👁How to live with economic doomsaying
🧠Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Economic crises can and do happen. But for every true crisis, there are many false alarms, says economist Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak. He explains how to live with the media's pervasive economic doomsaying, why we should stop treating financial forecasts like a precise science — and what we should embrace instead.
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#economics #finance #business #global_issues #media #journalism #money

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👁The secret ingredient of business success
🧠Pete Stavros
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Too often, employees are unmotivated and unhappy, with no real incentive to invest much of anything into their place of work. Investment expert Pete Stavros thinks there's a better way, and he's on a mission to rethink corporate structures to expand who benefits from a thriving company. Sharing personal stories of his own journey along with the profound impact doing this work effectively can have, this moving talk provides a blueprint for changing the narrative — and outlook — for millions of workers worldwide.
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#business #community #work #finance #money #investing #social_change #leadership

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👁How to use venture capital for good
🧠Freada Kapor Klein
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Freada Kapor Klein isn't your typical venture capitalist. She's thrown out the standard investment playbook in order to close the opportunity gap for low-income communities. She explains how her firm is investing in entrepreneurs and startups solving real-world problems — and the measurable difference it's already making.
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#finance #investing #money #equality #entrepreneur #business #community #diversity #inclusion

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👁Tax the rich — and save the planet
🧠Esther Duflo
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo brings her data-driven precision to the climate crisis — and the numbers are damning. While world leaders haggle over finances at endless summits, rising temperatures will kill millions in the poorest countries by the end of this century. She calculates the staggering cost of wealthy nations pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, proving that getting billionaires to pay their fair share in taxes is the best way to cover these damages.
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#economics #health #Countdown #climate_change #finance #global_issues #poverty #ethics

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👁Inside India's astonishing solar revolution
🧠Kanika Chawla
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣In 2014, the world’s second largest coal consumer made a bold promise: to increase its solar capacity from three gigawatts to 100 gigawatts in just eight years. Many people called it overly ambitious, but energy expert Kanika Chawla saw the opportunity of a lifetime. She tells the story of how India became a solar powerhouse, turning an expensive dream into an economic reality — and creating a model for other countries to follow suit.
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#climate_change #Countdown #solar_energy #renewable_energy #india #energy #finance

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👁What’s the best way to lift people out of poverty?
🧠 TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In 2018, a nonprofit gave every adult in the Ahenyo village $500. Most families had lived in extreme poverty for generations, and this sum was roughly equivalent to their annual salaries. The money came with no strings attached to how it could be spent. Would this lift villagers out of poverty or be another failed philanthropic endeavor? Explore aid programs and how they address people's needs. [Directed by Jolene Tan, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #poverty #finance #money

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👁Will climate change make your home uninsurable?
🧠Amy Barnes
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Insurance is the hidden engine that keeps the economy churning, but climate change is making home insurance unaffordable for many people, says climate risk advisor Amy Barnes. She reveals why soaring premiums aren't just bad news for homeowners, but also a flashing red signal for the global financial system — and why investing in resilience now could change everything.
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#climate_change #sustainability #finance #economics #Countdown

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👁How displaced people are driving local economies
🧠Julienne Oyler
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The number of forcibly displaced people across the world is on the rise. While aid systems often focus on providing basic necessities like food and shelter, Julienne Oyler and her team at the nonprofit Inkomoko have a more ambitious plan: invest in refugee entrepreneurs in order to help them build their businesses, uplift their communities and gain access to financial services. She describes how displaced people are already driving local economies — and shows what it will take to bring their innovations to scale. (This ambitious idea is part of The Audacious Project, TED’s initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
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#refugees #global_issues #economics #finance #entrepreneur #business #social_change #The_Audacious_Project

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👁Most countries fail at clean energy. Here’s how mine succeeded
🧠Sebastián Kind
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Energy expert Sebastián Kind helped Argentina go from virtually no renewable energy to generating nearly 40 percent of its electricity from wind and solar in just six years, despite economic crises and skepticism. How did the country's transition off fossil fuels happen so quickly? He shows why the key breakthrough didn't hinge on technology or resources — and explains how other countries can follow the same path.
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#climate_change #finance #renewable_energy #South_America #fossil_fuels #economics #Countdown

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👁How much does it cost to fly private?
🧠Rachel Yang
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Across 2023 and 2024, one internationally renowned musician flew their private jet 396 times in 365 days. Figures like this aren’t uncommon among the world’s richest jetsetters— in fact, this frequent flier probably isn’t even the celebrity you’re thinking of. So, what’s the price tag for this high flying lifestyle? Rachel Yang digs into the financial and environmental costs of flying private. [Directed by Laura Jayne Hodkin, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Jarrett Farkas].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #finance #flight #sustainability #fossil_fuels

