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Can we discuss climate change without the paralyzing weight of personal guilt?Climate change discourse is frequently dominated by feelings of doom and anxiety, which often causes people to disengage. Former Vice President Al Gore joins host Joe Hanson to ex…
Can we dissolve the liquid-like 'hubs' that fuel aggressive cancer?In certain aggressive cancers, RNA stops being a simple messenger and starts acting as a construction crew. It builds liquid-like droplets that serve as command centers for tumor …
Can we distinguish biological correlation from true causation in our DNA?In genomics, seeing two genes change together doesn't mean one drives the other. To move beyond mere patterns, scientists are now using causal machine learning and massive dataset…
Can we eat fish without compromising our ethics?Chef Dan Barber explores the culinary and moral dilemma of serving seafood in a world of overfishing. He shares his personal journey toward finding a fish that is both delicious a…
Can we eat meat without the environmental and ethical cost?Cardiologist and entrepreneur Uma Valeti explores cultivated meat as a solution to the destructive nature of traditional livestock farming. Watch to see how growing meat directly …
Can we edit our genes to outsmart the pathogens that shaped our evolution?For millennia, our survival depended on inherited genetic luck against lethal infections. Today, we stand at a threshold where human innovation, from precision medicine to CRISPR …- Can we eliminate the impossible choice between paying for energy and basic needs?Millions of Americans struggle to balance energy bills against essential costs like food and medicine. TED Fellow DeAndrea Salvador outlines a strategy to lower these burdens for …
Can we end food insecurity by replacing outdated charity models?Dion Dawson explores how a data-driven social enterprise is revolutionizing food access in Chicago, moving beyond traditional food pantry methods to ensure quality nutrition is no…
Can we end the HIV epidemic without ever finding a cure?Eradicating HIV might not require a medical miracle. Philip A. Chan explores how preventing transmission could allow the virus to eventually fizzle out, bringing us closer to a ma…
Can we engineer a meteor shower for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic opening ceremony?Engineers are applying the same principles used for satellite reentry to create artificial meteor showers. This video explores the technical challenges behind the Star-ALE project…
Can we engineer a way to reverse the aging of our eyes?As we age, our ability to refocus our vision naturally declines. Electrical engineer Nitish Padmanaban presents a look at emerging technology designed to restore this lost flexibi…
Can we engineer a world where scents and plants respond to us?Ani Liu explores the boundary between science fiction and reality through synthetic biology. This talk examines how technology can be used to manipulate sensory perception and cre…
Can we engineer biology to reshape our future?Explore the immense potential and inherent risks of engineering biology. Dame Angela McLean, the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, examines how merging biological sciences wi…
Can we engineer fairness into the math of artificial intelligence?This dramatized seminar from MIT explores the complex ethical landscape of algorithmic bias. It moves beyond theory to examine how systemic prejudices are encoded into modern AI s…
Can we engineer happiness? Martin Seligman thinks we can measure and teach it.Martin Seligman, once a researcher of helplessness, pivoted to study what makes life worth living. By shifting psychology’s focus from pathology to potential, he pioneered positiv…
Can we engineer human cells to repair our own organs?Regenerative medicine moves beyond treating symptoms to actually repairing the body's architecture. This talk explores how scientists are developing smart materials and stem cell …
Can we engineer life from scratch to transform our world?This discussion explores the profound implications of synthetic biology. Experts examine how engineering genomes and metabolic pathways could revolutionize industries ranging from…
Can we engineer mosquitoes to end the world's deadliest disease?Malaria remains one of the most significant infectious diseases globally. This video explores how scientists are moving beyond traditional insecticides to use genetic engineering …
Can we engineer nature to conquer hunger and death?In 1627, Francis Bacon imagined a garden where plants could be pushed beyond their natural limits. This wasn't just about aesthetics; it was a blueprint for a world where science …
