John Doerr: Salvation (and profit) in greentech
John Doerr: Why the secret to success is setting the right goals
Our leaders and institutions are failing us, but it's not always because they're bad or unethical, says venture capitalist John Doerr -- often, it's simply because they're leading us toward the wrong objectives. In this practical talk, Doerr shows us how we can get back on track with "Objectives and Key Results," or OKRs -- a goal-setting system...
John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram: An action plan for solving the climate crisis
"How much more damage do we have to endure before we realize that it's cheaper to save this planet than to ruin it?" asks engineer and investor John Doerr. In conversation with Countdown cofounder Lindsay Levin, Doerr and systems innovator Ryan Panchadsaram lay out six big objectives that -- if pursued with speed and scale -- could transform soc...
John Doerr and Hal Harvey: How to decarbonize the grid and electrify everything
"The good news is it's now clearly cheaper to save the planet than to ruin it," says engineer and investor John Doerr. "The bad news is: we are fast running out of time." In this conversation with climate policy expert Hal Harvey, the two sustainability leaders discuss why humanity has to act globally, at speed and at scale, to meet the staggeri...
Hosted by Prajakta Koli and Hannah Stocking: Countdown Session 4: Transformation (Full session)
The world around us is mainly made of two things: nature and the materials that we extract from it. To fight climate change, we need to protect and regenerate nature and transform materials into low- or zero-carbon alternatives. Session 4 of the Countdown Global Launch, hosted by Prajakta Koli and Hannah Stocking, features Thomas Crowther, Ernes...
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter: Is menopause the beginning of the end?
There are only two mammals who have evolved to survive after their child bearing years: toothed whales and humans. This stage of life is called menopause, and it makes humans an evolutionary wonder! But our perception of it has been shaped by centuries of stigma and shame—up until recently it was even considered a "disease" by the medical establ...
Ryan Panchadsaram, Anjali Grover and David Biello: An updated action plan for solving the climate crisis — and a look at progress to date
When it comes to climate, what are we doing right and where should we focus our efforts next? Systems innovator Ryan Panchadsaram and strategist Anjali Grover talk with TED science curator David Biello about the latest on the world's progress toward solving the climate crisis — and why there's more reason for optimism than you might think. Using...
Reed Hastings: How Netflix changed entertainment -- and where it's headed
Netflix changed the world of entertainment -- first with DVD-by-mail, then with streaming media and then again with sensational original shows like "Orange Is the New Black" and "Stranger Things" -- but not without taking its fair share of risks. In conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson, Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings discusses ...
Al Gore: Averting the climate crisis
Danny Hillis: Understanding cancer through proteomics
Danny Hills makes a case for the next frontier of cancer research: proteomics, the study of proteins in the body. As Hillis explains it, genomics shows us a list of the ingredients of the body -- while proteomics shows us what those ingredients produce. Understanding what's going on in your body at the protein level may lead to a new understandi...
Bill Joy: What I'm worried about, what I'm excited about
Dr. Johnny Huard Dr. Johnny Huard: Is The Fountain of Youth Found in Your Stem Cells?
A native of Canada, Dr. Johnny Huard is a world-renowned scientist and is currently a Professor, Distinguished Chair for Orthopaedic Research, and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; McGovern Medical School. He studies cutting-edge science in the field of s...
Dr. John Montovani: AUTISM: IT'S ABOUT TIME
This engaging talk teaches us about the core elements of autism and the benefits of early detection. After decades of working with autistic children Dr. Montovani likens 3rd party involvement to 911 emergency. His hope is that close family and friends could bring up the idea of autism early on if a child has indications. This is something tha...
Dr. Jon Briggs: From Deep Sea Vents to the Classroom
Experimentation and research are the foundation of scientific knowledge. Despite this, most students don’t perform any research until they go to graduate school. In this talk, Jon Briggs describes how his beginning biology students have been studying the genome of a bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent using the tools of bioinformatics.
Dr. June Hall: Positivity (APTing) through Grief
Positivity and Grief don’t typically go in the same sentence. Dr. June shares how APTing (Accentuating Positive Thinking) helped her deal with grief after her losses. While acknowledging grief never ends, she offers three mindsets to deal with the pain. While we tend to focus on the negative, we can surprise ourselves with the Power of Positivit...
Dr. Joanne Kong: The Power of Plant-Based Eating
Dr. Puru Jena: Many Faces of Carbon
Nature always chooses the form of matter that is the most stable, but sometimes less stable forms have more exciting properties. Carbon is one such material. Graphite which is dark and soft is the most stable form of carbon but diamond, which is also made of carbon, is bright, hard, and metastable. On a nanometer length scale, carbon has even mo...
Dr John Bagu: Green House, Green Car: Now I Can Sleep at Night
Dr. Yogesh Jain: The Unconventional Doctor
Dr. Janie Lacy: Breaking the Chain of Unhealthy Relationships
Dr John Drazan: Sports 2 STEM: Engaging Diverse Youth in STEM through Sports
The use of science and analytics within pro sports as a competitive advantage has exploded in the past decade. Despite this trend, sport science is not used to engage diverse youth in STEM. Youth are recruited into STEM fields primarily through stereotypical “nerdy” activities such as robotics competitions. This prevents the engagement of youth,...
Dr. John Baruch: Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution
John addresses the impending replacement of 50% of our jobs that use the human physical and mental dexterity, with robots. The talk explores how it is important to develop the new economy before the new technology completely wipes out the old one and so provide our young people with jobs. John also discusses his Robot Rallying venture, a GEM (g...
Dr Tanu Jain: FAIL - Fight Again In Life
Dr. Shaili Jain: The Future of PTSD Treatment
Dr. Shaili Jain is a PTSD specialist at one of America's top VA hospitals, a trauma scientist at the National Center for PTSD and a clinical associate professor affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. In her book, The Unspeakable Mind, Dr. Jain paints a textured portrait...
Dr Jenny Zhang: How to re-wire Photosynthesis
Beating nature at photosynthesis has been a noble and ambitious goal of scientists for the past century. The dream is to develop artificial photosynthesis as a means of providing sustainable and clean energy to the world. So far, progress in solar hydrogen production has been promising, but what about for more complex fuels? Instead of competing...
Dr. Prashasti Jain: What makes you Happy?
In contemporary culture, we understand happiness very differently than the past. If you want true happiness, as said by Plato and Aristotle, seek to a good person. Dr. Prashasti Jain, a psychologist and a qualified Pranic healer, throws the light on the paradoxes of happiness, and what happiness means to an individual in this modern era of comp...
Dr Ipsa Jain: Images for meaning - Making in science and science communication
Gina Sanchez, Trey Smith: Finding your voice through Speech & Debate
Trey Smith believes that the most vital skill in the 21st-century workplace is too often undervalued in school curricula: communication. Trey is the New Mexico District Chair of the National Speech and Debate Association, and the Executive Director of the East Mountain High School Foundation. Since discovering his passion for speech and debate ...
Dr I-fan Jen: 淘「鯨」夢Fantastic Journey of Finding Whales
Dr I-Fan Jen graduated from the Chiayi University in Taiwan majoring in veterinary medicine, followed by a master’s degree in 2007. He volunteered in dolphin rehabilitation since college and started working as a veterinarian at the Farglory Ocean Park in Taiwan in 2008. In 2017, he decided to go to Mainland China and serve more animals. Due to t...
Dr. Michelle St. Jane: Living legends are not just whales