Entries from TED Blog tagged with 'Jared Diamond'

31 March 2009

TED and National Geographic: Shared mission, shared planet, shared stage

National Geographic shares stories that inspire people to care for our world, and TED leverages the power of ideas to change the world. It could be said that we share some common ground.

Unsurprisingly, almost half of the National Geographic Explorers, as well as a few members of their staff, have given TEDTalks. Below the jump is a list of links to all the talks that bring TED and National Geographic together.

Here's National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize 2009 winner Sylvia Earle:

27 October 2008

Why do societies collapse? Jared Diamond on TED.com

Why do societies fail? Taking lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we see it in time -- we can prevent it. (Recorded February 2003 in Monterey, California. Duration: 18:21.)

Watch Jared Diamond's 2003 talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 300+ TEDTalks -- including more talks on changing societies.

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