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How did we get fertility so wrong?

Mona Chalabi · TED

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About

When it comes to making a baby, we know it takes two to tango. So why do the pressures of fertility often fall on only one half of the equation? In this video, data journalist Mona Chalabi examines some of the big misconceptions around fertility, shares significant blind spots in the data, and reveals why we need more research on sperm. Want to hear more from Mona? Check out her podcast Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, from the TED Audio Collective.

The talk

  1. How did we get fertility so wrong? 3 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
Speaker
Mona Chalabi
Year
2021
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Medicine and health
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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