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Ian Barnes: What archaeology and DNA can teach us about prehistoric migration - test

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Ian Bremmer: Can America come together after the Trump assassination attempt? - test

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Ian Bremmer: How far away is a ceasefire? An update on Gaza and the Rafah invasion - test

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Ian Bremmer: How the US should use its superpower status - test

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Ian Bremmer: The Israel-Hamas war — and what it means for the world - test

• Ian Bremmer How far away is a ceasefire? An update on Gaza and the Rafah invasion (64) test
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Ian Bremmer: The US vs. itself — and other top global risks in 2024 - test

• Ian Bremmer Can America come together after the Trump assassination attempt? (50) test
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Ian Bremmer: The next global superpower isn't who you think - test

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Ian Bremmer: War in Ukraine -- and what it means for the world order - test

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Ian Bremmer: When Biden met Xi (and what's going on with the US and China) - test

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Ian Goldin: Navigating our global future - test

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Ian Kerner: A sex therapist's secret to rediscovering your spark - test

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Ilan Stavans: Romance and revolution the poetry of Pablo Neruda - test

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Ilan Stavans: The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death - test

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Ilan Stavans: Who decides what's in the dictionary? - test

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• Erin McKean Go ahead, make up new words! (44) test
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Ilan Stavans: Why should you read "Don Quixote"? - test

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• Bruce Feiler The secret to mastering life's biggest transitions (14) test
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Ilan Stavans: Will the real Fernando please stand up? - test

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Ilissa Ocko: The fastest way to slow climate change now - test

• Millie Chu Baird The satellite helping slow climate change — right now (61) test
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• Countdown The 55 gigaton challenge (40) test

Ilona Stengel: The role of human emotions in science and research - test

• Michael Nielsen Open science now! (30) test
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• Angelo Vermeulen How to go to space, without having to go to space (29) test
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Ilona Szabó de Carvalho: 4 lessons I learned from taking a stand against drugs and gun violence - test

• Ethan Nadelmann Why we need to end the War on Drugs (47) test
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Ilya Sutskever: The exciting, perilous journey toward AGI - test

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• Max Tegmark How to get empowered, not overpowered, by AI (43) test
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• Margaret Mitchell How we can build AI to help humans, not hurt us (38) test
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Imogen Heap: "Wait It Out" - test

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• Alexander Leitner Can time be wasted? (21) test
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Imogen Malpas: Can we see time? Exploring synesthesia - test

• Andrew Zimmerman Jones Does time exist? (44) test
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Imran Chaudhri: The disappearing computer -- and a world where you can take AI everywhere - test

• Margaret Mitchell How we can build AI to help humans, not hurt us (39) test
• Kevin Kelly Technology's epic story (39) test
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Indre Viskontas: How music makes me a better neuroscientist - test

• Joey Alexander An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz (55) test
• Michael Tilson Thomas Music and emotion through time (55) test
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Inge Missmahl: Bringing peace to the minds of Afghanistan - test

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Ingrid Betancourt: What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith - test

• Damon Davis Courage is contagious (35) test
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Ingrid Fetell Lee: Where joy hides and how to find it - test

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Inés Hercovich: Why women stay silent after sexual assault - test

• Laura Bates Everyday sexism (32) test
• Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger Our story of rape and reconciliation (27) test
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Ioannis Papachimonas: How computers translate human language - test

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Ione Wells: How we talk about sexual assault online - test

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Ipsita Dasgupta: To challenge the status quo, find a "co-conspirator" - test

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Iqbal Quadir: How mobile phones can fight poverty - test

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Irina Karamanos Adrian: It's time to rethink the role of First Lady - test

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Irina Kareva: Math can help uncover cancer's secrets - test

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Irma L. Olguin Jr.: How to turn around a city - test

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Irwin Redlener: How to survive a nuclear attack - test

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Isaac Lidsky: What reality are you creating for yourself? - test

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Isaac Mizrahi: Fashion and creativity - test

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Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion - test

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Isaac Saul: 3 ideas for communicating across the political divide - test

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Isabel Allende: How to live passionately—no matter your age - test

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Isabel Allende: Tales of passion - test

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Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans - test

• Steve Keil A manifesto for play, for Bulgaria and beyond (56) test
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Isabel Wilkerson: The Great Migration and the power of a single decision - test

