Why you should become a climate activist

[Climate activism is a job for all humanity.]( [TED]( This week on TED.com September 7, 2019 [Talk of the week]( [Why I became a climate activist -- and why you should too]( 17:43 minutes · Filmed Jul 2019 · Posted Sep 2019 · TEDxYouth@München "I dream of a world where geography classes teach about the climate crisis as this one great challenge that was won by people like you and me," says climate activist Luisa Neubauer. With Greta Thunberg, Neubauer helped initiate "Fridays For Future," the momentous international school strike movement that protests the lack of action on the climate crisis. She shares four first steps that anyone, regardless of age, can take to become a climate activist. "This is not a job for a single generation. This is a job for humanity," she says. [Watch now »]( Playlist of the week [The forecast calls for...]( Your weather report: sunny skies, mild temperatures and a 100 percent chance of atmospheric TED Talks. [Watch »]( Total run time 2:16:47 [This week's new TED Talks]( [Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists]( Journalist Andrew Marantz spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls and social media propagandists, seeking out the people who are propelling fringe talking points into the heart of conversation online and trying to understand how they're making their ideas spread. Go down the rabbit hole of online propaganda and misinformation -- and learn we can start to make the internet less toxic. [A climate change solution that's right under our feet]( There's two times more carbon in the earth's soil than in all of its vegetation and the atmosphere -- combined. Biogeochemist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe dives into the science of soil and shares how we could use its awesome carbon-trapping power to offset climate change. "[Soil] represents the difference between life and lifelessness in the earth system, and it can also help us combat climate change -- if we can only stop treating it like dirt," she says. [How porn changes the way teens think about sex]( "The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education," says public health researcher Emily F. Rothman. She shares how her mission to end dating and sexual violence led her to create a pornography literacy program that helps teens learn about consent and respect -- and invites them to think critically about sexually explicit media. [What happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics]( In spring 2019, more than 17,000 Europeans from 33 countries signed up to have a political argument with a complete stranger. They were part of "Europe Talks," a project that organizes one-on-one conversations between people who disagree -- sort of like a Tinder for politics. Editor Jochen Wegner shares the unexpected things that happened when people met up to talk -- and shows how face-to-face discussions could get a divided world to rethink itself. READ THE LATEST ON IDEAS.TED.COM [Many of us have a little bit of hoarder inside us -- here's what to do.]( Letting go of stuff you don’t use will definitely make you feel better. [How to reap big benefits from meetings that are just 10 to 15 minutes long.]( Regular super-short meetings can yield major results. [Feel like you’re about to lose it? It could be a good time for a Meta-Moment.]( Here's a helpful strategy to turn down the temperature when you're overwhelmed by emotions. TED Recommends Personal growth, a glimpse into the future -- [get the best ideas, selected just for you.]( You are receiving this email because you've subscribed to our mailing list. We also send out [daily emails]( if you can't get enough of us. We love you too. Copyright © 2019 TED, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you're subscribed to TED Talks Weekly. Our mailing address is: TED 330 Hudson Street 12th FloorNew York, NY 10013 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( [view email in browser](