Trinity Tran
Who controls your city's money? | Trinity Tran
What if your city could borrow money from its own bank instead of private lenders? TED Fellow Trinity Tran is leading the push for public banks — which are owned by the people through their local governments — and shows how this model could ensure your local tax dollars stay in your community.
Ryosuke Takashima
Meet the youngest-ever mayor in Japan's history | Ryosuke Takashima
TED Fellow Ryosuke Takashima is the youngest-ever mayor in Japan's history — but he doesn't consider himself a politician. His approach to leadership is simple: listen to as many voices as possible (from students to elders) in order to figure out what needs fixing. Hear why he thinks inviting citizens to participate in reforming their own communities is the best way to get things done.
Schendy Kernizan
The gravity-defying future of manufacturing | Schendy Kernizan
3D printing promised to reinvent how we make things, but it's mostly stuck producing prototypes with a high level of waste. Designer and TED Fellow Schendy Kernizan found a different way — by printing objects directly into a tub of gel. He explains how this technique eliminates the constraints of gravity, pushing the limits of how we can manufacture objects across medicine, fashion, space travel and more.
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Meet the youngest-ever mayor in Japan's history
TED Fellow Ryosuke Takashima is the youngest-ever mayor in Japan's history — but he doesn't consider himself a politician. His approach to leadership is simple: listen to as many voices as possible (from students to elders) in order to figure out what needs fixing. Hear why he thinks inviting citizens to participate in reforming their own communities is the best way to get things done.
2026
TED Fellows Film
Ryosuke Takashima
04:47
FELLOWS FILM
The gravity-defying future of manufacturing
3D printing promised to reinvent how we make things, but it's mostly stuck producing prototypes with a high level of waste. Designer and TED Fellow Schendy Kernizan found a different way — by printing objects directly into a tub of gel. He explains how this technique eliminates the constraints of gravity, pushing the limits of how we can manufacture objects across medicine, fashion, space travel and more.
2026
TED Fellows Film
Schendy Kernizan
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How a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution
We need a radically new approach to ocean conservation, says marine biologist and TED Fellow Alasdair Harris. In a visionary talk, he lays out a surprising solution to the problem of overfishing that could both revive marine life and rebuild local fisheries -- all by taking less from the ocean. "When we design it right, marine conservation reaps dividends that go far beyond protecting nature," he says.
2019
TED Talk
United Kingdom
Marine ecologist + tourism entrepreneur // A British marine ecologist and founder of Blue Ventures, a social enterprise working with coastal communities to protect marine biodiversity using sustainable, locally-led methods. // We need a radically new approach to ocean conservation, says marine biologist and TED Fellow Alasdair Harris. In a visionary talk, he lays out a surprising solution to the problem of overfishing that could both revive marine life and rebuild local fisheries -- all by taking less from the ocean. "When we design it right, marine conservation reaps dividends that go far beyond protecting nature," he says. // A British marine ecologist and founder of Blue Ventures, a social enterprise working with coastal communities to protect marine biodiversity using sustainable, locally-led methods. // Marine ecologist + tourism entrepreneur // nature, ocean conservation, design, marine conservation, biodiversity, coastal communities, coastal, ecology, conservation, marine life, fishing, oceans // United Kingdom|England|London
United Kingdom|England|London
Alasdair Harris
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2019
The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools | Heejae Lim
“When teachers and families work together, everyone wins,” says education technology entrepreneur and TED Fellow Heejae Lim. In this episode of TED Business, we’re revisiting a talk that shines a light on an underutilized resource in US public education -- a family's love for their children -- and shows that, with the right tools and tech, schools can remove language barriers, foster meaningful connections and help every student thrive. After the talk, educational tech entrepreneur Shani Dowell joins our host Modupe to share insights on tools that schools and families can use to work together.
2023
Podcasts
United States
Education technology entrepreneur // Heejae is the founder and CEO of TalkingPoints, an education technology nonprofit with the mission to drive student success by unlocking the potential of families to fuel their children’s learning, especially in underserved communities. She founded TalkingPoints because of her own experience growing up as a Korean immigrant student and seeing her mother be able to make a difference in her education because she had the ‘voice’ to do so. TalkingPoints’ universal family engagement solution transforms something as simple as a cell phone into a tool that empowers millions of PK-12 families and educators to build strong partnerships in support of student success through two-way translated digital conversations, data analytics, and resources in 150+ languages.
Previously, Heejae advised the Gates Foundation and Teach First UK at McKinsey & Company, and worked on education reform by serving as chief of staff to a special advisor to the Secretary of Education in the UK. She holds a B.A. from Oxford University, an M.A. from the London School of Economics both with distinctive honors, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar. Heejae has been recognized as a 2022 TED Fellow, Forbes 30 Under 30 for Education, Echoing Green Fellow, Stanford Social Innovation Fellow, Ashoka Changemaker, and Elevate Prize Winner, among others. // "When teachers and families work together, everyone wins," says education technology entrepreneur and TED Fellow Heejae Lim. She shines a light on an underutilized resource in US public education -- a family's love for their children -- and shows that, with the right tools and tech, schools can remove language barriers, foster meaningful connections and help every student thrive. // Heejae is the founder and CEO of TalkingPoints, an education technology nonprofit with the mission to drive student success by unlocking the potential of families to fuel their children’s learning, especially in underserved communities. She founded TalkingPoints because of her own experience growing up as a Korean immigrant student and seeing her mother be able to make a difference in her education because she had the ‘voice’ to do so. TalkingPoints’ universal family engagement solution transforms something as simple as a cell phone into a tool that empowers millions of PK-12 families and educators to build strong partnerships in support of student success through two-way translated digital conversations, data analytics, and resources in 150+ languages.
Previously, Heejae advised the Gates Foundation and Teach First UK at McKinsey & Company, and worked on education reform by serving as chief of staff to a special advisor to the Secretary of Education in the UK. She holds a B.A. from Oxford University, an M.A. from the London School of Economics both with distinctive honors, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar. Heejae has been recognized as a 2022 TED Fellow, Forbes 30 Under 30 for Education, Echoing Green Fellow, Stanford Social Innovation Fellow, Ashoka Changemaker, and Elevate Prize Winner, among others. // Education technology entrepreneur // technology, children, underserved communities, families, family engagement, education technology, data and analytics, education, immigration, learning, underserved, edtech, data, artificial intelligence, teachers, schools, multilingual // California|United States|San Francisco|USA
California|United States|San Francisco|USA
Heejae Lim
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2023
05:27
Why we need more (real) science in fiction
Filmmaker, biologist and TED Fellow Alexis Gambis makes films grounded in fact, straddling the genres of experimental, documentary and fiction. Showing clips of his work, Gambis demonstrates how storytelling helps explain important scientific advancements and social issues -- and how it can be a lens on our own humanity. "We need more real science in fictional movies, to create more eclectic, more inclusive, more poetic portrayals of science and scientists in the world," he says.
