Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Medical tech designed to meet Africa's needs | Soyapi Mumba
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In sub-Saharan Africa, power outages, low technology penetration, slow internet and understaffed hos...
How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities | Mindy Scheier
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a favorite T-shirt or pair of jeans that transforms you and makes you feel confident -- ...
Inside Africa's thriving art scene | Touria El Glaoui
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art curator Touria El Glaoui is on a mission to showcase vital new art from African nations and the ...
Mammoths resurrected, geoengineering and other thoughts from a futurist | Stewart Brand and Chris Anderson
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stewart Brand is a futurist, counterculturist and visionary with a very wide-ranging mind. In conver...
What we don't teach kids about sex | Sue Jaye Johnson
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, it's our job to teach our kids about sex. But beyond "the talk," which covers biology an...
Our treatment of HIV has advanced. Why hasn't the stigma changed? | Arik Hartmann
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The treatment of HIV has significantly advanced over the past three decades -- why hasn't our percep...
3 thoughtful ways to conserve water | Lana Mazahreh
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
According to the UN, nearly one in three people worldwide live in a country facing a water crisis, a...
How adoption worked for me | Christopher Ategeka
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Talent is universal, but opportunity isn't, says TED Fellow Christopher Ategeka. In this charming, h...
The single biggest reason why startups succeed | Bill Gross
29 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others -- and he got curious about why ...
The untapped genius that could change science for the better | Jedidah Isler
28 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jedidah Isler dreamt of becoming an astrophysicist since she was a young girl, but the odds were aga...
Strange answers to the psychopath test | Jon Ronson
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, a...
How to make hard choices | Ruth Chang
26 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up...
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | Robert Waldinger
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not ...
How frustration can make us more creative | Tim Harford
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Challenges and problems can derail your creative process ... or they can make you more creative than...
"Good" and "bad" are incomplete stories we tell ourselves | Heather Lanier
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Lanier's daughter Fiona has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a genetic condition that results in de...
The next generation of African architects and designers | Christian Benimana
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Benimana wants to build a network of architects who can help Africa's booming cities flour...
A mother and son united by love and art | Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An art school professor once told Deborah Willis that she, as a woman, was taking a place from a goo...
The power of citizen video to create undeniable truths | Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Could smartphones and cameras be our most powerful weapon for social justice? Through her organizati...
A vehicle built in Africa, for Africa | Joel Jackson
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Jackson wants to reimagine transportation around the needs of the African consumer. He's design...
How China is changing the future of shopping | Angela Wang
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
China is a huge laboratory of innovation, says retail expert Angela Wang, and in this lab, everythin...
A new weapon in the fight against superbugs | David Brenner
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we've tried to develop new drugs faster ...
Success stories from Kenya's first makerspace | Kamau Gachigi
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Africa needs engineers, but its engineering students often end up working at auditing firms and bank...
Lessons from a solar storm chaser | Miho Janvier
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Space physicist Miho Janvier studies solar storms: giant clouds of particles that escape from the Su...
Free yourself from your filter bubbles | Joan Blades and John Gable
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Blades and John Gable want you to make friends with people who vote differently than you do. A ...
Adventures of an interplanetary architect | Xavier de Kestelier
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How will we live elsewhere in the galaxy? On Earth, natural resources for creating structures are ab...
How augmented reality could change the future of surgery | Nadine Hachach-Haram
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you're undergoing surgery, you want the best surgical team to collaborate on your case, no matter...
How urban agriculture is transforming Detroit | Devita Davison
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's something amazing growing in the city of Detroit: healthy, accessible, delicious, fresh food...
What makes something go viral? | Dao Nguyen
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What's the secret to making content people love? Join BuzzFeed's Publisher Dao Nguyen for a glimpse ...
How can groups make good decisions? | Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they ...
How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime | Alistair Gray
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What's the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit inves...
The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it | Dan Gartenberg
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's nothing quite like a good night's sleep. What if technology could help us get more out of it...
A Republican mayor's plan to replace partisanship with policy | GT Bynum
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Conventional wisdom says that to win an election, you need to play to your constituencies' basest, m...
The new generation of computers is programming itself | Sebastian Thrun and Chris Anderson
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Educator and entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun wants us to use AI to free humanity of repetitive work and...
Fashion has a pollution problem -- can biology fix it? | Natsai Audrey Chieza
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Natsai Audrey Chieza is a designer on a mission -- to reduce pollution in the fashion industry while...
