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TEDx is launching this series, in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with five talks on food and nutrition. Stay tuned for monthly TEDxSpotlights that curate and focus on global themes and ideas from the TEDx community. Take part in this program by sharing the trailer and the playlists with your community. TEDxSpotlights Global Nutrition was produced with thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. With special thanks to Ronnie Planalp, Louis-Albert de Broglie, Jackie Savitz, Laura Boykin, Dee Dee Yates and Christopher Charles. Check out all of the talks included in the playlist below: Why planting a garden is a political act | Louis-Albert De Broglie | TEDxLausanne The destructive effects of factory farming impact our health, the environment, and the quality of our food. Do the first 1000 days determine the rest of your life? Saving the oceans can feed the world | Jackie Savitz | TEDxMidAtlantic How will we feed the world's hungry without abundant oceans?

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