The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole. Since 1906, the global average surface temperature has increased between 1.1 and 1.6 degrees FahThe planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole. Since 1906, the global average surface temperature has increased between 1.1 and 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.6 to 0.9 degrees Celsius)–even more in sensitive polar regions. And the effects of rising temperatures aren’t waiting for some far-flung future–signs of the effects of global warming are appearing right now. The heat is melting glaciers and sea ice, shifting precipitation patterns, and setting animals on the move. Mas ...
Conflict of rights is big human rights issue. In a moving talk, Ciaran Burke offers a surprising view for balancing...
Conflict of rights is big human rights issue. In a moving talk, Ciaran Burke offers a surprising view for balancing this conflict. Can we use human right as ...
"If technology has changed everything, why hasn't diplomacy changed?" Adam explains why governments need to adjust...
"If technology has changed everything, why hasn't diplomacy changed?" Adam explains why governments need to adjust foreign policy in an age of empowered indi...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Through her own story,...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Through her own story, social activist Megan Shinnick points out th...
Eman Osman is Somali and as a 9-year old, she came to Denmark from Kuwait as a refugee. She currently works at the...
Eman Osman is Somali and as a 9-year old, she came to Denmark from Kuwait as a refugee. She currently works at the Immigrant Women's center for a project cal...
When a family falls into crisis — and it sometimes happens, thanks to unemployment, drugs, bad relationships and bad...
When a family falls into crisis — and it sometimes happens, thanks to unemployment, drugs, bad relationships and bad luck — the social services system is sup...
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-biodiversity-so-important-kim-preshoff Our planet’s diverse,...
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-biodiversity-so-important-kim-preshoff Our planet’s diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent f...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Can industry build...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Can industry build community? Andrew Dahlgren was first introduced ...
Surrounded by and populated with deserts, Israel has famously created a green, agricultural oasis out of its arid...
Surrounded by and populated with deserts, Israel has famously created a green, agricultural oasis out of its arid landscape. This was made possible by the in...