2019
TED Talk
Vietnam
Filmmaker + biologist // Filmmaker and biologist creating films that merge scientific data with narrative in an effort to make stories of science more human and accessible. // Alexis Gambis is a filmmaker and a biologist whose interdisciplinary work aims at transforming the way science is communicated to the public through film and visual arts. He received his PhD in Molecular Biology at The Rockefeller University and a Masters in Fine Arts from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His first feature film The Fly Room about the birthplace of genetics in New York has toured festivals and academic institutions worldwide ending with a theatrical release in New York, Paris, and Berlin in the fall of 2017. He has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Nature, Cell, TED, and WNYC. At NYU, he teaches in both the Biology and Film departments. His courses combine scientific research and storytelling often featuring animals as actors and blurring the lines between fact and fiction. He is also the founder and executive director of the Imagine Science Films, an annual science film festival now celebrating its 10th anniversary. He also recently launched LABOCINE, a science film platform, research video database and magazine coined by reviewers as the "science new wave." He is currently working on his second feature Son of Monarchs about a boy who wants to turn into a monarch butterfly - it brings together in a narrative drama the themes of evolutionary biology, migration and (im)migration // Alexis Gambis is a filmmaker and a biologist whose interdisciplinary work aims at transforming the way science is communicated to the public through film and visual arts. He received his PhD in Molecular Biology at The Rockefeller University and a Masters in Fine Arts from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His first feature film The Fly Room about the birthplace of genetics in New York has toured festivals and academic institutions worldwide ending with a theatrical release in New York, Paris, and Berlin in the fall of 2017. He has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Nature, Cell, TED, and WNYC. At NYU, he teaches in both the Biology and Film departments. His courses combine scientific research and storytelling often featuring animals as actors and blurring the lines between fact and fiction. He is also the founder and executive director of the Imagine Science Films, an annual science film festival now celebrating its 10th anniversary. He also recently launched LABOCINE, a science film platform, research video database and magazine coined by reviewers as the "science new wave." He is currently working on his second feature Son of Monarchs about a boy who wants to turn into a monarch butterfly - it brings together in a narrative drama the themes of evolutionary biology, migration and (im)migration // Filmmaker + biologist // research, nature, monarch butterfly, science, data, migration
Alexis Gambis
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2019
09:35
To help solve global problems, look to developing countries
To address the problem of counterfeit goods, African entrepreneurs like Bright Simons have come up with innovative and effective ways to confirm products are genuine. Now he asks: Why aren't these solutions everywhere? From password-protected medicines to digitally certified crops, Simons demonstrates the power of local ideas -- and calls on the rest of the world to listen up.
2019
TED Talk
Ghana
Mobile health entrepreneur // Bright B. Simons is a technology innovator, development activist and social entrepreneur. As an Executive at Accra-based think tank IMANI, he contributes to activities that challenge received wisdom about Africa's development challenges. As President of the mPedigree Network, he invented a system that empowers consumers to instantly verify with a free text message whether their medicines are safe and not counterfeit, while providing pharmaceutical companies previously inaccessible market intelligence. Counterfeit medicines are reckoned by experts to kill at least 2000 people daily in the developing world and can constitute more than 40% of all medicines on sale in some countries. Bright is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Councils and Technology Pioneers Community. He is also a Tech Museum Laureate and a Brain Trust member of the Evian Group at IMD, widely considered Europe's foremost business school. In the course of Bright's various activities he has addressed many of the Fortune 100 CEOs, and been cited in many of the world's most prominent publications, such as the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, the New York Times, the Asian Times, Fast Company, and Time magazine. In 2010, he was conferred with an Archbishop Tutu Award. // Bright is a Director at the West African think tank - IMANI Center for Policy & Education, and President of the mPedigree Network, an mHealth initiative aimed at ending the counterfeit medicines crisis that kills thousands daily in Africa, India and elsewhere. As a Social Innovator he has been recognized with membership in the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneer Community and Global Agenda Councils. Bright, an Ashoka Fellow, is commited to the relentless championing of free-thinking, new perspectives and the overthrow of all unexamined dogma. As a devotee of social entrepreneurship, Bright is proud to have been elected a Tech Award Laureate in 2009 by the Tech Museum. // To address the problem of counterfeit goods, African entrepreneurs like Bright Simons have come up with innovative and effective ways to confirm products are genuine. Now he asks: Why aren't these solutions everywhere? From password-protected medicines to digitally certified crops, Simons demonstrates the power of local ideas -- and calls on the rest of the world to listen up. // Bright is a Director at the West African think tank - IMANI Center for Policy & Education, and President of the mPedigree Network, an mHealth initiative aimed at ending the counterfeit medicines crisis that kills thousands daily in Africa, India and elsewhere. As a Social Innovator he has been recognized with membership in the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneer Community and Global Agenda Councils. Bright, an Ashoka Fellow, is commited to the relentless championing of free-thinking, new perspectives and the overthrow of all unexamined dogma. As a devotee of social entrepreneurship, Bright is proud to have been elected a Tech Award Laureate in 2009 by the Tech Museum. // Mobile health entrepreneur // technology, activism, sino-african trends, education, entrepreneurship, policy, crops, african development, social marketing, new media, consumer safety & security // Accra|Ghana|Greater Accra Region
Accra|Ghana|Greater Accra Region
Bright Simons
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2019
The mind-bending reality of the universe | Katie Mack
In this fascinating conversation, cosmologist and TED Fellow Katie Mack delves into everything from the Big Bang theory to what we see at the edge of the observable universe to a few ways the cosmos might end. Stay tuned to hear Mack recite an original poem on the wonder and marvel of existence. (This conversation, hosted by deputy director of the TED Fellows program, Lily James Olds, was part of a TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023
Podcasts
Canada
North Carolina State University; Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics; Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge; Caltech; Astrophysics Group, School of Physics, University of Melbourne; Princeton University
