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TED Talks

Julia Bacha: Pay attention to nonviolence

12th - Higher Ed
In 2003, the Palestinian village of Budrus mounted a 10-month-long nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across their olive groves. Did you hear about it? Didn't think so. Brazilian filmmaker Julia Bacha asks why we only pay...
Instructional Video19:25
TED Talks

Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?

12th - Higher Ed
Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. Telling stories from his own long...
Instructional Video10:48
TED Talks

TED: Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent | Safwat Saleem

12th - Higher Ed
Artist Safwat Saleem grew up with a stutter -- but as an independent animator, he decided to do his own voiceovers to give life to his characters. When YouTube commenters started mocking his Pakistani accent, it crushed him, and his...
Instructional Video14:55
TED Talks

TED: Who would the rest of the world vote for in your country's election? | Simon Anholt

12th - Higher Ed
Wish you could vote in another country's election? Simon Anholt unveils the Global Vote, an online platform that lets anybody, anywhere in the world, "vote" in the election of any country on earth (with surprising results).
Instructional Video12:56
TED Talks

TED: Art that lets you talk back to NSA spies | Mathias Jud

12th - Higher Ed
In 2013, the world learned that the NSA and its uK equivalent, GCHQ, routinely spied on the German government. Amid the outrage, artists Mathias Jud and Christoph Wachter thought: Well, if they're listening ... let's talk to them. With...
Instructional Video13:44
TED Talks

Miser sur la confiance et le plaisir en entreprise

Higher Ed
Miser sur la confiance et le plaisir en entreprise Après quelques années de développement, Clément Neyrial a dû se remettre en cause, et modifier fondamentalement les modes de fonctionnements dans son entreprise. Ses employés collaborent...
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MinuteEarth

Why Wolves Don't Chirp

12th - Higher Ed
Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds.
Instructional Video12:48
TED Talks

TED: This is what democracy looks like | Anthony D. Romero

12th - Higher Ed
In a quest to make sense of the political environment in the united States in 2017, lawyer and ACLu executive director Anthony D. Romero turned to a surprising place -- a 14th-century fresco by Italian Renaissance master Ambrogio...
Instructional Video11:31
TED Talks

TED: What a driverless world could look like | Wanis Kabbaj

12th - Higher Ed
What if traffic flowed through our streets as smoothly and efficiently as blood flows through our veins? Transportation geek Wanis Kabbaj thinks we can find inspiration in the genius of our biology to design the transit systems of the...
Instructional Video14:49
TED Talks

Kate Bowler: "Everything happens for a reason" -- and other lies I've loved

12th - Higher Ed
In life's toughest moments, how do you go on living? Kate Bowler has been exploring this question ever since she was diagnosed with stage IV cancer at age 35. In a profound, heartbreaking and unexpectedly funny talk, she offers some...
Instructional Video10:51
TED Talks

TED: The unexpected challenges of a country's first election | Philippa Neave

12th - Higher Ed
How do you teach an entire country how to vote when no one has done it before? It's a huge challenge facing fledgling democracies around the world -- and one of the biggest problems turns out to be a lack of shared language. After all,...
Instructional Video14:08
TED Talks

Martin Pistorius: How my mind came back to life — and no one knew

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine being unable to say, "I am hungry," "I am in pain," "thank you," or "I love you,” -- losing your ability to communicate, being trapped inside your body, surrounded by people yet utterly alone. For 13 long years, that was Martin...
Instructional Video28:23
TED Talks

Philip Rosedale: Life in Second Life

12th - Higher Ed
Why build a virtual world? Philip Rosedale talks about the virtual society he founded, Second Life, and its underpinnings in human creativity. It's a place so different that anything could happen.
Instructional Video13:08
TED Talks

César Hidalgo: A bold idea to replace politicians

12th - Higher Ed
César Hidalgo has a radical suggestion for fixing our broken political system: automate it! In this provocative talk, he outlines a bold idea to bypass politicians by empowering citizens to create personalized AI representatives that...
Instructional Video15:07
TED Talks

Milton Glaser: Using design to make ideas new

12th - Higher Ed
From the TED archives: The legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser dives deep into a new painting inspired by Piero della Francesca. From here, he muses on what makes a convincing poster, by breaking down an idea and making it new.
Instructional Video13:59
TED Talks

Cómo hablar con otros que piensan distinto

Higher Ed
Cómo hablar con otros que piensan distinto La desconfianza en la ciencia es un problema de comunicación que puede ser resuelto a través de la conversación, ofrece la científica Guadalupe Nogués. Para fomentar el discurso entre las...
Instructional Video13:21
TED Talks

TED: 5 ways to lead in an era of constant change | Jim Hemerling

12th - Higher Ed
Who says change needs to be hard? Organizational change expert Jim Hemerling thinks adapting your business in today's constantly-evolving world can be invigorating instead of exhausting. He outlines five imperatives, centered around...
Instructional Video7:09
TED Talks

TED: To understand autism, don't look away | Carina Morillo

12th - Higher Ed
Carina Morillo knew almost nothing about autism when her son Ivan was diagnosed -- only that he didn't speak or respond to words, and that she had to find other ways to connect with him. She shares how she learned to help her son thrive...
Instructional Video9:18
TED Talks

TED: Free yourself from your filter bubbles | Joan Blades and John Gable

12th - Higher Ed
Joan Blades and John Gable want you to make friends with people who vote differently than you do. A pair of political opposites, the two longtime pals know the value of engaging in honest conversations with people you don't immediately...
Instructional Video11:53
TED Talks

Heidi Grant: How to ask for help -- and get a "yes"

12th - Higher Ed
Asking for help is tough. But to get through life, you have to do it all the time. So how do you get comfortable asking? In this actionable talk, social psychologist Heidi Grant shares four simple rules for asking for help and getting it...
Instructional Video10:59
TED Talks

Digitalisierung + Unternehmensidentität = Fluidität

Higher Ed
Digitalisierung + Unternehmensidentität = Fluidität Corporate Identity ist weit mehr als die visuellen oder nach außen gerichteten Aspekte eines Unternehmens oder einer Organisation, bietet Katja Nettesheim. Unternehmen müssen verstehen,...
Instructional Video18:29
TED Talks

Abraham Verghese: A doctor's touch

12th - Higher Ed
Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional...
Instructional Video8:38
TED Talks

TED: Why I put myself in danger to tell the stories of Gaza | Ameera Harouda

12th - Higher Ed
When Ameera Harouda hears the sounds of bombs or shells, she heads straight towards them. "I want to be there first because these stories should be told," says Gaza's first female "fixer," a role that allows her to guide journalists into...
Instructional Video17:05
TED Talks

Rufus Griscom + Alisa Volkman: Let's talk parenting taboos

12th - Higher Ed
Babble.com publishers Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman, in a lively tag-team, expose 4 facts that parents never, ever admit -- and why they should. Funny and honest, for parents and nonparents alike.