Can we engineer our way out of death or is aging an unavoidable entropy?For centuries, humanity has chased the dream of indefinite youth. While modern science explores everything from gene editing to nanorobotics, the biological reality remains stubbo…- Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis before time runs out?As global temperatures climb, scientists are investigating radical geoengineering methods that extend beyond traditional emission reductions. This documentary examines the feasibi…
Can we engineer plants to actively combat our warming planet?Joanne Chory explores a high-tech solution to climate change: supercharging plants to capture more carbon. This talk explains how modifying plant biology could turn the natural wo…
Can we engineer the materials required to regrow human tissue?In this session from The Royal Institution, experts Pamela Habibović and Paolo De Coppi address audience questions regarding the complex mechanics of tissue regeneration and the r…
Can we engineer the next generation of molecular machines?Proteins drive everything from digestion to immune responses. This talk explores how designing entirely new proteins from scratch could provide the tools to tackle five of humanit…
Can we engineer the perfect animal through the science of selective breeding?Animal breeding is the controlled propagation of domestic species to enhance specific traits. By blending genetics, statistics, and reproductive physiology, breeders aim to improv…
Can we engineer the sensation of touch in virtual reality?Creating a VR glove requires more than just movement tracking. This video explores the immense technical challenges of fooling the brain into feeling physical objects through adva…
Can we engineer the weather to end drought in the American West?Cloud seeding is a scientific technique designed to increase snow and rainfall. By releasing specific particles into the atmosphere, this method encourages water droplets and snow…
Can we engineer viruses to predict the next pandemic?To stop a future pandemic, scientists sometimes intentionally make viruses more dangerous in a lab. This 'gain-of-function' research aims to find weaknesses before a virus hits th…
Can we enjoy chicken nuggets without harming a single chicken?Isha Datar explores the potential of cellular agriculture, a cutting-edge science that could allow us to consume real meat without the ethical and environmental consequences of tr…
Can we escape our own biases to understand the truth of social reality?Karl Mannheim, a foundational figure in the sociology of knowledge, argued that our ideas are deeply tethered to our social position. By distinguishing between ideologies that pre…
Can we ever achieve a space that is truly, completely empty?Even in the vast, desolate reaches of intergalactic space, the universe is far from empty. There is at least one hydrogen atom per cubic meter floating in the void. This raises a …
Can we ever know what it is like to be another animal?Until 1989, vets trained in the United States were taught simply to ignore animal pain, and researchers into the 1980s were unsure whether animals felt it at all. Behind that gap …
Can we ever truly define knowledge, or are we just chasing wind-eggs?In Plato's Theaetetus, Socrates attempts to pin down the nature of knowledge through a series of rigorous dialogues. Despite his efforts, the conversation ends in total failure, l…
Can we ever truly find redemption after a fatal mistake?In Zach Braff’s 2023 drama, a single moment of distraction leads to a devastating car crash. As the characters navigate the wreckage of their lives, the film explores whether the …
Can we ever truly hear the music exactly as the composer intended?The movement known as Historically Informed Performance (HIP) seeks to bridge centuries of silence. By using period instruments and studying ancient treatises, musicians attempt t…
Can we ever truly know anything, or are we just guessing?In the 3rd century BCE, Plato's Academy underwent a radical transformation. Instead of seeking absolute truths, a new group of thinkers began questioning whether the human mind is…
Can we ever truly know reality, or are we just trapped in our own language?Fritz Mauthner argued that human language is a flawed tool, incapable of capturing the essence of reality. He believed our words are merely memory-indices for sensory experiences,…
Can we ever truly measure a thought? The puzzle of construct validity.In psychology, you cannot measure what you haven't defined. To study things like 'anxiety' or 'intelligence,' researchers must create abstract constructs. But how do we know if a …
Can we ever truly own the things we are connected to?In Shane Carruth's experimental film Upstream Color, two humans are unwittingly linked to a biological cycle involving parasites and livestock. It explores a haunting concept: the…- Can we ever truly predict how a single egg becomes a complex brain?In his 1986 Christmas Lectures, developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert explored the intricate process of how a single fertilized egg transforms into a functioning organism. By exam…
