From village to metropolis, global flooding is on the rise, and traditional approaches to managing the swells won’t cut it, says water resource engineer Virginia Smith....
As chairman of the world’s largest maritime shipping company, Jim Hagemann Snabe thinks a lot about how goods get where they need to go and the...
From Siri to Alexa to Google, virtual assistants already permeate our lives. What will the next generation of these digital helpers look and sound like? Customer...
TED Fellow Tom Osborn wants more young people to have access to the mental health support they need. With the Shamiri Institute, he and his team...
By 2100, the UN estimates that the world’s population will grow to just over 11 billion people. Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti wants us to start thinking about...
Whether you have one follower or a million, we’ve all witnessed nastiness and hate speech on social media. YouTube content creator and mental well-being motivator @Peachy...
“This chair is my legs — this chair is my life,” says accessibility champion Jane Velkovski, who uses a wheelchair after being diagnosed with Spinal Muscular...
The climate crisis has been largely caused by irresponsible adults in developed countries, but it’s the children of developing nations — like Zimbabwean environmental activist Nkosilathi...
@LET IT HAPPEN , a dance trio comprised of Dutch twin sisters Norah and Yarah along with younger sister Rosa, light up the TED stage to...
“I want all families to be made whole, to be reunified, to be together — as is our right,” says writer, poet and student Elizabeth Zion....