As the world races toward digital perfection, tech humanist Stephen Remedios tried to optimize the messiest and most imperfect of all human work: parenting. He shares...
Can we eat our way to a stronger democracy? Civic leader Anuj Gupta believes that food is one of our last common denominators. (Recorded at TED...
Do you avoid talking to people you disagree with? Author and mediator Emily Kasriel thinks you should try it out. She explains why engaging with ideas...
Where you live shapes your relationships, your emotions and even how long you live, says community designer Zach DeBoer. After studying what a century of building...
Social entrepreneur Van Jones believes a new human civilization is being born in real time — and that our technology is racing ahead of our wisdom....
Homelessness can feel like an issue that’s too big and complicated to fix, something we’ve learned to walk past. Jen Loving, who leads the nonprofit Destination:...
When you need to make a decision, you might turn to AI for advice. But what happens when you let algorithms decide more and more things...
What does healing look like for a refugee child? That’s the question educational leader Erum Mariam asked when her team built the humanitarian “play labs”: small,...
What’s the best way to make a project more playful? Game designer Eric Zimmerman has a counterintuitive suggestion: a few good rules. Drawing on his experience...