TED Talks
TED: How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams | Matthew Garcia
How do we make historically exclusive fields like classical music, fine arts or academic research more accessible to everyone? Education equalizer and violist Matthew Garcia thinks one way to remove barriers is to create free, virtual...
TED Talks
TED: The one question every aspiring leader needs to ask | Constance Hockaday
What does inclusive leadership look like? Artist and TED Fellow Constance Hockaday shares how the captain of a trans-Atlantic community raft taught her how to voice her hopes and desires, inspiring a vision of possibility for the future....
TED Talks
TED: How to squeeze all the juice out of retirement | Riley Moynes
Despite common belief, retirement takes more than financial planning. And while you may be beyond ready to go on permanent vacation, you also have to psychologically prepare for when the novelty wears off. Riley Moynes explains the four...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why do beavers build dams? | Glynnis Hood
Nestled in the forests of Canada sits the world's longest beaver dam. This 850-meter-long structure is large enough to be seen in satellite imagery and has dramatically transformed the region, creating a pond containing 70 million liters...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: This one weird trick will get you infinite gold | Dan Finkel
A few years ago, the king decided your life would be forfeit unless you tripled the gold coins in his treasury. Fortunately, a strange little man appeared and magically performed the feat. Unfortunately, you promised him your first-born...
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Why Cambodian Orphanages House So Many Children Whose Parents Are Still Alive
The concept of orphanages has long been considered outdated in developed countries. In the developing world, however, these institutions still house hundreds of thousands of children. But the surprising reality is that the parents of...
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Syrian refugees to US bring complex health needs
Refugees arriving in upstate New York in recent years have increasingly come from active conflict zones, including Syria and Iraq -- many fleeing with injuries of war and deep emotional scars. As the refugee populations in places like...
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Migrants Left Adrift At Sea After Boat Pushback From Greek Coast Guard
Pro-refugee groups allege the Greek coast guard is endangering migrants in
the Aegean Sea and breaching international law with a new aggressive
migration policy that involves pushing them back towards Turkish waters.
Critics also accuse...
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Rosa Parks Trained for Life Full of Activism
Gwen Ifill talks with biographer Jeanne Theoharis, whose book "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" offers a complex portrait of the woman best known for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955.
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Isabel Allende's Newest Historical Novel Tells Familiar Story Of Refugee Life
"A Long Petal of the Sea," a new historical novel by renowned writer Isabel Allende, draws upon events spanning from the Spanish civil war to the 1973 coup in her native Chile -- and with resonance for the experience of refugees today....
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Why this poet couldnât avoid writing about the opioid crisis
The opioid crisis has plagued poet William Brewerâs hometown in West Virginia. His vivid poems tell the story of the opioid epidemic from different voices and depict the sense of bewilderment people find themselves in as addiction...
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What orchestras can teach executives about conducting business
Corporate executives are getting a lesson in leadership and communication
from the conductor’s podium thanks to the Music Paradigm, a program that
trains business leaders in the fine art of teamwork. Paul Solman goes
behind the scenes...
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Following The Way Of Love Through Divisions, Upheaval And Uncertainty
The Most Rev. Michael Curry is the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the U.S. His latest book "Love is the Way: Holding Onto Hope in Troubling Times," reveals how love fueled his journey from descendant of slaves to the top...
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A community overwhelmed by opioids
At the epicenter of America's opioid epidemic, Huntington, West Virginia’s
growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone from first responders to
business owners to newborns. So far, the city's robust efforts to fight
back...
Curated Video
3 win Nobel chemistry prize for molecular machines
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing the world's smallest machines, 1,000 times thinner than a human hair but with the potential to revolutionize computer and energy systems.Frenchman Jean-Pierre...
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What one ass't principal learned from shadowing a student
Karen Ritter, an assistant principal at a high school just outside of Chicago, wanted to see her school through a student's eyes. So she decided to follow 9th grader Alan Garcia, who came to her asking to be switched out of the many...
Curated Video
Google Gets Aggressive With New Phones, Gadgets
Google launched an aggressive challenge to consumer electronics giants like Apple and Samsung on Tuesday, introducing a new line of smartphones called Pixel and other gadgets designed to showcase a digital helper the company calls...
Curated Video
Google gets aggressive with new phones, devices
Google launched an aggressive challenge to consumer electronics giants like Apple and Samsung on Tuesday, introducing a new line of smartphones called Pixel and other gadgets designed to showcase a digital helper the company calls...
Curated Video
Organic farming provides fesh food in Cuba ++First run 13th August 2016++
LEAD IN: Cuba's former President Fidel Castro celebrates his 90th birthday today (August 13, 2016).Things have changed on the island nation since Castro's brother Raul replaced him as president in February 2008.Cuba's urban organic farms...
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Why a grandmother and grandson are visiting every U.S. national park
92-year-old Joy Ryan and her grandson Brad Ryan have spent the past seven years crisscrossing the U.S. with the goal of visiting every national park. “Grandma Joy’s Road Trip,” as they call it on social media, began after Brad found out...
Curated Video
Google shows off new smartphone and slew of new gadgets
LEAD IN: Google have launched an aggressive challenge to consumer electronics giants like Apple and Samsung.The company is introducing a new line of smartphones called Pixel and other gadgets designed to showcase a digital helper called...
Curated Video
USA: BILL CLINTON MIDDLE EAST PRESS CONFERENCE
English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton appears to be ruling out a quick Mideast summit, saying his most important priority is to stop the violence between Israelis and Palestinians and get the peace process back on track.
"My goal is to...
Curated Video
How to grow an atmosphere on Mars fit for people
SHOTLIST: San Francisco, CA USA (Recent)
1. Movie Excerpts: Scenes from ''Total Recall''
2. Still Photo: PAN L: Shots from Mars rover
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris McKay, NASA Planetary Scientist
4.LS: WS: Busy highway
5. WS: Smoke...
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Human Trafficking Victims Forced To Sell Their Organs Share Harrowing Stories
Each year, an estimated 35,000 Nepalis are sold into modern slavery. They are vulnerable in part because of their economic conditions, as of the 29 million people who live in Nepal, nearly half live in poverty. But the country is trying...