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Secrecy is often used as a legal shield to cover up illegal actions by businesses. Anti-corruption activist and TED Prize winner Charmian Gooch explains why we should care — and what we should do.

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40+ TED speakers recommend the books you need to read right now.

A public service announcement from TED, with help from artist Wendy MacNaughton.

Can architecture actually make a difference in the lives of the people who use it? Michael Murphy and his team at MASS Design Group believe so. Take a look at their designs.

Catharine Young describes a visit to Liberia, where Ebola may be contained but the public health story has only just begun.

Phil Hansen ended up using an amazing 52,901 dots to draw this portrait in a process that was anything but child’s play. On the way to setting a Guinness World Record, he had to solve many puzzles — and wrestle with some demons.

We know surprisingly little about what we want to eat, and why. Researcher Brian Wansink has been leading thousands of studies to understand more.

Zainab Salbi argues that the global fixation with a Muslim woman’s decision to wear a headscarf — or not — is overly simplistic — and irrelevant.

The security of Western democracies depends on our welcoming displaced people, not deporting or demonizing them, says refugee advocate David Miliband.