Dr. Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist specializing in cosmology, focusing on topics such as dark matter, the early universe, and the ultimate fate of the cosmos. She holds the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Dr. Mack is known for her research on dark matter and the early universe, as well as her efforts to make physics more accessible to the public. She has authored the book "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)" and contributed to various publications like Scientific American, Slate, and BBC's Science Focus. Additionally, she engages in science outreach through public lectures, school visits, and media appearances, aiming to increase access to scientific knowledge. Dr. Mack's research interests include dark matter, vacuum decay, and cosmic dawn and reionization, exploring fundamental aspects of the universe's evolution. // Cosmology researcher investigating dark matter, galaxy formation and evolution, astroparticle physics, and the early universe. Also working with Perimeter's outreach and science communication teams to share physics with the world. // Postdoctoral research fellowship in theoretical astrophysics funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA). Based in the Astrophysics Group in the School of Physics. // Postdoctoral research fellowship in theoretical astrophysics funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. // Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Physics working in theoretical cosmology; including dark matter, the early universe, galaxy formation, and astro-particle theory. Member of NC State's new Leadership in Public Science Cluster, working to bring science and the public together in new and innovative ways. // North Carolina State University; Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics; Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge; Caltech; Astrophysics Group, School of Physics, University of Melbourne; Princeton University // Katie Mack is a cosmology researcher with a focus on dark matter, galaxy formation, astroparticle physics, and the early universe. With a background in theoretical astrophysics, she has held postdoctoral research fellowships funded by prestigious organizations like the Australian Research Council and the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Katie has also served as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Physics, specializing in theoretical cosmology, including areas such as dark matter, the early universe, and galaxy formation. She is actively involved in science communication and outreach efforts, collaborating with Perimeter's teams to make physics accessible to a wider audience and is a member of NC State's Leadership in Public Science Cluster, aiming to bridge the gap between science and the public through innovative approaches. // In my academic work, my main drive is to better understand the fundamental physics that governs the functioning and evolution of the cosmos. I hope that my research contributes to this global, collaborative effort in cosmology. Outside of academia, my hope is that through my public engagement, science writing, and presence as a public scientist, I can help connect people to the cosmos and help them feel more empowered to explore deep fundamental scientific questions. // Dr. Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist specializing in cosmology, with a particular focus on dark matter, the early universe, and the ultimate fate of the cosmos. Holding the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Dr. Mack is recognized for her research on dark matter, vacuum decay, and cosmic dawn and reionization. She has contributed significantly to the field through her work on galaxy formation, astroparticle physics, and theoretical cosmology. In addition to her academic pursuits, Dr. Mack is deeply committed to science communication and outreach, engaging in public lectures, media appearances, and science writing to make physics more accessible to a wider audience and bridge the gap between science and the public. // Cosmologist // Theoretical cosmologist studying the history, evolution, and long-term fate of the universe. Science writer and public speaker. Very online. Author of New York Times Notable Book about our ultimate cosmic fate, "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)". // In this fascinating conversation, cosmologist and TED Fellow Katie Mack delves into everything from the Big Bang theory to what we see at the edge of the observable universe to a few ways the cosmos might end. Stay tuned to hear Mack recite an original poem on the wonder and marvel of existence. (This conversation, hosted by deputy director of the TED Fellows program, Lily James Olds, was part of a TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.) // The universe started with a bang -- but how will it end? With astonishing visuals, cosmologist and TED Fellow Katie Mack takes us to the theoretical end of everything, some trillions of years in the future, in a profound meditation on existence, wonder and the legacy of humanity within the immensity of time and space. // Dr. Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist specializing in cosmology, with a particular focus on dark matter, the early universe, and the ultimate fate of the cosmos. Holding the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Dr. Mack is recognized for her research on dark matter, vacuum decay, and cosmic dawn and reionization. She has contributed significantly to the field through her work on galaxy formation, astroparticle physics, and theoretical cosmology. In addition to her academic pursuits, Dr. Mack is deeply committed to science communication and outreach, engaging in public lectures, media appearances, and science writing to make physics more accessible to a wider audience and bridge the gap between science and the public. // Cosmologist // research, technology, particle physics, accessibility, science writing, science, astronomy, science communication, physics, communication, astrophysics, space, cosmology // USA|Raleigh|Waterloo|Ontario|North Carolina|Canada
USA|Raleigh|Waterloo|Ontario|North Carolina|Canada
Katie Mack
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2023
07:22
How we can help hungry kids, one text at a time
Su Kahumbu raises badass cows -- healthy, well-fed animals whose protein is key to solving a growing crisis in Africa: childhood nutritional stunting. With iCow, a simple SMS service she developed to support small-scale livestock farmers, the TED Fellow is helping farmers across the continent by texting them tips on caring for and raising animals. Learn more about how this cheap innovation is helping feed hungry kids, one text at a time.
2018
TED Talk
Kenya
Soil Food Web School; Green Dreams TECH Ltd; Soil Food Web Certified Lab Tech; Green Dreams Ltd
iCow is an organization that leverages Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) and partnerships to improve smallholder farmer prosperity by optimizing production systems using regenerative practices. They offer broadcasting services that send SMS messages to farmers on a daily, weekly, or alert basis, providing information consistently. iCow also offers a Notification Calendar service that sends schedule-based reminders and tips by SMS to registered users. Additionally, they have a Content library that allows farmers access to topical content via USSD or keyword-based searches. The organization works with partners and global meta data systems to ensure smallholder farmers in rural locations have access to the best production advice, genetics, and genomics. iCow also provides a marketplace for farmers to trade and interact, an Experts search service to find a wide range of experts within their area, and various calendar products for livestock and crop management. The organization also offers educational programs like the iCow Soil Advocacy program, aimed at training individuals to become Soil Advocates knowledgeable in soil biology and regenerative agriculture. Through their initiatives, iCow aims to empower farmers with knowledge and tools to improve soil health, increase productivity, and promote sustainable agricultural practices. // Archaea Kenya Ltd. is an organization that focuses on agricultural innovation and education, particularly in the field of soil health and regenerative farming practices. They offer services such as the iCow platform, which provides agricultural extension services to farmers through SMS messages. The organization runs programs like the Soil Advocacy Program, where individuals are trained in soil biology and regenerative agriculture over a period of 2-3 months. The program includes sessions on topics like climate change, the soil food web, composting, and soil structure. Participants are encouraged to share their knowledge with their communities and are awarded certificates upon completion. Additionally, Archaea Kenya Ltd. offers Soil Lab Services, providing training in soil analysis, composting, and business skills to empower advocates to support farming communities. The organization also highlights success stories of individuals who have benefited from their programs, showcasing the positive impact on soil health and agricultural practices. // Soil Food Web School; Green Dreams TECH Ltd; Soil Food Web Certified Lab Tech; Green Dreams Ltd // I'm creating systems that highlight the gaps and provide solutions from soils>nutrients>crops>livestock>humans. My aim is to catalyse healthy food production by focusing on nutrients and health, from the soil up using a science based approach that includes smallholder farmers, extension providers, scientists, research institutions, governments and consumers. // Su Kahumbu is a dedicated agricultural innovator and educator, focusing on regenerative farming practices and soil health. Through her work with iCow and Archaea Kenya Ltd., she leverages Information and Communications