Can we ever truly solve the mystery of the business cycle?While the business cycle is a fundamental feature of the real world, many theorists believe it could theoretically be solved or priced. Professor Jagjit Chadha explores the gap be…- Can we ever truly tame the wild, or are we just performing civilization?In the 2001 film Human Nature, a psychologist attempts to civilize a man raised by chimpanzees. Directed by Michel Gondry and written by Charlie Kaufman, this surreal comedy-drama…
Can we ever truly trust a photograph in an age of manipulation?Long before digital editing tools like Photoshop, photographers were already altering reality. As visual deception evolves from physical darkroom techniques to sophisticated moder…
Can we expand our wardrobes without increasing our carbon footprint?Digital fashion entrepreneur Karinna Grant explores how pixelated clothing, powered by NFTs and augmented reality, offers a way to experience fashion that transcends physical cons…
Can we experience phenomena that overwhelm our ability to think and categorize them?French philosopher Jean-Luc Marion argues that traditional phenomenology fails to account for experiences that exceed our cognitive architecture. By introducing the concept of the…
Can we farm the ocean to save its most vital life forms?In the South Pacific, conservationists are using coral gardening techniques to help preserve unique marine ecosystems. This footage captures the delicate work involved in nurturin…
Can we feed a growing planet without destroying the last of our wild spaces?Global demand for agricultural commodities is set to surge by up to 100% by 2050. To meet this, we face a stark choice: expand farmland into natural habitats or intensify producti…- Can we feed the future by stacking our food in skyscrapers?Imagine a farm that requires no soil, no sunlight, and no vast acreage. From 1999's vision of skyscraper farms to modern shipping container setups, vertical farming promises year-…
Can we fight a virus by using another virus against it?In the race to combat COVID-19, scientists are exploring unconventional frontiers. Beyond vaccines and pills, researchers are investigating a creative technique: using gene therap…
Can we fight digital viruses using the same tactics as a pandemic?Explore how the public health strategies used to combat COVID-19—such as social distancing and hygiene—might be adapted to improve our collective online safety and security.
Can we finally build a unified theory of information?Despite its central role in modern science and the Internet Age, the concept of information remains poorly understood. This discussion explores how we might bridge this gap.
Can we finally develop a universal flu vaccine that targets every single strain?Scientists are leveraging new technologies to create a single vaccine capable of neutralizing all varieties of influenza. This video explores the shift toward a universal approach…
Can we finally understand what the Apostle Paul was actually trying to say?N. T. Wright, a leading New Testament scholar and former Bishop of Durham, argues that centuries of theological debate have fundamentally misread Paul. By stripping away modern as…
Can we find a divine foundation for modern human rights?While the 1948 United Nations declaration is a landmark of modern history, many wonder if these protections are merely legal constructs. Does the concept of human rights possess a…
Can we find a divine foundation for the modern concept of human rights?While the 1948 United Nations declaration is a landmark of modern history, many wonder if the concept of human rights is merely a secular invention. Does the idea of inherent dign…
Can we find a physical reality behind quantum weirdness?Quantum mechanics often implies a reality of splitting universes or observer-dependent existence. This video explores the de Broglie-Bohm pilot wave theory, an interpretation that…
Can we find a rational foundation for justice without relying on absolute, universal truths?Chaïm Perelman, a 20th-century Belgian philosopher, argued that because law and ethics rely on value judgments, they cannot be reduced to pure logic. By reviving ancient rhetoric,…
Can we find a single mathematical structure for all the forces of nature?Physicists have spent over a century trying to weave gravity, electromagnetism, and nuclear forces into one elegant equation. While we have successfully unified electricity and ma…
Can we find absolute truth in a world defined by historical change?Ernst Troeltsch, a German scholar who bridged theology and history, famously declared that everything is tottering. He grappled with the tension between religious faith and histor…
Can we find arbitrarily large gaps between prime numbers?Prime numbers are the building blocks of mathematics, yet their distribution remains mysterious. This video explores the concept of prime gaps—the spaces between consecutive prime…