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Isabella Kirkland: The beauty of wildlife — and an artistic call to protect it - test

• Emma Marris Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it (31) test
• Tracy Chevalier Finding the story inside the painting (30) test
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• Jane Goodall Every day you live, you impact the planet (27) test
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Isabelle Boemeke: Nuclear power is our best hope to ditch fossil fuels - test

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Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle - test

• Scott Dinsmore How to find work you love (27) test
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• Dave Isay Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear (24) test
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Iseult Gillespie: A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld - test

• Alex Gendler The myth of Sisyphus (18) test
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Iseult Gillespie: Everything you need to know to read "Frankenstein" - test

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Iseult Gillespie: Everything you need to know to read "The Canterbury Tales" - test

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Iseult Gillespie: Frida Kahlo The woman behind the legend - test

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Iseult Gillespie: How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - test

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Iseult Gillespie: How to see more and care less The art of Georgia O'Keeffe - test

• Amy Herman A lesson on looking (25) test
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• Laolu Senbanjo "The Sacred Art of the Ori" (23) test
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Iseult Gillespie: Love vs. Honor The Irish myth of Diarmuid's betrayal - test

• Casey Gerald The gospel of doubt (15) test
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Iseult Gillespie: Savitri and Satyavan The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - test

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Iseult Gillespie: The Greek myth of Demeter's revenge - test

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Iseult Gillespie: The Irish myth of the Giant's Causeway - test

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Iseult Gillespie: The Japanese folktale of the selfish scholar - test

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Iseult Gillespie: The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon - test

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Iseult Gillespie: The Norse myth that inspired "The Lord of the Rings" - test

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Iseult Gillespie: The fall of the House of Cadmus - test

• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Arachne (13) test
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Iseult Gillespie: The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky - test

• Antonio Donato Nobre The magic of the Amazon A river that flows invisibly all around us (35) test
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• Fahad Al-Attiya A country with no water (28) test
• Lana Mazahreh 3 thoughtful ways to conserve water (27) test
• Balsher Singh Sidhu Are we running out of clean water? (27) test

Iseult Gillespie: The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir - test

• Nina Medvinskaya Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions (22) test
• Nigel Marsh How to make work-life balance work (21) test
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• Karen Gurney The truth about faking orgasms (20) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Arachne - test

• Alex Gendler The myth of Loki and the master builder (24) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Zeus' test (15) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Prometheus (15) test
• Kay Almere Read The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god (13) test
• Iseult Gillespie The fall of the House of Cadmus (13) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Hades and Persephone - test

• Dr. Matt J. Carlson Free falling in outer space (20) test
• Iseult Gillespie The tragic myth of the Sun God's son (19) test
• Alex Gendler The myth of Sisyphus (18) test
• Oliver Jeffers An ode to living on Earth (16) test
• Frans Lanting The story of life in photographs (16) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Ireland's two greatest warriors - test

• Shannon Zhao The myth of the original star-crossed lovers (17) test
• Sebastian Junger Why veterans miss war (15) test
• Kenny Coogan Licking bees and pulping trees The reign of a wasp queen (13) test
• Walter R. Tschinkel Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids the life of a fire ant queen (13) test
• Natalie Warne Being young and making an impact (12) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece - test

• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Jason and the Argonauts (33) test
• Adrienne Mayor The Greek myth of Talos, the first robot (16) test
• Iseult Gillespie The tale of the boy who tricked the Devil (12) test
• Iseult Gillespie The Greek myth of Demeter's revenge (12) test
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Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Jason and the Argonauts - test

• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece (33) test
• Alex Gendler The myth of Hercules (17) test
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• Justin Baldoni Why I'm done trying to be "man enough" (13) test
• Tony Porter A call to men (13) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe - test

• Tom Honey Why would God create a tsunami? (25) test
• Scott A. Mellor How Thor got his hammer (25) test
• Carlos Reif Why do we kiss under mistletoe? (23) test
• Alex Gendler The myth of Loki and the master builder (20) test
• Iseult Gillespie The Norse myth that inspired "The Lord of the Rings" (18) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Loki's monstrous children - test

• Scott A. Mellor The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants (16) test
• Scott A. Mellor How Thor got his hammer (16) test
• Regina Mossotti The company of wolves (14) test
• Alex Gendler The myth of Loki and the master builder (14) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe (14) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Narcissus and Echo - test