Technologies to provide smallholder farmers with crucial agricultural extension services via SMS messages. Su's initiatives include the Soil Advocacy Program, which trains individuals in soil biology and regenerative agriculture, empowering them to share knowledge within their communities. She aims to improve soil health, increase productivity, and promote sustainable agricultural practices by bridging the gap between soils, nutrients, crops, livestock, and human health. Su collaborates with various stakeholders, including farmers, experts, research institutions, and governments, to catalyze healthy food production and create a positive impact on agricultural practices. // Organic industry entrepreneur // Kenyan entrepreneur promoting the development of an organic food industry in Kenya // I've worked in the organic sector for 17 years as a producer, trainer, and marketer of organic produce. I had a small chain of organic outlets in Nairobi, availing premium prices and opportunities for the rural organic farmers. I'm passionate about enabling the rural agricultural communities particularly the small scale farmers , and contribute to a monthly magazine that is distributed into the small scale organic farming community free of charge. My latest endeavours are in developing mobile applications to serve the same farmers. I developed an application called iCow for the dairy farmers and won the first Apps4Africa Award for this innovation. I'm now working on a larger agri platform also delivered over mobile phone.I'm a very proud mother of 3 beautiful kids, Stefi, Elleni and Moniko whom I adore. I'm an amateur guitar player but a seasoned rock singer, :) an athelete (competitive swimmer a long time ago) who loves all sports, Kenya's first woman skydiver. I love scuba diving too. I live on an organic farm and am surrounded by the magical characters of my farm animals all day long. My 'farm' is my office, my lab :). I'm 4th in a wonderful family of 9 and I'm a TEDGlobal Fellow 2010
Fast forward to 2019- I'm now a grandma! And iCow is operational in 3 countries in Africa! // Su Kahumbu raises badass cows -- healthy, well-fed animals whose protein is key to solving a growing crisis in Africa: childhood nutritional stunting. With iCow, a simple SMS service she developed to support small-scale livestock farmers, the TED Fellow is helping farmers across the continent by texting them tips on caring for and raising animals. Learn more about how this cheap innovation is helping feed hungry kids, one text at a time. // Su Kahumbu is a dedicated agricultural innovator and educator, focusing on regenerative farming practices and soil health. Through her work with iCow and Archaea Kenya Ltd., she leverages Information and Communications Technologies to provide smallholder farmers with crucial agricultural extension services via SMS messages. Su's initiatives include the Soil Advocacy Program, which trains individuals in soil biology and regenerative agriculture, empowering them to share knowledge within their communities. She aims to improve soil health, increase productivity, and promote sustainable agricultural practices by bridging the gap between soils, nutrients, crops, livestock, and human health. Su collaborates with various stakeholders, including farmers, experts, research institutions, and governments, to catalyze healthy food production and create a positive impact on agricultural practices. // Organic industry entrepreneur // technology, composting, education, entrepreneurship, dairy farm, dairy, data, health, job skills training, research, soil health, agriculture, food webs, farmer education/training, climate, design, farming, microbes, sustainable agriculture, management, regenerative practices, farmers, agricultural practices, soil microbiome, soil crop human and animal, food industry, nutrients density, regenerative, organic, organic food, regenerative ag, smallholder, small-scale farmers, soil microbes, microbiome, advocacy, food production, mobile applications, regenerative agriculture, agricultural and agribusiness, livestock, children, rural, community agriculture, developer of mixed use developments, science, food, crops, farmer education, organic farming, communication, soil, crop management // Nairobi County|Kenya|Nairobi
Nairobi County|Kenya|Nairobi
Su Kahumbu
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2018
Your zip code shouldn’t determine your lifespan with Dion Dawson
What if ending food insecurity meant ditching charity models that haven’t been updated since the 1960s? Dion Dawson, TED Fellow and founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream, shares how he turned a spontaneous idea for giving back to his community into a thriving social enterprise, delivering top-quality produce to thousands of Chicago households every week and reaching a million dollars in revenue in just 18 months. He’s proving that it’s possible to replace the outdated food pantry model with a data-driven system that delivers high-quality food — so your zip code doesn’t decide how long you live.
2025
04:52
Hacking bacteria to fight cancer
In 1884, an unlucky patient who had a rapidly growing cancer in his neck came down with an unrelated bacterial skin infection. As he recovered from the infection, the cancer surprisingly began to recede. The infection had stimulated the patient's immune system. Today, synthetic biologists program bacteria to safely deliver drugs directly to tumors. How is this possible? Tal Danino investigates. [Directed by Chris Bishop, narrated by Addison Anderson].
2019
Other
United States
Synthetic biologist // Synthetic biologist using genetically programmed bacteria to create a cancer diagnostic test which, after being ingested, changes the color of urine to signal the presence of a tumor in the body. // Tal Danino's research explores the emerging frontier of combining biology, engineering, and medicine. His work as a synthetic biologist focuses on reprogramming bacteria to detect and treat diseases in our bodies such as cancer.
Originally from Los Angeles, Tal received B.S. degrees from UCLA in Physics, Chemistry, and Math, and received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from UCSD. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is currently an assistant professor at Columbia University in New York.
Tal's work has been published in scientific journals and highlighted in several popular press venues. He actively develops "Bio-Art" projects that share perspectives and stories about science with recent projects featured in the New York Times, WIRED, and the Wall Street Journal. // Liver cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to detect, but synthetic biologist Tal Danino had a left-field thought: What if we could create a probiotic, edible bacteria that was "programmed" to find liver tumors? His insight exploits something we're just beginning to understand about bacteria: their power of quorum sensing, or doing something together once they reach critical mass. Danino, a TED Fellow, explains how quorum sensing works -- and how clever bacteria working together could someday change cancer treatment. // Tal Danino's research explores the emerging frontier of combining biology, engineering, and medicine. His work as a synthetic biologist focuses on reprogramming bacteria to detect and treat diseases in our bodies such as cancer.
Originally from Los Angeles, Tal received B.S. degrees from UCLA in Physics, Chemistry, and Math, and received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from UCSD. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is currently an assistant professor at Columbia University in New York.
Tal's work has been published in scientific journals and highlighted in several popular press venues. He actively develops "Bio-Art" projects that share perspectives and stories about science with recent projects featured in the New York Times, WIRED, and the Wall Street Journal. // Synthetic biologist // research, technology, probiotics, synthetic biology, science, cancer, bioengineering, disease // New York|United States|USA
New York|United States|USA
Tal Danino
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2019
TED Climate: Women and girls, you are part of the climate solution | Rumaitha Al Busaidi
What does gender equality have to do with climate change? A lot more than you might think. Empowering women and girls around the world is one of the most important ways to combat carbon pollution and is projected to reduce CO2-equivalent gases by a total of 80 billion tons. Entrepreneur, scientist and TED Fellow Rumaitha Al Busaidi looks at why women are more likely to be impacted and displaced by climate catastrophes -- and explains why access to education, employment and family planning for all women and girls is the key to our climate future.
