Random Talks

Producer of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” Laurie David has authored best-selling books, executive produced television specials

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

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

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

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

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

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-moun… At 8,850 meters above sea level, Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, has the highe

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

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

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

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

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

Zé Cláudio Ribeiro lives in the Maraba, in Para, producing nuts in a sustainable way and resisting the construction boom in the Amazon, and the pressu

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

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

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/vermicompos… Nearly one third of our food ends up in the trash can. There is hope, however, in the f