Victoria highlights the impact innovation can have on seemingly unchangeable ideas and how it can improve upon existing concepts—expanding on what “building ...

Why does everybody wants to reach the top? Jeroen van Baar explains in a very open and engaging way about the problem of our generation. He argues that we sh...

This final episode in our Investigating International Finance series explores the controversial ways in which global finance interacts with the developing world. Western financial firms can buy, restructure, and then sell off companies, often leaving them saddled with debt. We also look at 'land grabbing', the widespread selling and leasing of land in Africa to corporations, which can result in governments evicting local people from their land.

This is the fourth in a series of four videos investigating different areas of the international finance system. Each is a short introduction to a major challenge we face if we want to reform global finance and make it work for people and the planet.

Sigrid Kaag is the highest UN ambassador in Lebanon. She speaks about the relevance of international organizations as the United Nations, for stability in th...

The Tax Policy and Administration Topical Trust Fund supported the increased demand for technical assistance from low- and lower middle-income countries in t...

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this highly insightful talk Gary provides us as insider account ...

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Why are China and India so populous? How did they account for half ...

Religious criticism has a long history. It goes at least as far back as the 5th century BCE in ancient Greece with Diagoras "the atheist" of Melos, and the 1...