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👁4 hard truths about capitalism and climate
🧠Steve Howard
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣For decades, investor and business leader Steve Howard watched companies pour money and effort into sustainability initiatives ... and still fall short. The problem isn’t a lack of will, he says; it’s that capitalism and climate have been wired to work against each other. He shares four realities that explain why even well-intentioned businesses fail at climate action — as well as a plan to flip the system, making green innovation so powerful the market can’t resist it.
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#Countdown #climate_change #business #sustainability #money #capitalism #economics #finance

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👁Can AI uplift entrepreneurs that traditional banks reject?
🧠Mercedes Bidart
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Can AI help people without a traditional credit history get access to fair loans? Impact entrepreneur Mercedes Bidart shows how AI is letting informal entrepreneurs in Latin America transform "invisible data" on their phones into a financial identity, helping them get credit and grow on their own terms.
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#technology #finance #money #innovation #entrepreneur #South_America #inclusion

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👁Is the AI bubble about to burst?
🧠Henrik Zeberg
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣We are living through what may be the largest economic bubble in history, spanning AI, cryptocurrency and tech company stocks, says financial analyst Henrik Zeberg. He explores why the current AI-crypto bubble mirrors the great economic frenzies of the past, revealing the psychological forces behind them — and why it looks like we're repeating the same patterns again.
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#technology #AI #economics #finance #history #business #future

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👁A story of moral imagination and bold entrepreneurship
🧠Jacqueline Novogratz
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣In a conversation about visionary leadership, M-PESA CEO Sitoyo Lopokoiyit speaks with impact investor and Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz about how he grew a nascent mobile payment service into Africa’s largest fintech platform — which now handles nearly 60 percent of Kenya's GDP and more than a billion dollars in daily transactions. They draw on insights from both of their careers to explore how trust, innovation and moral imagination can unlock opportunity in overlooked places.
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#business #technology #society #culture #finance #Africa #entrepreneur

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👁The purity test that's killing clean energy
🧠Riddhima Yadav
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Why is it taking so long to finance the climate transition? After years working with the world's largest wealth funds and banks, finance innovator Riddhima Yadav has seen the same pattern: the climate movement is seeking perfection over progress, and starving the very industries that need to transition most. Discover why working with emerging markets and heavy polluters might be the uncomfortable solution to powering a clean future.
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#climate_change #Countdown #finance #renewable_energy #economics #business #money

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👁Are you spending your money wisely?
🧠Wolfgang Schnellbaecher
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Drawing on his experience negotiating million-dollar deals for global brands, procurement expert Wolfgang Schnellbaecher distills the tricks of the world's best buyers into three simple rules to help you make the most of your money.
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#business #money #finance #personal_growth #economics

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👁The controversial climate tool funding real change
🧠Sandeep Roy Choudhury
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣If a company plants trees to offset its pollution, is that climate progress — or is it greenwashing? Critics of carbon markets say it’s the latter. But Sandeep Roy Choudhury, who’s spent two decades financing climate projects from rural cookstoves to coastal forests, says the real failure is discouraging companies from even trying. Hear his case for why we shouldn’t let perfection block meaningful action on climate change.
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👁The biggest mistake lottery winners make
🧠 TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣After winning the lottery, one of the first decisions you’d have to make is how you want your winnings to be paid out. You can choose the full jackpot amount, paid out in annual installments over 30 years. Or you can take a much smaller lump sum paid out immediately. So, which is the better option? Explore the financial implications of annuity and lump sum payments. [Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu, Colin Brown].
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👁3 things I wish I knew when I was broke
🧠Vivian Tu
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Finance doesn't have to feel like a foreign language. Wall Street trader-turned-financial educator Vivian Tu helps millions of people make sense of money, breaking down complex concepts into everyday terms you can understand. She shares how she broke free from the stress of living paycheck to paycheck — and explores how we can shift power structures to give everyone a real shot at building wealth.
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#finance #money #business #women_in_business #personal_growth

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👁The problem with billionaires — and the debut of True Net Worth
🧠Randall Lane
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣As chief content officer of Forbes, Randall Lane oversees the magazine's signature list of billionaires, tracking the richest people on Earth. But he has noticed that this prompts the ultra-wealthy to stockpile their money instead of spending it on the public good. He debuts a new ranking — True Net Worth — that applauds billionaires for their philanthropy and rewards generosity. Guess who's in the top five?
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#economics #finance #money #philanthropy #culture #society

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