Ranked #1
The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs | Dannagal G. Young
The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs | Dannagal G. Young
Social psychologist Dannagal G. Young breaks down the link between our psychology and politics, showing how personality ... Read more
22 Sep 2020
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9mins
Ranked #2
A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom | Tracee Ellis Ross
A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom | Tracee Ellis Ross
The global collection of women's experiences can no longer be ignored, says actress and activist Tracee Ellis Ross. In a... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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10mins
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Ranked #3
How to have better political conversations | Robb Willer
How to have better political conversations | Robb Willer
Robb Willer studies the forces that unite and divide us. As a social psychologist, he researches how moral values -- typ... Read more
20 Jan 2017
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12mins
Ranked #4
Activism needs introverts | Sarah Corbett
Activism needs introverts | Sarah Corbett
For the introverts among us, traditional forms activism like marches, protests and door-to-door canvassing can be intimi... Read more
21 Nov 2017
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13mins
Ranked #5
How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time | Baratunde Thurston
How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time | Baratunde Thurston
Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed t... Read more
29 May 2019
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16mins
Ranked #6
Why governments should prioritize well-being | Nicola Sturgeon
Why governments should prioritize well-being | Nicola Sturgeon
In 2018, Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand established the network of Wellbeing Economy Governments to challenge the acc... Read more
29 Jul 2019
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10mins
Ranked #7
The new political story that could change everything | George Monbiot
The new political story that could change everything | George Monbiot
To get out of the mess we're in, we need a new story that explains the present and guides the future, says author George... Read more
26 Jul 2019
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15mins
Ranked #8
What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? | Brett Hennig
What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? | Brett Hennig
If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and ac... Read more
5 Jun 2018
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9mins
Ranked #9
What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit | Teresa Njoroge
What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit | Teresa Njoroge
In 2011, Teresa Njoroge was convicted of a financial crime she didn't commit -- the result of a long string of false acc... Read more
13 Nov 2017
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12mins
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My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement -- and how I got out | Christian Picciolini
My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement -- and how I got out | Christian Picciolini
At 14, Christian Picciolini went from naïve teenager to white supremacist -- and soon, the leader of the first neo-Nazi ... Read more
28 Mar 2018
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20mins
Ranked #11
3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do | Stacey Abrams
3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do | Stacey Abrams
How you respond to setbacks is what defines your character, says Stacey Abrams, the first Black woman in the history of ... Read more
4 Dec 2018
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12mins
Ranked #12
What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media | Mikhail Zygar
What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media | Mikhail Zygar
History is written by the victors, as the saying goes -- but what would it look like if it was written by everyone? Jour... Read more
18 Jul 2018
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4mins
Ranked #13
Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit | Lindsay Malloy
Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit | Lindsay Malloy
Why do juveniles falsely confess to crimes? What makes them more vulnerable than adults to this shocking, counterintuiti... Read more
3 Jul 2018
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14mins
Ranked #14
How we can start to heal the pain of racial division | Ruby Sales
How we can start to heal the pain of racial division | Ruby Sales
"Where does it hurt?" It's a question that activist and educator Ruby Sales has traveled the US asking, looking deeply a... Read more
1 Feb 2019
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20mins
Ranked #15
Capitalism isn't an ideology -- it's an operating system | Bhu Srinivasan
Capitalism isn't an ideology -- it's an operating system | Bhu Srinivasan
Bhu Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking about capitalis... Read more
12 Feb 2018
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6mins
Ranked #16
A vision for the future of Sierra Leone | Julius Maada Bio
A vision for the future of Sierra Leone | Julius Maada Bio
When Julius Maada Bio first seized political power in Sierra Leone in 1996, he did so to improve the lives of its citize... Read more
3 Jul 2019
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16mins
Ranked #17
Creativity builds nations | Muthoni Drummer Queen
Creativity builds nations | Muthoni Drummer Queen
In a hopeful talk followed by an empowering performance, musician and TED Fellow Muthoni Drummer Queen shares how indust... Read more
27 Sep 2019
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11mins