Me: Help me, Bjorn Lomborg, I didn’t understand your new TED Talk. Bjorn: Sure, AMA
Danish political scientist Bjørn Lomborg focuses on using economic methods and data to prioritize the world’s problems. In 2005, he ga...
Further reading on China’s investment in Africa … and what it means
In today’s talk, Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo describes how China’s growing presence in Africa is challenging a centuries-old tenet o...
Surfers who stayed: The video documentary “We Are All Radioactive”
Autumn and Yuji are surfers who fell in love on the beach of Motoyoshi, a beautiful spot in Japan above Sendai where northern and southern c...
Why my family left: Tania Luna reflects on the babushkas who stayed behind in Chernobyl
In the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, 350,000 people were presented with the heart-rending decision: to stay in their homes and risk e...
Why Africa is booming: Further watching and reading on the economic turnaround of the continent
In today’s talk, economist Charles Robertson turns up the heat on an idea that’s been simmering for several years: that Africa is seeing rap...
Trita Parsi’s take on Israel warning the United States not to trust Iran
At the UN General Assembly last week, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned the U.S. that they were being fooled by Iran...
X marks the spot: The unique places and spaces of TEDx events
Oh, the places you’ll go with TEDx. This week, we’ve been exploring everything beyond the urban jungle. We followed an explorer to the dark ...
Why mayors have more chance of saving the world than global leaders do
The challenges we face in the 21st century are global in nature. Yet it often seems like we are woefully ill-equipped to address issues such...
The past and future of malaria: A Q&A with Sonia Shah
Hundreds of thousands of people die from malaria every year. So why is it still around? In today’s talk, journalist Sonia Shah takes a...