Meet global corruption’s hidden players – Charmian Gooch
When the son of the president of a desperately poor country starts buying mansions and sportscars on an official monthly salary of $...
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The 4 commandments of cities – Eduardo Paes
Eduardo Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a sprawling, complicated, beautiful city of 6.5 million. He shares four big ideas about...
We need better drugs — now – Francis Collins
Today we know the molecular cause of 4,000 diseases, but treatments are available for only 250 of them. So what’s taking so lo...
What we’re learning from 5,000 brains – Read Montague
Mice, bugs and hamsters are no longer the only way to study the brain. Functional MRI (fMRI) allows scientists to map brain activity...
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...
Weaving narratives in museum galleries – Thomas P. Campbell
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/weaving-narratives-in-museum-galleries-thomas-p-campbell As the director of the Metropol...
Perspective is everything – Rory Sutherland
The circumstances of our lives may matter less than how we see them, says Rory Sutherland. At TEDxAthens, he makes a compelling case...
What is the Internet, really? – Andrew Blum
When a squirrel chewed through a cable and knocked him offline, journalist Andrew Blum started wondering what the Internet was reall...
Trusting the ensemble – Charles Hazlewood
Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership — then shows how it works, as he conducts the...