• Mandy Len Catron A better way to talk about love (17) test
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• Cynthia Ong Redefining how we love (16) test
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• Valarie Kaur 3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage (16) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Oisín and the land of eternal youth - test

• Lindsey Schneider Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement (24) test
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• Carlos Bautista The awful logic of land mines -- and an app that helps people avoid them (19) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Pandora's box - test

• Zach King The trick to regaining your childlike wonder (33) test
• Alex Gendler Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? (22) test
• Dustin Yellin A journey through the mind of an artist (20) test
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• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Prometheus (18) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Pegasus and the chimera - test

• Iseult Gillespie The tale of the boy who tricked the Devil (12) test
• Alex Gendler The myth of Loki and the master builder (10) test
• Stephen Wilkes The passing of time, caught in a single photo (9) test
• Kirsten Banks The aboriginal knowledge stored in the stars (9) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece (9) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Prometheus - test

• Iseult Gillespie Everything you need to know to read "Frankenstein" (28) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Pandora's box (18) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Arachne (15) test
• Iseult Gillespie A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld (15) test
• Alex Gendler The myth of Sisyphus (14) test

Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Zeus' test - test

• Alex Gendler The myth of Loki and the master builder (20) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Arachne (15) test
• Niels van Namen Why the hospital of the future will be your own home (12) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Prometheus (12) test
• Pico Iyer Where is home? (11) test

Iseult Gillespie: The secret student resistance to Hitler - test

• Anjan Sundaram Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre (23) test
• Ricardo Semler How to run a company with (almost) no rules (23) test
• Zarlasht Halaimzai What it's like to be a war refugee (22) test
• Keith Lowe Why we need to stop obsessing over World War II (21) test
• Jamila Raqib The secret to effective nonviolent resistance (21) test

Iseult Gillespie: The tale of the boy who tricked the Devil - test

• Gowri Shankar A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery (21) test
• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Oisín and the land of eternal youth (18) test
• Sydney Iaukea The Hawaiian story of the king's betrayal (18) test
• Romulus Whitaker The real danger lurking in the water (15) test
• Shunan Teng How the Monkey King escaped the underworld (15) test

Iseult Gillespie: The tale of the doctor who defied Death - test

• Kelli Swazey Life that doesn't end with death (38) test
• Kevin Toolis What the Irish wake teaches us about living and dying (33) test
• Alua Arthur Why thinking about death helps you live a better life (31) test
• Alison Killing There’s a better way to die, and architecture can help (31) test
• Michelle Knox Talk about your death while you're still healthy (30) test

Iseult Gillespie: The tragic myth of the Sun God's son - test

• Iseult Gillespie The myth of Hades and Persephone (19) test
• Cynthia Fay Davis The myth of the moon goddess (18) test
• Gordon Williamson The Sun's surprising movement across the sky (17) test
• Colin Grant How our stories cross over (15) test
• Paula Stone Williams and Jonathan Williams The story of a parent's transition and a son's redemption (14) test

Iseult Gillespie: The wicked wit of Jane Austen - test

• Mandy Len Catron A better way to talk about love (26) test
• Mandy Len Catron Falling in love is the easy part (26) test
• Skye C. Cleary Why do we love? A philosophical inquiry (26) test
• Helen Fisher Why we love, why we cheat (26) test
• Cynthia Ong Redefining how we love (26) test

Iseult Gillespie: Who is the fastest creature in mythology? - test

• Kathryn Bouskill The unforeseen consequences of a fast-paced world (23) test
• Tucker Hiatt How fast are you moving right now? (20) test
• Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor How do wind turbines work? (20) test
• Alyssa-Amor Gibbons How to design climate-resilient buildings (17) test
• Fabio Pacucci and Lindsay DeMarchi How far have you traveled in your lifetime? (17) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why is this painting so shocking? - test

• Zarlasht Halaimzai What it's like to be a war refugee (23) test
• Gabrielle Rifkind How to prevent — or stop — a war (22) test
• P.W. Singer Military robots and the future of war (20) test
• James Nachtwey My wish Let my photographs bear witness (19) test
• Keith Lowe Why we need to stop obsessing over World War II (18) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream?" - test

