Ideas from Speeches, Talks and Presentations.
Talks Decoded brings you the big ideas from TED Talks, political speeches, climate forums, and beyond — and features ideas from our members too
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% of UN General Debate speeches mentioning climate change, by decade
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The Future of AI in three metaphors.
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Which Ocean?
Which Map? This week, in Melbourne, two prime ministers looked out across the same ocean…
Which No 10? Which Britain?
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Malala “On Failure”: The Sad Arc of Public Life
On her 16th Birthday, 12th July 2013, Malala Yousafzai made a speech at the United…