# The invisible networks shaping your everyday life

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDCountdown@BloombergGreenFestival
- Speaker: Deb Chachra
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/deb_chachra_the_invisible_networks_shaping_your_everyday_life)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The basic infrastructure that controls plumbing, electricity and more is vital to your individual agency, says engineering professor Deb Chachra. She offers a crash course on how these systems connect to shape our lives — and suggests some key improvements for providing long-term, sustainable energy to everyone.

## Lectures

1. [The invisible networks shaping your everyday life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/deb_chachra_the_invisible_networks_shaping_your_everyday_life/d017cd8d000b), 14 min (TED's player)