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21 minutes
[ Curators' Best ]
Tim Minchin on the Wonder of Micro-Ambitions
By Dr. Lynda
Want to hear a refreshing, completely counter-intuitive take on realizing your path in life. Here’s an unlikely and brilliant source!
19 minutes
[ Animals ]
GoPro and the Orca Rescue
By Dr. Lynda
Can you imagine the exhilaration of setting an enormous, wild animal like an Orca (Killer Whale) free after it has been entangled by fishing gear? Today we explore their beauty and intelligence with the magic a Go Pro can bring to research.
27 minutes
[ Culture ]
Skateboarding for Peace in Afghanistan
By Dr. Lynda
The most remarkable innovations often happen with sweeping speed, when someone puts things together in a novel way. See how amazing hope and education have lurched forward through skateboarding in Afghanistan!
16 minutes
[ Culture ]
Are We Looking At The Past or History? Are They Different?
They say if we don’t learn from history we are doomed to repeat it, but what is history? Who writes history? Are the events we read about in history books really the whole story?
18 minutes
[ Design ]
MakerNurse Bringing Innovation to the Bedside
What happens when you put the tools for innovation into the hands of nurses? You get MakerNurse, and incredible project changing the future of patient care!
6 minutes
[ Education ]
Exploring the 8 Senses!
You’ve heard of the five senses, but what about your eight senses? It turns out you have a few more than you grew up believing! Here’s the fascinating science about these little known senses…
12 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Re-Imagining School Lunch: Absolutely Fascinating Fun!
By Dr. Lynda
Innovation is at its very best when it involves things we take completely for granted. Take School Lunches for example: now here are some remarkable, delightful and incredibly obvious insights that North Americans have almost completely missed!
17 minutes
[ Business ]
13-Year- Old Invents an Amazing “Energy Harvester”!
By Dr. Lynda
Have you seen the wiz kid with an idea that could revolutionize the future? Meet Max Loughan and his Energy Harvester and see some genius at work!
14 minutes
[ Animals ]
An Adventure in Urban Wildlife
The words “urban wildlife photography” may seem boring, perhaps pictures of squirrels or pigeons. It turns out, the animals that call our cities home have a lot to teach us!
23 minutes
[ Education ]
Let’s Celebrate All Kinds of Minds!
What if we took the time to celebrate and nurture the many different ways we see the world? Here’s a TED Talk to remind us that the world needs all kinds of minds!
23 minutes
[ Business ]
4th Graders Can Solve World Peace! Can we?
By Dr. Lynda
What if we all have the innate skills to solve some of the world’s most intractable problems, when we are in the 4th grade? Take a look at this bit of wonder!
26 minutes
[ Culture ]
A New Home for a Very Special Violin
Take a moment to appreciate the beautiful story of holocaust survivor Joseph Feingold, his violin, and the lives his violin has touched in the hands of budding young musicians.
10 minutes
[ Education ]
Bringing Gratitude into the Classroom
What if gratitude was a daily habit? How would our lives change? Here’s how one school is bringing gratitude into the classroom and having a major impact on the lives of their students!
5 minutes
[ Culture ]
The Most Successful Play of All Time
By Dr. Lynda
What if empathy and kindness would come naturally to kids, if we just stopped micro-managing their every move? Take a look at this wonderful lesson to all of us, taught by some middle-school boys.
14 minutes
[ Education ]
Let’s Go WAY Back: The BIG History Project
By Dr. Lynda
Have you ever laid back under the blanket of a starry sky and wondered about our place in the universe? The history of our existence relies on 8 “magic moments” in time. Here’s the place to have your sense of wonder expanded!
9 minutes
[ Culture ]
Preparing For Excellence
The college process can be scary. Intimidating applications, tests, and interviews can deter and discourage students. Here’s a school empowering students to succeed!
7 minutes
[ Animals ]
Continental Collision Course
Not many of us stop to think about what the world looked like before our continents separated and then re-connected in a new way many years ago. Why does it still matter? Fascinating food for thought here today! Take a look…
17 minutes
[ Business ]
Back to School with Steve Jobs: The Purpose of Education
By Dr. Lynda
For the class of 2005 at Stanford University, the late Apple Computers CEO and co-Founder Steve Jobs gave a commencement address that changed their lives. And it can change yours, too. See what you think!
6 minutes
[ Education ]
Low-Stakes Writing with High-Stakes Results
What if we turned writing in schools on its head? Here’s how low-stakes writing is helping students learn and giving them a creative outlet to discover their potential!
9 minutes
[ Curators' Best ]
Rita Pierson was a Champion for Every Kid
By Dr. Lynda
Enjoy an inspiring, funny and remarkable talk about the education that every one of us wishes we had. What a wonderful insight! Take a look…
20 minutes
[ Art ]
Turning Apples into Ears: Creativity in the Lab
What if we let creativity and play mix with science? Here’s a lab that is doing just that, and in doing so coming up with incredible discoveries, like the ability to turn apples into ears…
9 minutes
[ Education ]
Inspiring the Next Generation of Thought Leaders!
Think about it, the next generation of thought leaders is sitting in a classroom right now! How will we inspire them, and make sure they can explore their passions?
7 minutes
[ Animals ]
Get a Backbone!
By Dr. Lynda
What if life on earth never evolved a solid scaffolding: bones? Can we imagine a planet where soft bodies like worms and octopus evolved big brains? Our backbone seems to have changed everything and the story of it’s evolution is fascinating.
6 minutes
[ Culture ]
The Egyptian Pharaoh Who Refused to be Forgotten
Have you ever heard of Hatsheput? Here’s a story dedicated to a pharaoh almost forgotten to time and thousands of years ahead of her time. (Yes, this pharaoh was a woman!)
11 minutes
[ Education ]
The Secret Lives of Scientists: Space Explorers Edition
Where do astronauts get their start? What inspired Neil deGrasse Tyson to become an astrophysicist? Here are the origin stories of some of our greatest scientific and cultural icons!
8 minutes
[ Education ]
Can You Make Water Droplets Come Alive?
You can make water droplets come alive in your own kitchen! This fascinating experiment takes the science of Stanford labs and brings it in your home!
23 minutes
[ Business ]
Khan Academy: A Free World-Class Education for All
By Dr. Lynda
Have you stumbled upon the most accessible place on the web for education, at any age? There is no need to struggle ever again. A free education is available to all us us at every level!
9 minutes
[ Creativity ]
“Bohemian Gravity”: Can A Capella, Classic Rock, and Quantum Physics Mix?
What do you get when you cross the iconic rock of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody with a cappella skill? Fun. And when you add in mind-bending quantum physics? Mathematically musical brilliance!
19 minutes
[ Books ]
“My Stroke of Insight”: A Scientist’s Best and Worst Day
By Dr. Lynda
What happens when a brain scientist studying strokes has a stroke of her own? It’s a riveting story with a huge insight for us all! Find out in today’s featured TED Talk.
