Sometimes making choices that ultimately serve us in the long run may not seem obvious or easy or possible. Take a listen to Dr. Elke Weber and give change a chance. Elke U. Weber is the Jerome A. Chazen Professor of...
Many of us are ‘Designers’, whether we identify as such or not, if we have input or decision making in policies programs or projects that affect the lives of others. Is there a fundamental flaw in the process most...
From a young age, Bradford Lingham has embraced non-conformity. That's why, at the age of 17, he and a group of comrades chose to raft 1100 miles of the Mackenzie River on a raft they built with little other than their own...
Prepare to have your perceptions of Extreme Sports or Action Sports to be challenged. It’s not all about huge sponsorship deals and exciting TV or online video clips. There is much more to this sporting phenomenon which...
In an especially engaging talk, Harvard Professor Daniel Shapiro provides his insights into how we can better handle negotiation. Rather than to focus on the complex aspects of emotion, he says that it’s dramatically more...
For decades Chris Lee thought age was just a number, then three events changed all that. Getting a new garden shed is the latest leg on a journey that, via deep thought on what it means to be a ‘real man’, has taken him to...
Rand est le fondateur et PDG de Snips, une stratup créant une intelligence artificielle vouée à faire disparaitre la technologie. Rand Hindi (@randhindi) est un entrepreneur et un scientifique. Rand commença à coder à...
Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman wrote in 1957 that total institutions—like prisons—have 4 defining features, a theory that could be easily applied to our current education system. So how do we make learning cool again?...
Did you know that one third of the food produced goes to waste? The majority of that food goes to landfill and the emissions created adds to our global climate crisis. This is the story of Kaivolution - a local initiative...
Christian Rap Singers Christian Rap Singers This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
16-year-old Dylan Brown shares the challenges and burden he has been forced to carry as a result of institutionalized racism. He discusses how society should reshape commonly held misconceptions about what it means to be...
With the concept of ‘expressing yourself where ever you are, in the form of art, by stepping outside your comfort zone’, Ohan Hominis and Micheal Ketigian, urged everyone at the event to create, express and change the...
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
Dr. Corwin Aragon provides philosophical insight on some of the major issues facing our world today. Ranging from gun violence to police brutality, Cory encourages all of us to become more responsibly engaged in the world....
Kristin Geer talks about resilience in women and why some women are able to bounce forward, instead of just bouncing back from adversity. She talks about how society needs to help us cope through our predestined pivot...
Megan Myrdal explains the detrimental effects of wasting food, and how we should alter our buying habits when it comes to food products. Megan explores the various ways to utilize "ugly" food and how those efforts can...
La muerte golpea la puerta de mi corazón por medio de un desgarrador siniestro vial, ese hecho me exige convivir con un hueco en el alma lleno de ausencia. Transformando paulatinamente mi dolor en paz interior. Elijo...
Uma plataforma online para conectar grafiteiros com pessoas que tenham um muro para “doar”. Essa ideia, tão simples quanto grandiosa, foi o que motivou os jovens Artista e empreendedor social This talk was given at a...
Through his talk, he solves the question – “How to build a Happy workplace?’. These days, when everyone is after creating a ‘Competitive’ work environment, there are people who are focusing on building a ‘Happy’...
Kalki, a boy at 15, realised that he is a girl from within. Coming out as a transgender, Kalki's life has been full of challenges and stigma. However, her determination has lead her to become an actor, an author, an artist...