Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Humanity now has incredible power to shape nature and the Earth: the power to destroy and the power to […]
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. The climate crisis is too vast and complicated to solve with a silver bullet, says author David Wallace-Wells. What […]
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy — and the worst substance possible for the environment, says entrepreneur […]
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, subtitles, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Rising carbon levels in the atmosphere can make plants grow faster, but there's another hidden consequence: they rob plants […]
As we recklessly warm the planet by pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, some industrial emissions also produce particles that reflect sunshine back into space, putting a check on global warming that we're only starting […]
"For all that's ever been said about climate change, we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts of living in a warming world," says science writer Britt Wray. In this quick talk, she explores […]
The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is the world's third-largest repository of ice, after the North and South Poles — and if current melting rates continue, two-thirds of its glaciers could be gone by the end […]
Humans produce 300 million tons of new plastic each year — yet, despite our best efforts, less than 10 percent of it ends up being recycled. Is there a better way to deal with all […]
Plants are amazing machines — for millions of years, they've taken carbon dioxide out of the air and stored it underground, keeping a crucial check on the global climate. Plant geneticist Joanne Chory is working […]
How often do you think about the air you're breathing? Probably not enough, says entrepreneur and TED Fellow Romain Lacombe. He introduces Flow: a personal air-quality tracker that fits in your hand and monitors pollution […]
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