Consumerism

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Talks to watch instead of shopping

12 talks • 2h 44m
Forget about Black Friday. Step away from the mall and watch these talks on consumerism ... and why it's not always the best thing.

Talks about Consumerism

22:55

Zeynep Tufekci

We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads

Posted Oct 2017
15:18

Mike Velings

The case for fish farming

Posted Feb 2016
11:00

Melati and Isabel Wijsen

Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali

Posted Jan 2016
18:51

Noy Thrupkaew

Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works

Posted Jul 2015
11:23

Rose George

Inside the secret shipping industry

Posted Dec 2013
11:18

Molly Crockett

Beware neuro-bunk

Posted Dec 2012
12:24

Robin Chase

Excuse me, may I rent your car?

Posted Dec 2012
14:25

Leslie T. Chang

The voices of China's workers

Posted Sep 2012
10:58

Michael Norton

How to buy happiness

Posted Apr 2012
12:06

Mick Mountz

What happens inside those massive warehouses?

Posted Jan 2012
5:49 Under 6 minutes

Graham Hill

Less stuff, more happiness

Posted Oct 2011
5:24 Under 6 minutes

Jessi Arrington

Wearing nothing new

Posted Jun 2011
19:28

Morgan Spurlock

The greatest TED Talk ever sold

Posted Apr 2011
16:34

Rachel Botsman

The case for collaborative consumption

Posted Dec 2010
5:18 Under 6 minutes

Dianna Cohen

Tough truths about plastic pollution

Posted Oct 2010
8:54

Christien Meindertsma

How pig parts make the world turn

Posted Sep 2010
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