The future of good food in China | Matilda Ho
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh food free of chemicals and pesticides is hard to come by in China: in 2016, the Chinese govern...
How we're using drones to deliver blood and save lives | Keller Rinaudo
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Keller Rinaudo wants everyone on earth to have access to basic health care, no matter how hard it is...
The science of cells that never get old | Elizabeth Blackburn
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What makes our bodies age ... our skin wrinkle, our hair turn white, our immune systems weaken? Biol...
How to speak so that people want to listen | Julian Treasure
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help. In ...
An interview with the Queen of Creole Cuisine | Leah Chase
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Leah Chase's New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase changed the course of American history over gumbo an...
Activism needs introverts | Sarah Corbett
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For the introverts among us, traditional forms activism like marches, protests and door-to-door canv...
How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions | Scott Galloway
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The combined market capitalization of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google is now equivalent to the GD...
The hidden opportunities of the informal economy | Niti Bhan
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Niti Bhan studies business strategy for Africa's informal markets: the small shops and stands, skill...
Why do I make art? To build time capsules for my heritage | Kayla Briët
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kayla Briët creates art that explores identity and self-discovery -- and the fear that her culture ...
How my dad's dementia changed my idea of death (and life) | Beth Malone
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With warmth and grace, Beth Malone tells the deeply personal story of her dad's struggle with fronto...
How the military fights climate change | David Titley
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Military leaders have known for millennia that the time to prepare for a challenge is before it hits...
The Housing First approach to homelessness | Lloyd Pendleton
14 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think would happen if you invited an individual with mental health issues who had been h...
How to talk (and listen) to transgender people | Jackson Bird
14 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gender should be the least remarkable thing about someone, but transgender people are still too ofte...
What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit | Teresa Njoroge
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011, Teresa Njoroge was convicted of a financial crime she didn't commit -- the result of a long...
How judges can show respect | Victoria Pratt
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In halls of justice around the world, how can we ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect...
The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions | Robert Muggah
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With fantastic new maps that show interactive, visual representations of urban fragility, Robert Mug...
We should aim for perfection -- and stop fearing failure | Jon Bowers
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes trying your best isn't enough; when the situation demands it, you need to be perfect. For ...
Why wildfires have gotten worse -- and how we can stop them | Paul Hessburg
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Megafires, individual fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are on the rise in the western United...
I survived a terrorist attack. Here's what I learned | Gill Hicks
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gill Hicks's story is one of compassion and humanity, emerging from the ashes of chaos and hate. A s...
For the love of birds | Washington Wachira
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
From the glorious crested guinea fowl to the adulterous African jacana to vultures that can pick a z...
How we can end sexual harassment at work | Gretchen Carlson
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Gretchen Carlson spoke out about her experience of workplace sexual harassment, it inspired wom...
The global learning crisis -- and what to do about it | Amel Karboul
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The most important infrastructure we have is educated minds, says former Tunisian government ministe...
Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa | Nnedi Okorafor
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"My science fiction has different ancestors -- African ones," says writer Nnedi Okorafor. In between...
How to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction | Lauren Sallan
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Congratulations! By being here, alive, you are one of history's winners -- the culmination of a succ...
Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air? | Tim Kruger
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Could we cure climate change? Geoengineering researcher Tim Kruger wants to try. He shares one promi...
The future of storytelling | Shonda Rhimes and Cyndi Stivers
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"We all feel a compelling need to watch stories, to tell stories ... to discuss the things that tell...
We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads | Zeynep Tufekci
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says technosociolog...
The awful logic of land mines -- and an app that helps people avoid them | Carlos Bautista
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fifty years of armed conflict in Colombia has left the countryside riddled with land mines that maim...
How we'll earn money in a future without jobs | Martin Ford
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Machines that can think, learn and adapt are coming -- and that could mean that we humans will end u...
Want a more innovative company? Hire more women | Rocío Lorenzo
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to ...
Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre | Anjan Sundaram
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A war zone can pass for a mostly peaceful place when no one is watching, says investigative journali...
The world doesn't need more nuclear weapons | Erika Gregory
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today nine nations collectively control more than 15,000 nuclear weapons, each hundreds of times mor...
Want kids to learn well? Feed them well | Sam Kass
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What can we expect our kids to learn if they're hungry or eating diets full of sugar and empty of nu...
The lies we tell pregnant women | Sofia Jawed-Wessel
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"When we tell women that sex isn't worth the risk during pregnancy, what we're telling her is that h...