2021
Podcasts
Oman
Harvard Kennedy School; University College Roosevelt; Utrecht University; Modern College of Business and Science; University of Delaware; Sultan Qaboos University; Fisheries Development Oman S.A.O.C (FDO); Hydrom; Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; World Aquaculture Society; Harvard University
Rumaitha Al Busaidi is an Omani marine scientist, advocate for environmental youth leadership, and champion for Arab women. She is also an award-winning radio presenter and sportswoman, known as the first female soccer analyst in the Arab World. Rumaitha has embarked on various adventures worldwide, promoting gender equity and sustainability. She founded WomeX, a platform using AI and mentoring to empower women professionally and personally. Her mission is to inspire women to achieve their full potential through a culturally-relevant community. // Rumaitha Al Busaidi is a prominent Omani climate change and women's rights activist, radio presenter, marine scientist, entrepreneur, and former footballer. She holds multiple degrees in environmental science and public administration from prestigious universities. Rumaitha is known for her work in advocating for women's rights, environmental issues, and youth leadership. She has founded initiatives like WomeX to empower Arab women in entrepreneurship and has been recognized internationally for her contributions, including being named to the BBC's 100 Women list. // Harvard Kennedy School; University College Roosevelt; Utrecht University; Modern College of Business and Science; University of Delaware; Sultan Qaboos University; Fisheries Development Oman S.A.O.C (FDO); Hydrom; Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; World Aquaculture Society; Harvard University // My mission is to drive sustainable development and environmental conservation, particularly in Oman and the broader Arab region. I aim to integrate sustainability into core economic strategies, advocate for renewable energy solutions, and empower communities, especially women and youth, to actively participate in climate action. The questions that drive my work include: How can we effectively transition to a low-carbon economy? How can we leverage local knowledge and resources for global environmental solutions? And, how can we ensure that vulnerable communities are resilient in the face of climate change? Through my efforts, I hope to create a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future for all. // Rumaitha Al Busaidi is a multifaceted Omani professional with expertise in marine science, environmental advocacy, women's rights, and youth leadership. She is recognized for her pioneering work as the first female soccer analyst in the Arab World and her efforts to promote gender equity and sustainability globally. Rumaitha is the founder of WomeX, a platform utilizing AI and mentoring to empower women professionally and personally. With a strong academic background in environmental science and public administration, she is dedicated to driving sustainable development and environmental conservation in Oman and the wider Arab region. Through her initiatives and advocacy, Rumaitha strives to inspire women to reach their full potential and actively engage in climate action for a more equitable and resilient future. // Adventurer + entrepreneur // Rumaitha is an Omani marine scientist and an advocate of women empowerment as a solution to the climate crisis. Rumaitha currently serves as director of the first and only environmental NGO in Oman called; Environment Society of Oman.
An award-winning radio presenter and sportswoman, Rumaitha is considered to be the first female soccer analyst in the Arab World. She continues to be a trailblazer setting an example for Arab women by visiting over 70 countries solo. As someone who has personally witnessed climate change impacts as a result of her expedition to the Antarctic and becoming the youngest Omani in history to step foot on the coldest, windiest and driest place on Earth, her passion and advocacy for climate using the lens of women and girls empowerment has grown even stronger. So, during her time at Harvard, she founded WomeX; a platform providing culturally-relevant mentoring for Arab Women to achieve their 10x potential. // What does gender equality have to do with climate change? A lot more than you might think. Empowering women and girls around the world is one of the most important ways to combat carbon pollution and is projected to reduce CO2-equivalent gases by a total of 80 billion tons. Entrepreneur, scientist and TED Fellow Rumaitha Al Busaidi looks at why women are more likely to be impacted and displaced by climate catastrophes -- and explains why access to education, employment and family planning for all women and girls is the key to our climate future. // Rumaitha Al Busaidi is a multifaceted Omani professional with expertise in marine science, environmental advocacy, women's rights, and youth leadership. She is recognized for her pioneering work as the first female soccer analyst in the Arab World and her efforts to promote gender equity and sustainability globally. Rumaitha is the founder of WomeX, a platform utilizing AI and mentoring to empower women professionally and personally. With a strong academic background in environmental science and public administration, she is dedicated to driving sustainable development and environmental conservation in Oman and the wider Arab region. Through her initiatives and advocacy, Rumaitha strives to inspire women to reach their full potential and actively engage in climate action for a more equitable and resilient future. // Adventurer + entrepreneur // technology, renewable, water, travel, hydrogen, entrepreneurship, education, fish, climate action, carbon pollution, youth leadership, jobs, equity, job skills training, gender equity, research, adventure, resilience, activism, climate, local knowledge, athlete, women's rights, rights, environmental policy and advocacy, sustainable development , adventurer, policy, community empowerment champion, women, clean energy, oceans, carbon, pollution, sustainability strategist, climate change, gender, youth, environmental consciousness, aquaculture, green hydrogen technology, advocacy, marine scientist, environment, environmental impact, human population, women empowerment, conservation, renewable energy, girls, low-carbon, empowerment, science, food, environmental conservation, vulnerability, equality, green hydrogen specialist, low-carbon economy, communication, artificial intelligence, energy, family planning, fishing, environmental policy expert // Muscat|Muscat Governorate|Oman
Muscat|Muscat Governorate|Oman
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Mexico City
2020
Podcasts
United Kingdom
URBAN THINKER, EXPERIMENTALIST // I have always been helplessly fascinated by the place where (so-called) fact and (so-called) fiction merge... by their volcanic and viscous borders, and by those moments when imagination helps mold reality. So it should come as no surprise that I decided from an early age that art and culture--in its myriad forms--would become my territory. Plus this place we call Mexico City, this (im)possible place, almost like an endless real fiction or story in itself.
Because, with one of the most enigmatic, complex and fascinating cities in the whole world as playground, I now direct "Laboratorio para la Ciudad*, Mexico City`s new creative think-tank and experimental space: a place to think about all things city, and ponder social scripts and urban futures for the largest megalopolis on the American continent: from the outlandishly speculative to the surprisingly practical and everything in between.
