Demand a more open-source government – Beth Noveck
What can governments learn from the open-data revolution? In this stirring talk, Beth Noveck, the former deputy CTO at the White Hou...
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Mysteries of vernacular: Dynamite – Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-dynamite-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel With an explosive meanin...
Mysteries of vernacular: Venom – Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-venom-jessica-oreck-and-rachael-teel How did venom get its poiso...
The post-crisis consumer – John Gerzema
John Gerzema says there’s an upside to the recent financial crisis — the opportunity for positive change. In this talk,...
Let’s put birth control back on the agenda – Melinda Gates
Contraception. The topic has become controversial in recent years. But should it be? Melinda Gates believes that many of the world&#...
Ethical riddles in HIV research – Boghuma Kabisen Titanji
It’s an all too common story: after participating in an HIV clinical trial, a woman in sub-Saharan Africa is left without the...
Why democracy matters – Rory Stewart
The public is losing faith in democracy, says British MP Rory Stewart. Iraq and Afghanistan’s new democracies are deeply corru...
The secret of the bat genome – Emma Teeling
In Western society, bats are often characterized as creepy, even evil. Zoologist Emma Teeling encourages us to rethink our attitude...
The emergence of drama as a literary art – Mindy Ploeckelmann
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-emergence-of-drama-as-a-literary-art-mindy-ploeckelmann When presented with the prob...
Tracking grizzly bears from space – David Laskin
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/tracking-grizzly-bears-from-space-david-laskin Grizzly bears have adapted cleverly to th...