 Truth comes from the collision of different ideas, and theater plays an essential role in showing us that truth, says legendary artistic director Oskar Eustis (he's an original producer of Hamilton). In this powerful talk, Eustis shares his vision of what theater can do and be. "Our job is to try to hold up a vision that shows not only who all of us are individually, but that welds us back into the commonality that we need to be," Eustis says. "That's what the theater is supposed to do." Watch »  Public libraries have always been about more than just books. But after seeing people overdose outside the library in Philadelphia where she works, Chera Kowalski took a radical step to help her patrons: She learned how to administer naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of narcotics. The act made her -- and her city -- re-examine the role of libraries in the opiod crisis. In this personal talk, she shares the day-to-day reality of life on the frontline of the opioid crisis. Watch » |  Can technology make people safer from threats like violent extremism, censorship and persecution? In this illuminating talk, technologist Yasmin Green details programs pioneered at one huge company to counter radicalization and online harassment. "If we ever thought that we could build an internet insulated from the dark side of humanity, we were wrong," Green says. "We have to throw our entire selves into building solutions that are as human as the problems they aim to solve." Watch »  What if we could save the fishing industry and protect the ocean at the same time? Marine ecologist Enric Sala shares his bold plan to safeguard the high seas -- some of the last wild places on earth, which fall outside the jurisdiction of any single country -- by creating a giant marine reserve that covers two-thirds of the world's ocean. By protecting the high seas, Sala hopes we can restore the ecological, economic and social benefits of a healthy ocean. Watch » |  When facts are false, decisions are wrong, says editor and TED Fellow Olga Yurkova. To stop the spread of fake news, she and a group of journalists launched StopFake.org, which exposes biased or inaccurate reporting in order to rebuild the trust we've lost in our journalists, leaders and institutions. Learn more about the fight against misinformation as well as two critical ways we can ensure we're not reading (or sharing) fake news. Watch »  What will we find in the twilight zone: the vast, mysterious, virtually unexplored realm hundreds of meters below the ocean's surface? Heidi M. Sosik of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution wants to find out. In this wonder-filled talk, she shares her plan to investigate these uncharted waters, which may hold a million new species. (This ambitious plan is one of the first ideas of The Audacious Project, TED's new initiative to inspire global change.) Watch » | |
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