• Kate Messner How to build a fictional world (20) test
• Stuart Brown Play is more than just fun (19) test
• Steve Keil A manifesto for play, for Bulgaria and beyond (19) test
• Isabel Behncke Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans (18) test
• Ethan Hawke Give yourself permission to be creative (17) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read Charles Dickens? - test

• Iseult Gillespie The wicked wit of Jane Austen (18) test
• Mark Mortensen Is remote work better than being in the office? It's complicated (18) test
• Elif Shafak The politics of fiction (17) test
• Marian Bantjes Intricate beauty by design (17) test
• Sarah Aviram Does more freedom at work mean more fulfillment? (16) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read "Fahrenheit 451"? - test

• Kate Messner How to build a fictional world (22) test
• Keith Lowe Why we need to stop obsessing over World War II (20) test
• Alex Kipman A futuristic vision of the age of holograms (19) test
• Cleo Wade Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care (19) test
• Jennifer D. Sciubba The truth about human population decline (19) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read Flannery O'Connor? - test

• Elif Shafak The politics of fiction (21) test
• Tyler Cowen Be suspicious of simple stories (20) test
• Billy Graham On technology and faith (20) test
• Yann Arthus-Bertrand A wide-angle view of fragile Earth (19) test
• Amy Tan Where does creativity hide? (19) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read "Hamlet"? - test

• Stuart Brown Play is more than just fun (26) test
• Steve Keil A manifesto for play, for Bulgaria and beyond (23) test
• Isabel Behncke Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans (20) test
• April Gudenrath Insults by Shakespeare (19) test
• Yana Buhrer Tavanier How to recover from activism burnout (18) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read "Kafka on the Shore"? - test

• Francisco Díez-Buzo Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? (18) test
• Keith Lowe Why we need to stop obsessing over World War II (18) test
• Nigel Marsh How to make work-life balance work (17) test
• Guy Winch How to turn off work thoughts during your free time (16) test
• Zarlasht Halaimzai What it's like to be a war refugee (16) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read "Midnight's Children"? - test

• Helen Pearson Lessons from the longest study on human development (25) test
• Kiran Sethi Kids, take charge (24) test
• Hans Rosling Religions and babies (23) test
• Marian Wright Edelman Reflections from a lifetime fighting to end child poverty (22) test
• Georgette Mulheir The tragedy of orphanages (22) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read Shakespeare's "The Tempest"? - test

• Steve Keil A manifesto for play, for Bulgaria and beyond (23) test
• Stuart Brown Play is more than just fun (23) test
• Julie Taymor Spider-Man, The Lion King and life on the creative edge (20) test
• Eric Liu How to understand power (20) test
• Jeremy Heimans What new power looks like (20) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read Sylvia Plath? - test

• Charita Gainey How Phillis Wheatley captured the attention of the world (22) test
• Stephen Burt Why people need poetry (21) test
• William Sieghart The connective potential of poetry (19) test
• Billy Collins Everyday moments, caught in time (18) test
• Alua Arthur Why thinking about death helps you live a better life (17) test

Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read "Waiting for Godot"? - test

• Suzanne Talhouk Don't kill your language (17) test
• Poet Ali The language of being human (17) test
• Nina Medvinskaya Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions (16) test
• Walter De Brouwer How AI is learning what it means to be human (15) test
• Brian S. Lowery How to live a meaningful life (15) test

Isha Datar: How we could eat real meat without harming animals - test

• Bruce Friedrich The next global agricultural revolution (46) test
• Uma Valeti Is cultivated meat the future of food? (45) test
• Jacy Reese Anthis Why we should end animal agriculture (43) test
• Carolyn Beans Which is better for you "Real" meat or "fake" meat? (42) test
• Andras Forgacs Leather and meat without killing animals (39) test

Ishan Bhabha: How to foster productive and responsible debate - test

• Claire Wardle How you can help transform the internet into a place of trust (25) test
• Ashley Judd How online abuse of women has spiraled out of control (23) test
• Martin Hilpert What makes a language... a language? (22) test
• Bill Ackman An activist investor on challenging the status quo (21) test
• Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer The sibling rivalry that divided a town (19) test

Ismael Nazario: What I learned as a kid in jail - test

• Henrietta Fore How we can help young people build a better future (51) test
• Victor Rios Help for kids the education system ignores (48) test
• Mohan Sivaloganathan The breakthrough power of young leaders (45) test
• Deeyah Khan What we don't know about Europe's Muslim kids (44) test
• Alice Goffman How we're priming some kids for college — and others for prison (44) test

