gourley: The mathematics of war

  • Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child

    Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child

  • Robin Nagle: What I discovered in New York City  trash

    Robin Nagle: What I discovered in New York City  trash

  • Marc Kushner: Why the buildings of the future will be shaped by … you

    Marc Kushner: Why the buildings of the future will be shaped by … you

  • Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes

    Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes

  • Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit

    Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit

  • Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work

    Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work

  • Jane Goodall: How humans and animals can live together

    Jane Goodall: How humans and animals can live together

  • Niels Diffrient: Rethinking the way we sit down

    Niels Diffrient: Rethinking the way we sit down

  • Ben Saunders: Why did I ski to the North Pole?

    Ben Saunders: Why did I ski to the North Pole?

Notable Selections

  • Stefan Sagmeister: My all-time favorites

    Stefan Sagmeister: My all-time favorites

  • Ken Robinson: 10 talks on education

    Ken Robinson: 10 talks on education

  • Brandon Boyd: 9 eye-opening talks

    Brandon Boyd: 9 eye-opening talks

  • Pearl Arredondo: 8 talks to spark success

    Pearl Arredondo: 8 talks to spark success

  • Cesar Harada’s playlist

    Cesar Harada’s playlist

  • Daryl Hannah: 11 talks that inspired me

    Daryl Hannah: 11 talks that inspired me

  • Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks

    Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks

  • Carlton Cuse: 6 talks that help me create

    Carlton Cuse: 6 talks that help me create

  • David Blaine: My favorite talks

    David Blaine: My favorite talks

  • Philippe Starck: 11 truly thrilling talks

    Philippe Starck: 11 truly thrilling talks

  • Geoffrey Canada: 7 talks on social change

    Geoffrey Canada: 7 talks on social change

  • Hans Rosling: 5 talks on global issues

    Hans Rosling: 5 talks on global issues

  • Tim O’Reilly: 9 talks that stretched my mind

    Tim O’Reilly: 9 talks that stretched my mind

  • Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on

    Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on

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