More from TED.com  When someone asks you where you're from … do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, those of us who feel at home in the world -- but identify solely with no single city, town or nation. "How can I come from a country?" she asks. "How can a human being come from a concept?" Watch »  For centuries, people have viewed swamps and wetlands as obstacles to avoid. But for photographer Mac Stone, who documents the stories of wildlife in Florida's Everglades, this huge, glorious swamp is a national treasure. Through his stunning photographs, Stone shines a new light on a neglected, ancient and important wilderness. His message: get out and experience it for yourself. "Just do it — put your feet in the water," he says. "The swamp will change you, I promise." Watch » |  Imagine being unable to say, "I am hungry," "I am in pain," "thank you," or "I love you” -- losing your ability to communicate, being trapped inside your body yet aware, surrounded by people yet utterly alone. For 13 long years, that was Martin Pistorius’s reality. In this moving talk, Pistorius tells how he freed himself from a life locked inside his own body. Watch »  More than 40 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's disease -- yet no real progress has been made in the fight against the disease since its classification more than 100 years ago. Samuel Cohen shares a new breakthrough in Alzheimer's research from his lab, and a message of hope. "Alzheimer's is a disease," Cohen says, "and we can cure it." Watch » | |
