The unexpected key to boosting your productivity  | Dan Shipper

Ever wished you could stop procrastinating and just be as efficient as a machine? Since you’re a human, that’s not going to happen — but that’s OK, says entrepreneur Dan Shipper. Here’s how you can…

29.03.2023
How do we get the world off fossil fuels quickly and fairly? | TED Countdown

What are the realistic pathways off of fossil fuels and towards a world of abundant clean energy? TED Countdown gathered for its second Dilemma Series — events designed to look at some of the tricky…

27.03.2023
Why all dogs are good dogs | Alexandra Horowitz

Canine cognition expert Alexandra Horowitz offers a peek inside the mind of your dog, sharing solutions to common “misbehaviors” that are often simply the result of a pup’s attempt to communicate in a world that’s…

24.03.2023
How to keep your hometown from becoming a ghost town | John Paget

“My very first film was about a town that disappeared,” says documentarian John Paget. It was the beginning of a lifelong fascination with cities and towns across the US that experienced slow-motion declines — but…

23.03.2023
How to calm your anxiety, from a neuroscientist | Wendy Suzuki

What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities — breathing and movement — that can soothe your nervous system…

22.03.2023
What happens to gas stations when the world goes electric? | Emily Grubert

When the world goes fully electric, what happens to the cars, tools and livelihoods that rely on fossil fuels? Civil engineer and environmental sociologist Emily Grubert visualizes what a clean energy future will look like,…

21.03.2023
3 skills every middle school boy needs | Jerome Hunter

Middle school is a time like no other, as significant biological and emotional changes coincide with profound personal growth, says educator Jerome Hunter. The middle school for boys that he founded centers on a program…

17.03.2023
The surprising psychology behind your urge to break the rules | Paul Bloom

We all experience it: that desire to do something wrong just for the sake of it. Whether it’s walking on manicured grass or sticking your finger in a friend’s ice cream, psychologist Paul Bloom invites…

16.03.2023
Your 3-step guide to setting better boundaries at work | Nedra Glover Tawwab

Know you should establish clear limits at work but not sure how to do it? Here are a few strategies from relationship therapist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab that can help you feel more empowered…

15.03.2023
Who owns the internet of the future? | Ordinary Things

The emergence of data-driven mass surveillance “is threatening to turn privacy into a relic of the 20th century,” says the anonymous YouTube creator known as Ordinary Things. Meanwhile, state-funded troll farms are spreading disinformation and…

14.03.2023