Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. As many as 3,000 languages could disappear within the next 80 years, all but silencing entire cultures. In this […]
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Civilization rests upon the existence of language, says language creator David Peterson. In a talk that's equal parts passionate […]
As Asian economies and governments continue to gain power, the West needs to find ways to adapt to the new global order, says author and diplomat Kishore Mahbubani. In an insightful look at international politics, […]
In a forward-looking talk, author Bina Venkataraman answers a pivotal question of our time: How can we secure our future and do right by future generations? She parses the mistakes we make when imagining the […]
In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the […]
One night in 2002, a buddy gave Jorge Drexler the chorus to a tune and challenged him to write the rest of it using a complex, poetic type called the "Décima." In this interesting talk, […]
To make the world work, we need leaders who consider the requirements of every guy, woman, kid and animal on earth– not just their own citizens. With the International Vote, an online platform that lets […]
Sarah Parcak uses satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth to reveal covert ancient treasures buried underneath our feet. There's a lot to find; in the Egyptian Delta alone, Parcak estimates we have actually excavated […]
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