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Just and Unjust: A recap of the powerful talks of Session 9 at TED2015

By Thu-Huong Ha, Kate Torgovnick May and Cynthia Betubiza

on Mar 19, 2015

Questions of justice and injustice are the most difficult of our world. There’s no app that can fix these things; simple solutions just don’t exist. And yet, we have to try. In these six talks, speakers share their thoughts on large-scale injustices and give their thoughts on how we can start to dismantle them. The echo of […]

Giant pouched rats, baby corals & the FBI: A recap of TEDFellows Session 2 at TED2015

By Karen Frances Eng

on Mar 17, 2015

In Session 2 of the TED Fellows talks, we learn about the FBI’s use of informants in counterterrorism operations, how giant pouched rats are helping to save lives, laser-delivered HIV drugs, how Silicon Valley companies are working to protect our privacy — and that’s not to mention the piano solo, percussive dance and opera! Sri Lankan […]