The intersection of food, design and art. Read online

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Talk of the week The next big thing is coming from the Bronx, again 9:48 minutes · TED2019 "The hood is good," says Jon Gray of the Bronx, New York-based creative collective Ghetto Gastro. Working at the intersection of food, design and art, Gray and his team honor the soul and history of their community while applying their unbridled creativity and expansive imagination to unexpected, otherworldly collaborations. Learn more about how they're creating and investing in their home borough -- bringing the Bronx to the world and vice versa. Watch now »

THIS WEEK'S NEW TED TALKS How to ask for help — and get a "yes" » You are not alone in your loneliness » Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines » Why kids need to learn about gender and sexuality »

READ THE LATEST ON IDEAS.TED.COM I wrote a haiku every day for a week -- here's what I learned. Attention fellow word nerds: daily haiku-ing can fire up your creativity, sweeten your days and bring you closer to others. Self-doubt can actually help you bloom -- and it all starts with how you talk to yourself. The key to harnessing it starts with self-efficacy, or our confidence in our ability to set ourselves up for success. "How do I write stuff that feels true and will connect other people?": a Q&A with Jonny Sun. The writer explains how vulnerability and jokes helped him find his people online and build a supportive community. TED's giant summer reading list: 151 books to dive into right now. We asked TED speakers, TED-Ed educators and TED Fellows: "What books would you bring with you to a desert island?"

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"From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy," says novelist Elif Shafak. "From isolationists, we will learn the need for global solidarity. And from tribalists, we will learn the beauty of cosmopolitanism." A native of Turkey, Shafak has experienced firsthand the devastation that a loss of diversity can bring -- and she knows the revolutionary power of plurality in response to authoritarianism. In this passionate, personal talk, she reminds us that there are no binaries, in politics, emotions and our identities. "One should never, ever remain silent for fear of complexity," Shafak says.

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Parting thought “The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means more arguing.” Clay Shirky, Social Media Theorist, from Clay Shirky: How the Internet will (one day) transform government

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What almost dying taught me about living

How to begin again after life is interrupted. Read online

This week on TED.com June 22, 2019

Talk of the week Suleika Jaouad: What almost dying taught me about living 17:23 minutes · Filmed Apr 2019 · Posted Jun 2019 · TED2019 "The hardest part of my cancer experience began once the cancer was gone," says author Suleika Jaouad. In this fierce, funny, wisdom-packed talk, she challenges us to think beyond the divide between "sick" and "well," asking: How do you begin again and find meaning after life is interrupted? Watch now »

Playlist of the week New ways to think about death Death is hard to talk about, yet it affects us all. These speakers offer subtle reframes to help us face this fact of life more thoughtfully and with greater compassion. Watch » Total run time 1:47:22

This week's new TED Talks How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it The world-changing promise of synthetic biology and gene editing has a dark side, says Rob Reid. He reviews the risks of a world where more and more people have access to the tools and tech needed to create a doomsday bug -- and suggests it's time we take this danger seriously. 5 challenges we could solve by designing new proteins Proteins are remarkable molecular machines: they digest your food, fire your neurons, power your immune system and so much more. What if we could design new ones, with functions never before seen in nature? (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.) The architectural secrets of the world's ancient wonders How did ancient civilizations move massive stones to build Stonehenge, the Pyramids and the Easter Island statues? In this quick, delightful talk, TED Fellow Brandon Clifford reveals some architectural secrets of the past and shows how we can use these ingenious techniques to build today. The living tech we need to support human life on other planets What would it take to settle Mars? In a talk about the future of space exploration, Lynn Rothschild proposes some bold, creative solutions to making a home off planet Earth -- like "growing" houses out of fungi or using bacteria to help generate electricity.

READ THE LATEST ON IDEAS.TED.COM How to raise kids without rigid gender stereotypes. If adults truly want to support kids, we need to show some courage and embrace some discomfort. How a hospital stay helped Nnedi Okorafor find herself as a writer. Through isolation and pain, her mind opened to a universe of characters, ideas and stories. Why changing how we view pain can help us address the opioid crisis. Too many of us, too often, think of pain as something that needs to be eliminated, says bioethicist Travis Rieder. Caring for a loved one is hard work. Here are six ways you can fight burnout and maintain your own well-being.

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NEW ON THE TED INTERVIEW Andrew McAfee on technology and the future of work. Is the future of our economy scary? Exciting? MIT research scientist Andrew McAfee argues that it's both. Listen on Apple Podcasts.

 

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