Random Talks

At 74 years old, Jean-Michel Cousteu, son of the explorer Jacques Cousteau, till considers himself to be a sponge that is always absorbing new lessons

Would you stop using cars and even go silent for a decade or two for your convictions? John Francis̶the man they call the Planetwalker̶did both after

Corporations and governments regularly ask Chandran Nair how to do business the right way in Asia. Chandran—who built Asia’s top environmental consult

JD Russo, Advisory Board Member of Plastic Pollution Coalition, speaks about indifference, and the need to be personally involved in creating change.

Fabien Cousteau speaks of the impact plastic pollution has on marine environment.

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-threat-… Massive vines that blanket the southern United States, climbing high as they uproot tre

Does engaging in creative reuse projects activate problem-solving in the brain that could lead to new ways to deal with major environmental problems?

Sarah Ihab is an eleven year old sixth grader at Khartoum Basic School. She was born in Seattle, WA, USA. She then moved back to Sudan. From an early

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-arctic-… How can you tell the two poles apart? Where are the penguins? What about the bears? The

Charlotte Weir invites the audience to think about the future and wok towards solutions.

18-year-old Boyan Slat combines environmentalism, entrepreneurism and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability. After diving in Greece, an

Bringing clean energy to the people of Haiti Dan is Founder and Executive Director of EarthSpark International which focuses on promoting the developm

Winter thinks a lot about something we’d rather not dwell on: wastewater treatment and sanitation innovation, or lack thereof.  Surprisingly, pr

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel t

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-the-arc… The Arctic may seem like a frozen and desolate environment where nothing ever changes.

Alvaro Cedeno believes that social innovation can and should bypass governments to solve public woes. Costa Rica’s ambassador to Japan, Alvaro studied