Itamar Mann: A new approach to defending the human rights of migrants - test

• Shannon Odell Should you be suing your government? (39) test
• Joseph Shin How doctors can help fix the broken US asylum system (31) test
• Peter Gabriel Fight injustice with raw video (27) test
• Auret van Heerden Making global labor fair (27) test
• Yoruba Richen What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement (27) test

Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors - test

• Ge Wang The DIY orchestra of the future (44) test
• David Byrne How architecture helped music evolve (43) test
• Michael Tilson Thomas Music and emotion through time (42) test
• Tod Machover + Dan Ellsey Inventing instruments that unlock new music (42) test
• Joey Alexander An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz (42) test

Ivan Coyote: Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms - test

• Jackson Bird How to talk (and listen) to transgender people (49) test
• Samy Nour Younes A short history of trans people's long fight for equality (42) test
• Nicole Maines The trans story includes you (40) test
• Edi Rama Take back your city with paint (39) test
• Scott Dinsmore How to find work you love (38) test

Ivan Krastev: Can democracy exist without trust? - test

• Wael Ghonim Inside the Egyptian revolution (46) test
• César Hidalgo A bold idea to replace politicians (45) test
• Max Rashbrooke 3 ways to upgrade democracy for the 21st century (44) test
• Scott Dinsmore How to find work you love (43) test
• The TED Interview David Brooks on political healing (43) test

Ivan Oransky: Are we over-medicalized? - test

• John Wilbanks Let's pool our medical data (28) test
• Erez Yoeli How to motivate people to do good for others (28) test
• Jeff Skoll My journey into movies that matter (27) test
• Nick Turner and Whitney Pennington Rodgers How to fix two of the most broken systems in the US (27) test
• Daniel Levitin How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed (27) test

Ivan Poupyrev: Everything around you can become a computer - test

• Kevin Kelly Technology's epic story (37) test
• Pranav Mistry The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology (35) test
• Sherry Turkle Connected, but alone? (35) test
• Aleph Molinari Let's bridge the digital divide! (35) test
• Imran Chaudhri The disappearing computer -- and a world where you can take AI everywhere (34) test

Ivan Seah Yu Jun: What is Alzheimer's disease? - test

• Samuel Cohen Alzheimer's is not normal aging — and we can cure it (41) test
• Lisa Genova What you can do to prevent Alzheimer's (38) test
• Matt Walker What's the connection between sleep and Alzheimer's disease? (35) test
• Siddharthan Chandran Can the damaged brain repair itself? (31) test
• Li-Huei Tsai Could we treat Alzheimer's with light and sound? (29) test

Ivonne Roman: How policewomen make communities safer - test

• Cecile Richards The political progress women have made -- and what's next (37) test
• Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing (33) test
• Dr. Phillip Atiba Solomon How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing (33) test
• H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf How women will lead us to freedom, justice and peace (32) test
• Shad Begum How women in Pakistan are creating political change (31) test

Iwan Baan: Ingenious homes in unexpected places - test

• Amanda Burden How public spaces make cities work (41) test
• Smruti Jukur Johari What if the poor were part of city planning? (41) test
• Kent Larson Brilliant designs to fit more people in every city (39) test
• Robert Neuwirth The hidden world of shadow cities (38) test
• Theaster Gates How to revive a neighborhood with imagination, beauty and art (38) test

Iyad Rahwan: What moral decisions should driverless cars make? - test

• Travis Kalanick Uber's plan to get more people into fewer cars (42) test
• Shai Agassi A new ecosystem for electric cars (41) test
• Alex Koster What will the dream car of the future be like? (40) test
• Jennifer Healey If cars could talk, accidents might be avoidable (39) test
• Chris Urmson How a driverless car sees the road (39) test

iO Tillett Wright: Fifty shades of gay - test

• Scott Dinsmore How to find work you love (53) test
• Brian S. Lowery and Kylan Gibbs What makes us human in the age of AI? A psychologist and a technologist answer (50) test
• John Biewen The lie that invented racism (50) test
• Wael Ghonim Inside the Egyptian revolution (49) test
• John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson The fight for civil rights and freedom (48) test

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