This project came about through a personal invitation by Dr. Miguel Angel Mancera--Mexico City`s newly elected and liberal Mayor--to incorporate "Laboratorio para la Ciudad" into the city`s official structure for the next 6 years. Laboratorio para la ciudad will support creativity and innovation through the different layers of both government and social-space, intermingled. Looking to imagine new urban (im)possibilities, further collaboration and discover provocative ways of both thinking and creating city, Laboratorio brings people together from different sectors and disciplines (urbanists, artists, scientists, architects, government officials, sociologists, economists et al). It also induces conversations throughout different platforms, invents and implements pilot programs, creates editorial projects plus other initiatives and strategies: all with the aim of injecting good ideas into the city`s system as well as provoking our inventive and future-ing brain muscles.
And so, using many lessons from my experiences as a TED Senior Fellow, this new experimental space and multidisciplinary think-space places imagination at the center of community discourse, and searches for new solutions to social issues even as it satisfies creative impulses.
Besides directing this city lab, I am a also a writer, visual artist, cultural curator; recently turned documentary filmmaker. I am a TED City 2.0 grant awardee, a Yale World Fellow, plus the founder of Tóxico Cultura: an award-wining cultural salon and arts incubator based in Mexico City.
// Gabriella is the founder and director of Experimentalista (a transdisciplinary urban+creative studio working with cities across the world) and The Institute for Everything In-Between.
As former Chief Creative Officer of Mexico City, Gabriella founded and directed Laboratorio para la Ciudad, the award-winning experimental and creative office of the Mexico City government, reporting to the Mayor. She headed a young, transdiciplinary team: from urban geographers, political scientists and civic tech experts, to artists, historians and philosophers. The Lab was created to tackle urban challenges - from experiments in democracy and mobility to projects related to spatial justice, experimental territories, play as a city making tool, tech platforms and new models of governance - creating novel transdisciplinary methodologies and participatory practices, exploring ways to find common ground in a gargantuan, diverse (and often divided) city. Hence the Lab's projects were multiple, often paradigmatic, and covered widely in international publications – such as the crowdsourcing of the Mexico City Constitutionm which was a first for the urban world.
She is a Yale World Fellow, MIT Director’s Fellow, a GeorgeTown University Global Cities Initiative Visiting Fellow, a TED Senior Fellow, an Institute for the Future Fellow and has received several awards in different disciplines: from 1st prize in the Audi Urban Future Award to 1st Prize in the Best Arts Practice and TED City 2.0 award , as well as recognized as a leading "creative bureaucrat" in the Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2018. Gabriella is also part of the international advisory committee for the Mayor of Seoul on Social Innovation, as well as NACTO's Streets for Kids, The XXII Triennale of Milan, C40´s Knowledge Hub, Harvard`s Mexican Cities Initiative, Canada`s MaRS Lab, amongst others. She was also named one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company magazine in 2018. // Gabriella is the founder and director of Experimentalista (a transdisciplinary urban+creative studio working with cities across the world) and The Institute for Everything In-Between.
As former Chief Creative Officer of Mexico City, Gabriella founded and directed Laboratorio para la Ciudad, the award-winning experimental and creative office of the Mexico City government, reporting to the Mayor. She headed a young, transdiciplinary team: from urban geographers, political scientists and civic tech experts, to artists, historians and philosophers. The Lab was created to tackle urban challenges - from experiments in democracy and mobility to projects related to spatial justice, experimental territories, play as a city making tool, tech platforms and new models of governance - creating novel transdisciplinary methodologies and participatory practices, exploring ways to find common ground in a gargantuan, diverse (and often divided) city. Hence the Lab's projects were multiple, often paradigmatic, and covered widely in international publications – such as the crowdsourcing of the Mexico City Constitutionm which was a first for the urban world.
She is a Yale World Fellow, MIT Director’s Fellow, a GeorgeTown University Global Cities Initiative Visiting Fellow, a TED Senior Fellow, an Institute for the Future Fellow and has received several awards in different disciplines: from 1st prize in the Audi Urban Future Award to 1st Prize in the Best Arts Practice and TED City 2.0 award , as well as recognized as a leading "creative bureaucrat" in the Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2018. Gabriella is also part of the international advisory committee for the Mayor of Seoul on Social Innovation, as well as NACTO's Streets for Kids, The XXII Triennale of Milan, C40´s Knowledge Hub, Harvard`s Mexican Cities Initiative, Canada`s MaRS Lab, amongst others. She was also named one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company magazine in 2018. // URBAN THINKER, EXPERIMENTALIST // technology, research, city, participatory, mobility, multidisciplinary research, thinking things up, governance, cities, documentary, government, justice, consulting, urban, art, culture // Mexico|United Kingdom|London|Mexico City|England
Mexico|United Kingdom|London|Mexico City|England
gabriella Gm
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2020
How online abuse of women has spiraled out of control | Ashley Judd
Enough with online hate speech, sexual harassment and threats of violence against women and marginalized groups. It's time to take the global crisis of online abuse seriously. In this searching, powerful talk, Ashley Judd recounts her ongoing experience of being terrorized on social media for her unwavering activism and calls on citizens of the internet, the tech community, law enforcement and legislators to recognize the offline harm of online harassment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023
Podcasts
Turkey
Photojournalist // Ed Ou (b.1986) is a culturally ambiguous Canadian photojournalist who has been bouncing around the Middle East, former Soviet Union, Africa, and the Americas.
His photography has so far taken him from dark eerie crypts in Madagascar, to radioactive lakes in Kazakhstan, refugee boats in the Gulf of Aden, to animatronic love doll factories in Tokyo.
He started his career early as a teenager, covering the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and the fall of the Islamic Courts in Mogadishu, Somalia while he was studying in the Middle East. He first worked for Reuters and the Associated Press, covering a wide range of news stories in the area. He was also an intern at the New York Times. After university, he moved to Kazakhstan, where he documented the tragic consequences of Soviet nuclear weapons testing in Semipalatinsk. Recently, he has been covering the wave of uprisings that has rocked the Arab World.
Ed has been the recipient of a Global Vision Award, World Understand Award, and Photographer of the Year Award from POYi, a 1st Place Contemporary Issues award from World Press Photo, and other recognition from the Overseas Press Club, Ian Parry Scholarship, Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, UNICEF, among others. He has been selected for a Getty Images Editorial Grant, PDN 30 Under 30, and took part in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. In 2011, he was awarded the City of Perpignan Young Reporter Award.
In 2012, he was selected for the TED Fellows Programme.
He speaks English, Arabic, Mandarin, and gets by in Hebrew and French.
He is represented by Reportage by Getty Images. // Ed Ou (b.1986) is a culturally ambiguous Canadian filmmaker who has been bouncing around the Middle East, former Soviet Union, Africa, and the Americas. He is currently based in Jerusalem.
