TED Talks Daily

"You don't predict the future -- you imagine the future," says sci-fi writer Charlie Jane Anders. In a talk that's part dream, part research-based extrapolation, she takes us on a wild, speculative tour of the delights and challenges the future may hold -- and shows how dreaming up weird, futuristic possibilities empowers us to construct a better tomorrow. This episode originally aired October 14, 2022. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The rapidly evolving field of protein design is revealing solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems, whether it's blocking a virus, breaking down a pollutant or creating brand-new materials. In conversation with TED’s Whitney Pennington Rodgers, biochemist David Baker explores his team’s Nobel Prize-winning work using AI to design new proteins with functions never before seen in nature — achieving breakthroughs that have fundamentally changed the future of science. (This conversation was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. TED Membership is the best way to support and engage with the big ideas you love from TED. To learn more, visit ted.com/membership.) For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In this urgent talk, political scientist Heni Ozi Cukier analyzes the social, economic, political and military conditions that preceded the last two world wars, revealing how historical patterns and today’s geopolitical shifts may be pointing us in a dangerously familiar direction. Connecting past and present, he challenges us to recognize the warning signs — and act before it’s too late. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

As a film and television director, Barry Sonnenfeld had millions of dollars riding on his ability to get his cast and crew to play along — and much of what he learned along the way applies to everyday life. Here, he shares nine bits of wisdom and whimsy gleaned from 40 years in entertainment. So the next time you encounter a screaming bully, you too will know what to do. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Impact investor and Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz unveils a bold vision to bring off-grid solar electricity to 700 million people still living in darkness, transforming lives while slashing emissions. She asks a thought-provoking question: What if this generation could be remembered for finally bringing electricity — and dignity — to everyone on the planet? For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.