Google’s chief diversity officer Melonie D. Parker joins journalist and host of the “TED Tech” podcast Sherrell Dorsey for a conversation on fostering belonging and opportunity in the workplace. Learn more about how companies can…

“Democracy is more fun and inviting when you take it into your own hands,” says creator and activist Sofia Ongele. Sharing how she’s using coding and social media to defend democracy, Ongele invites us to…

Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into new research that suggests certain bacteria in your gut can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders. Learn more about how this emerging…

“People told me this was an unadaptable book, so the only logical thing to do was to try to adapt it,” says writer, producer and filmmaker Ava DuVernay of her work taking the award-winning title…

Storyteller Golriz Lucina recounts how the historic sacrifice of Iranian 19th-century poet and mystic Táhirih planted the seeds for the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests today, offering an inspiring lesson in the value of acting with…

After years of brand building, marketing veteran Sylvester Chauke realized that his industry had sold the world on overconsumption, with devastating consequences. He shares how marketers could instead promote sustainability with “honest ads” that do…

“I think of my paintings as alarm clocks,” says artist Isabella Kirkland. “They’re reminders of what’s at stake; the only problem is we keep pushing the snooze button.” Investigating humanity’s relationship to nature, she shares…