He started his career early as a teenager, covering the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and the fall of the Islamic Courts in Mogadishu, Somalia while he was studying in the Middle East. He first worked for Reuters and the Associated Press, covering a wide range of news stories in the area. He was also an intern at the New York Times. After university, he moved to Kazakhstan, where he documented the tragic consequences of Soviet nuclear weapons testing in Semipalatinsk. Recently, he has been covering the wave of uprisings that has rocked the Arab World.
Ed has been the recipient of a Global Vision Award, World Understand Award, and Photographer of the Year Award from POYi, a 1st Place Contemporary Issues award from World Press Photo, and other recognition from the Overseas Press Club, Ian Parry Scholarship, Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, UNICEF, among others. He has been selected for a Getty Images Editorial Grant, PDN 30 Under 30, and took part in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. Recently, he was awarded the City of Perpignan Young Reporter Award at Visa Pour L'Image and the Young Reporter Prize from the Prix Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents.
He is represented by Reportage by Getty Images. // Ed Ou (b.1986) is a culturally ambiguous Canadian filmmaker who has been bouncing around the Middle East, former Soviet Union, Africa, and the Americas. He is currently based in Jerusalem.
He started his career early as a teenager, covering the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and the fall of the Islamic Courts in Mogadishu, Somalia while he was studying in the Middle East. He first worked for Reuters and the Associated Press, covering a wide range of news stories in the area. He was also an intern at the New York Times. After university, he moved to Kazakhstan, where he documented the tragic consequences of Soviet nuclear weapons testing in Semipalatinsk. Recently, he has been covering the wave of uprisings that has rocked the Arab World.
Ed has been the recipient of a Global Vision Award, World Understand Award, and Photographer of the Year Award from POYi, a 1st Place Contemporary Issues award from World Press Photo, and other recognition from the Overseas Press Club, Ian Parry Scholarship, Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, UNICEF, among others. He has been selected for a Getty Images Editorial Grant, PDN 30 Under 30, and took part in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. Recently, he was awarded the City of Perpignan Young Reporter Award at Visa Pour L'Image and the Young Reporter Prize from the Prix Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents.
He is represented by Reportage by Getty Images. // Photojournalist // nuclear weapons, journalism, storytelling, refugees, nuclear, war, migration // Istanbul|İstanbul|Türkiye|Turkey
Istanbul|İstanbul|Türkiye|Turkey
Ed Ou
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2023
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How centuries of sci-fi sparked spaceflight
Long before we had rocket scientists, the idea of spaceflight traveled from mind to mind across generations. With great visuals, TED Fellow and NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shows how 300 years of sci-fi tales -- from Edgar Allan Poe to Jules Verne to H.G. Wells and beyond -- sparked a culture of space exploration. A fascinating look at how stories become reality, featuring a goose machine sent to the Moon.
2019
TED Talk
United States
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; The University of British Columbia; University of Oxford; Queen's University; JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory); NASA Ames Research Center; NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Chief Economist at NASA, Alexander MacDonald, has a background in economics and a strong history of involvement in various NASA programs and reports. He has held positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Ames Research Center, as well as at Carnegie Mellon University. MacDonald has authored and edited several NASA reports and received recognition for his work, including the AIAA History Manuscript of the Year Award in 2016. NASA's mission involves exploring the unknown in air and space, innovating for humanity's benefit, and inspiring discovery worldwide. // NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; The University of British Columbia; University of Oxford; Queen's University; JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory); NASA Ames Research Center; NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration // Trying to advance humanity out into space in a collaborative, international, and peaceful manner. What role does the private sector play in space? What role does art play in space/ // Alexander MacDonald, the Chief Economist at NASA, is a distinguished professional with a strong background in economics and extensive experience in various NASA programs. With a notable history of contributions to NASA reports and projects, MacDonald has held key positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ames Research Center, and Carnegie Mellon University. His expertise lies in exploring the economic aspects of space exploration and understanding the role of the private sector in advancing humanity's presence beyond Earth. MacDonald's work reflects a commitment to fostering international collaboration and peaceful exploration of space while also exploring the intersection of art and space exploration. // Aerospace economist // Space economist currrently working at NASA on private space exploration // Alexander MacDonald is the Chief Economist at NASA. He is also the Program Executive for the International Space Station National Laboratory. He was previously the Senior Economic Advisor in the Office of the Administrator and was the founding program executive of NASA's Emerging Space Office within the Office of the Chief Technologist. He is the author and editor of a number of NASA reports including Emerging Space: The Evolving Landscape of 21st Century American Spaceflight, Public-Private Partnerships for Space Capability Development, and Economic Development of Low-Earth Orbit. He is also a former executive staff specialist on commercial space at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a former research faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, and has worked for the Universities Space Research Association while at NASA’s Ames Research Center where he worked on small satellite mission designs and served as the center's first research economist.
He received his undergraduate degree in economics from Queen's University in Canada, his master's degree in economics from the University of British Columbia, and was a Clarendon Scholar at the University of Oxford where he obtained his doctorate on the long-run economic history of American space exploration. He was also an inaugural TED Senior Fellow and received the AIAA History Manuscript of the Year Award in 2016. // Long before we had rocket scientists, the idea of spaceflight traveled from mind to mind across generations. With great visuals, TED Fellow and NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shows how 300 years of sci-fi tales -- from Edgar Allan Poe to Jules Verne to H.G. Wells and beyond -- sparked a culture of space exploration. A fascinating look at how stories become reality, featuring a goose machine sent to the Moon. // Alexander MacDonald, the Chief Economist at NASA, is a distinguished professional with a strong background in economics and extensive experience in various NASA programs. With a notable history of contributions to NASA reports and projects, MacDonald has held key positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ames Research Center, and Carnegie Mellon University. His expertise lies in exploring the economic aspects of space exploration and understanding the role of the private sector in advancing humanity's presence beyond Earth. MacDonald's work reflects a commitment to fostering international collaboration and peaceful exploration of space while also exploring the intersection of art and space exploration. // Aerospace economist // research, history of astronomy and space exploration, space policy, economic growth, space art, space economics, space history, propulsion, economics of space development, policy, satellite, space exploration // USA|Washington|United States|Arlington|Virginia|District of Columbia
USA|Washington|United States|Arlington|Virginia|District of Columbia
Alexander Macdonald
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2019
19:15
Depressed dogs, cats with OCD — what animal madness means for us humans
Behind those funny animal videos, sometimes, are oddly human-like problems. Laurel Braitman studies non-human animals who exhibit signs of mental health issues -- from compulsive bears to self-destructive rats to monkeys with unlikely friends. Braitman asks what we as humans can learn from watching animals cope with depression, sadness and other all-too-human problems.
