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In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal stories from his on-the-ground research -- and names the...

In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal stories from his on-the-ground research -- and names the...

Patsy Rodenburg: Why I do theater Patsy Rodenburg says the world needs actors more than ever. In this intimate talk at Michael Howard Studios, she tells the story of a profound encounter that reveals the deeper role theater can play...

Patsy Rodenburg: Why I do theater Patsy Rodenburg says the world needs actors more than ever. In this intimate talk at Michael Howard Studios, she tells the story of a profound encounter that reveals the deeper role theater can play...

Now there's an easy way to browse all of the videos in our Best of the Web collection -- a "Best of the Web" theme on TED.com! Explore it now >> And look for a new Best of the Web...

Now there's an easy way to browse all of the videos in our Best of the Web collection -- a "Best of the Web" theme on TED.com! Explore it now >> And look for a new Best of the Web...

In his 2010 TEDTalk, Alan Siegel called for a simple, sensible redesign of legal paperwork -- to make it intelligible to the rest of us. Here's one of the redesigned documents he showed: a sample credit card agreement which is...

In his 2010 TEDTalk, Alan Siegel called for a simple, sensible redesign of legal paperwork -- to make it intelligible to the rest of us. Here's one of the redesigned documents he showed: a sample credit card agreement which is...

Tax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They're crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long. He calls for a simple, sensible redesign -- and plain English -- to make legal paperwork intelligible to the rest of us. (Recorded at...

Tax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They're crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long. He calls for a simple, sensible redesign -- and plain English -- to make legal paperwork intelligible to the rest of us. (Recorded at...

Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a...

Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a...

Douglas Adams: Parrots, the universe and everything Blind river dolphins, reclusive lemurs, a parrot as fearless as it is lovelorn ... Douglas Adams' close encounters with these rare and unusual animals reveal that evolution, ever ingenious, can be fickle too...

Douglas Adams: Parrots, the universe and everything Blind river dolphins, reclusive lemurs, a parrot as fearless as it is lovelorn ... Douglas Adams' close encounters with these rare and unusual animals reveal that evolution, ever ingenious, can be fickle too...

The Abreu Fellows are in the running for a $250K grant from Pepsi. You can vote for them once a day ... all month. The Abreu Fellows program is a project of Jose Abreu's 2009 TED Prize wish --...

The Abreu Fellows are in the running for a $250K grant from Pepsi. You can vote for them once a day ... all month. The Abreu Fellows program is a project of Jose Abreu's 2009 TED Prize wish --...

When the worst disaster in the history of Mount Everest climbs occurred, Ken Kamler was the only doctor on the mountain. At TEDMED, he shares the incredible story of the climbers' battle against extreme conditions and uses brain imaging technology...

When the worst disaster in the history of Mount Everest climbs occurred, Ken Kamler was the only doctor on the mountain. At TEDMED, he shares the incredible story of the climbers' battle against extreme conditions and uses brain imaging technology...

At TED2010, Chef Dan Barber drew a standing ovation with his unlikely love story about fish: sustainably farmed, outrageously delicious fish, which offers a model for the future of food production. A key figure in the farm-to-table movement, Dan...

At TED2010, Chef Dan Barber drew a standing ovation with his unlikely love story about fish: sustainably farmed, outrageously delicious fish, which offers a model for the future of food production. A key figure in the farm-to-table movement, Dan...