 In this spectacular rant, marketing prof Scott Galloway breaks down the increasing power of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. How did these four companies come to infiltrate our lives so completely? You'll hear insights and eye-opening stats about their dominance and motivation -- and what happens when a society prizes shareholder value over everything else. Followed by a thoughtful Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson. (Note: This talk contains graphic language.) Watch »  Across the world, the "informal economy" -- made up of small shops and stands, skilled craftspeople and day laborers -- is the invisible engine that keeps the economy running. It's tempting to think of these workers as tax-dodgers, even criminals -- but Niti Bhan, who studies informal markets in Africa, makes the case that this booming segment of the economy is legitimate and worthy of investment. "These are the fertile seeds of businesses and enterprises," Bhan says. "Can we start by recognizing these skills and occupations?" Watch » |  We all know that when we make decisions in large groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups make good decisions? With his colleague Dan Ariely, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman has been inquiring into how we interact to reach decisions -- and performing experiments with live crowds to find out. In this fun, fact-filled explainer video, he shares some intriguing early results on people can think better together. Watch »  Leah Chase's New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase changed the course of American history over gumbo and fried chicken. During the civil rights movement, it was a place where white and black people came together, where activists planned protests and where the police entered but did not disturb, and it continues to operate in the same spirit today. In conversation with TEDWomen Curator Pat Mitchell, the 94-year old Queen of Creole Cuisine shares wisdom from a lifetime of speaking up, building relationships -- and cooking. Watch » | |
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