2014
TED Talk
United States
Writer, secular chaplain-in-training // I'm a writer and a historian of science. Right now I'm working on a book about mental illness in the nonhuman world and what it means about us. I'm also finishing up my PhD at MIT. I've spent the last few years traveling around the world doing my research...which means hanging out with elephants in Thailand and friendly gray whales in Baja, Mexico. I'm also interested in emergent technologies, occupying planet earth, freeing Leonard Peltier, and slashing our defense budget. And I do a lot of work with artists. // Laurel Braitman PhD is a New York Times bestselling author, Director of Writing and Storytelling at Stanford School of Medicine's Medical Arts and Humanities Program and the founder of Writing Medicine, the global community of writing healthcare professionals. Since March 2020, Laurel has helped over 10,000 healthcare workers tell their own stories and those of their patients.
Her own writing is on the subjects of mental health, resilience, the natural sciences, and more. She is author of the memoir “What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey from loss to love” (Simon & Schuster 2023) which Publisher’s Weekly called “perfect for anyone seeking to heal a broken heart.” Her first book, “Animal Madness: Inside their minds”, was a NYT bestseller and has been translated into seven languages.
Laurel’s work has been featured on the BBC, NPR, Good Morning America and Al Jazeera. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, Wired and other publications. She is a Senior TED Fellow.
Laurel splits her time between remote Alaska where her husband runs a 113 year old salmon cannery and her family's commercial citrus and avocado ranch in Southern CA. // Health care workers are under more stress than ever before. How can they protect their mental health while handling new and complex pressures? TED Fellow Laurel Braitman shows how writing and sharing personal stories helps physicians, nurses, medical students and other health professionals connect more meaningfully with themselves and others -- and make their emotional well-being a priority. // Behind those funny animal videos, sometimes, are oddly human-like problems. Laurel Braitman studies non-human animals who exhibit signs of mental health issues -- from compulsive bears to self-destructive rats to monkeys with unlikely friends. Braitman asks what we as humans can learn from watching animals cope with depression, sadness and other all-too-human problems. // Laurel Braitman PhD is a New York Times bestselling author, Director of Writing and Storytelling at Stanford School of Medicine's Medical Arts and Humanities Program and the founder of Writing Medicine, the global community of writing healthcare professionals. Since March 2020, Laurel has helped over 10,000 healthcare workers tell their own stories and those of their patients.
Her own writing is on the subjects of mental health, resilience, the natural sciences, and more. She is author of the memoir “What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey from loss to love” (Simon & Schuster 2023) which Publisher’s Weekly called “perfect for anyone seeking to heal a broken heart.” Her first book, “Animal Madness: Inside their minds”, was a NYT bestseller and has been translated into seven languages.
Laurel’s work has been featured on the BBC, NPR, Good Morning America and Al Jazeera. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, Wired and other publications. She is a Senior TED Fellow.
Laurel splits her time between remote Alaska where her husband runs a 113 year old salmon cannery and her family's commercial citrus and avocado ranch in Southern CA. // Writer, secular chaplain-in-training // research, technology, books, resilience, medical education, science, education, performance, journalism, writing, mental health (care), history of science, anthropology of science & technology, medicine, workers, interdisciplinarity // California|United States|San Francisco|USA
California|United States|San Francisco|USA
Laurel Braitman
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2014
A bold idea to rebuild the working class | Molly Hemstreet
Struggling communities don’t need handouts — they need bold new ways to root wealth. Meet Molly Hemstreet — a TED Fellow, Southern Appalachia native and cofounder of worker support network the Industrial Commons — who’s flipping the script on generational poverty by turning textile waste into $9-per-pound yarn and factory workers into business owners. Discover how her long-haul approach is rebuilding rural economies stitch by stitch, proving that opportunity grows when we stop extracting and start empowering. After the talk, Modupe reflects on how much change-making is site-specific and how you can think about showing up for your communities?
2025
A photographic journey through the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan | Kiana Hayeri
Exposing what life looks like in Afghanistan after a 20-year US occupation and the Taliban's stunning and rapid takeover, TED Fellow and documentary photographer Kiana Hayeri captures harrowing glimpses and multifaceted realities of a war-torn country. Through the lens of her camera, she documents devastation and deferred dreams -- but also resilient hope and spirit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023
Podcasts
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visual Storyteller // Documentary photographer exploring complex topics such as migration, adolescence and sexuality in marginalized communities. // Kiana is a Senior TED fellow, a National Geographic Explorer grantee and a regular contributor to The New York Times and National Geographic. She lived in Afghanistan from 2014 to 2022, not only covering the frontline and the dramatic events of war but also capturing a different and alternative narrative of America’s longest war by focusing on everyday life.
In 2020, Kiana received Tim Hetherington Visionary award and later that year, she was named as the 6th recipient of James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting. In 2021, Kiana received the Robert Capa Gold Medal for her photographic series “Where Prison is Kind of a Freedom,” documenting the lives of Afghan women in Herat Prison. In 2022, Kiana was part of The New York Times reporting team that won The Hal Boyle Award for “The Collapse of Afghanistan” and was shortlisted under International Reporting for the Pulitzer Prize 2022. In the same year, Kiana was named as the winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack. // Exposing what life looks like in Afghanistan after a 20-year US occupation and the Taliban's stunning and rapid takeover, TED Fellow and documentary photographer Kiana Hayeri captures harrowing glimpses and multifaceted realities of a war-torn country. Through the lens of her camera, she documents devastation and deferred dreams -- but also resilient hope and spirit. // Kiana is a Senior TED fellow, a National Geographic Explorer grantee and a regular contributor to The New York Times and National Geographic. She lived in Afghanistan from 2014 to 2022, not only covering the frontline and the dramatic events of war but also capturing a different and alternative narrative of America’s longest war by focusing on everyday life.
In 2020, Kiana received Tim Hetherington Visionary award and later that year, she was named as the 6th recipient of James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting. In 2021, Kiana received the Robert Capa Gold Medal for her photographic series “Where Prison is Kind of a Freedom,” documenting the lives of Afghan women in Herat Prison. In 2022, Kiana was part of The New York Times reporting team that won The Hal Boyle Award for “The Collapse of Afghanistan” and was shortlisted under International Reporting for the Pulitzer Prize 2022. In the same year, Kiana was named as the winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack. // Visual Storyteller // photojournalist, afghanistan, mental health, resilience, marginalized, videography, expose, conflict, iran, peace building, documentary, war, journalist, women, marginalized communities, migration, visual storyteller // Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Sarajevo|Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Sarajevo|Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kiana Hayeri
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2023
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