A better way to talk about love | Mandy Len Catron
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In love, we fall. We're struck, we're crushed, we swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy a...
If a story moves you, act on it | Sisonke Msimang
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stories are necessary, but they're not as magical as they seem, says writer Sisonke Msimang. In this...
Art made of the air we breathe | Emily Parsons-Lord
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Parsons-Lord re-creates air from distinct moments in Earth's history -- from the clean, fresh-...
Buildings that blend nature and city | Jeanne Gang
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A skyscraper that channels the breeze ... a building that creates community around a hearth ... Jean...
Where is cybercrime really coming from? | Caleb Barlow
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cybercrime netted a whopping $450 billion in profits last year, with 2 billion records lost or stole...
What we don't know about Europe's Muslim kids | Deeyah Khan
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As the child of an Afghan mother and Pakistani father raised in Norway, Deeyah Khan knows what it's ...
Help discover ancient ruins -- before it's too late | Sarah Parcak
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Parcak uses satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth to uncover hidden ancient treasu...
My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story | Sue Klebold
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the two shooters who committed the Columbine High...
Our story of rape and reconciliation | Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 1996, Thordis Elva shared a teenage romance with Tom Stranger, an exchange student from Australia...
4 ways to make a city more walkable | Jeff Speck
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Freedom from cars, freedom from sprawl, freedom to walk your city! City planner Jeff Speck shares hi...
What it's like to be a parent in a war zone | Aala El-Khani
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How do parents protect their children and help them feel secure again when their homes are ripped ap...
How racism harms pregnant women -- and what can help | Miriam Zoila Pérez
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Racism is making people sick -- especially black women and babies, says Miriam Zoila Pérez. The dou...
How to practice safe sexting | Amy Adele Hasinoff
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sexting, like anything that's fun, runs its risks -- but a serious violation of privacy shouldn't be...
3 ways to fix a broken news industry | Lara Setrakian
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Something is very wrong with the news industry. Trust in the media has hit an all-time low; we're in...
How jails extort the poor | Salil Dudani
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we jail people for being poor? Today, half a million Americans are in jail only because they ...
The racial politics of time | Brittney Cooper
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cultural theorist Brittney Cooper examines racism through the lens of time, showing us how historica...
A few ways to fix a government | Charity Wayua
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Charity Wayua put her skills as a cancer researcher to use on an unlikely patient: the government of...
The data behind Hollywood's sexism | Stacy Smith
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Where are all the women and girls in film? Social scientist Stacy Smith analyzes how the media under...
This app makes it fun to pick up litter | Jeff Kirschner
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The earth is a big place to keep clean. With Litterati -- an app for users to identify, collect and ...
What I learned from 2,000 obituaries | Lux Narayan
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lux Narayan starts his day with scrambled eggs and the question: "Who died today?" Why? By analyzing...
Stories from a home for terminally ill children | Kathy Hull
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
To honor and celebrate young lives cut short, Kathy Hull founded the first freestanding pediatric pa...
To raise brave girls, encourage adventure | Caroline Paul
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gutsy girls skateboard, climb trees, clamber around, fall down, scrape their knees, get right back u...
Why women should tell the stories of humanity | Jude Kelly
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For many centuries (and for many reasons) critically acclaimed creative genius has generally come fr...
Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions | John Koenig
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings -- like "lachesism," the hun...
A burial practice that nourishes the planet | Caitlin Doughty
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a question we all have to answer sooner or later: What do you want to happen to your body whe...
What young women believe about their own sexual pleasure | Peggy Orenstein
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why do girls feel empowered to engage in sexual activity but not to enjoy it? For three years, autho...
Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer | Peter Weinstock
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Critical care doctor Peter Weinstock shows how surgical teams are using a blend of Hollywood special...
Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness | Michele L. Sullivan
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We all go through challenges -- some you can see, most you can't, says Michele L. Sullivan. In a tal...
Why civilians suffer more once a war is over | Margaret Bourdeaux
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In a war, it turns out that violence isn't the biggest killer of civilians. What is? Illness, hunger...
Who would the rest of the world vote for in your country's election? | Simon Anholt
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Wish you could vote in another country's election? Simon Anholt unveils the Global Vote, an online p...
A young inventor's plan to recycle Styrofoam | Ashton Cofer
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
From packing peanuts to disposable coffee cups, each year the US alone produces some two billion pou...
Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one | Michael Botticelli
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Only one in nine people in the United States gets the care and treatment they need for addiction and...