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[ Dance ]
How Dance is Changing the Lives of Patients with Parkinsons Disease!
Let us introduce you to Dance for PD, a remarkable organization changing the lives of patients with Parkinsons Disease with the power of dance!
11 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
The Magic of the Washing Machine
After seeing this TED Talk you will never look at your washing machine in the same way again! It’s time we celebrated this amazing technology!
8 minutes
[ Art ]
Could We Live in Houses That Breathe?
Sounds a little crazy, doesn’t it? Let’s rethink what a building can do by following one architect on a journey to create eco-conscious additions that’ll breathe with the world.
9 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Dumpster Diving to Demonstrate a Better Way Forward
By Dr. Lynda
Here’s a terrific fellow who would rather show us what is possible, than tell us what we should be doing. Finally, a refreshing approach to change!
11 minutes
[ Business ]
Why the Worldwide Web is Not the Internet
By Dr. Lynda
Have you ever wondered if it was correct to refer to the web and the net interchangeably. Turns out the worldwide web is not the internet and here’s a very interesting reason why…
7 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Fungi, the Technology of the Future?
Imagine a future filled with bricks, furniture, and leather made of mushrooms! That fungi-filled future is here and it’s the kind of innovation that needs celebrating!
11 minutes
[ Business ]
Cell Phone Charging Wisdom: How, Why, When
By Dr. Lynda
We’ve all heard contradicting advice about preserving our cell phone batteries. Let’s look into something practical and sort this out once and for all!
13 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
Surfing the Great Lakes!
Few people would look at the icy waters of the Great Lakes in winter and see a surfing hot spot, but Great Lakes surfers see the world a little differently!
6 minutes
Our Space Junk Problem: Educating Ourselves for the Future
The era of space exploration hasn’t been long, but it has had an impact. Get better acquainted with our space junk problem and how we can fix it!
20 minutes
[ Business ]
The Young Innovators Series: Meet Maddie from Fix it Friday
Meet Maddie Willer, an amazing young innovator and a founder of Fix It Friday, a project spreading a mission of sustainability by fixing one garment at a time!
14 minutes
[ Animals ]
Solving Old Problems by Studying New Species
How can studying new species lead to a brighter future? Here’s a great reminder that inspiration is all around us, we just have to search for connections!
9 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Celebrating Solar: Look How Far We’ve Come!
Let’s give solar power its day in the sun! Solar energy advancements are making access to sustainable energy more affordable and widespread and that’s worth celebrating!
9 minutes
[ Design ]
The Playful History of Innovation
How is the flute the great-grandfather of the computer? Here’s a look at the playful history of innovation to give you a little perspective for the future!
14 minutes
[ Design ]
Engineering the Tallest Building in the World
By Dr. Lynda
Ever look up at a skyscraper, sparkling in the night sky and wonder, “How did they do that?” Here’s a great look at one major challenge in the tallest building in the world!
10 minutes
Bolster Your Immunity to Fear!
Did you know fear is contagious? Here are some simple ways you can avoid contagious fear while building a more positive world around you!
11 minutes
[ Animals ]
A Second Chance for Abandoned Animals and Inmates
By Dr. Lynda
Here’s a great example of the kinds of stories the nightly news could be bringing us, instead of all the doom and gloom. Another thought-leaders – the Monroe County Jail – teaches us about possibility.
17 minutes
[ Design ]
Alpha Jetman Blows the Doors of Possibility Wide Open
By Dr. Lynda
Sometimes we need an eccentric person with a crazy idea to push back the edge of possibility for us all! Take a look at a wonder in innovation you will not believe!
6 minutes
[ Innovation ]
How to Memorize Anything!
Have a tough time learning names, remembering directions, or just want to impress your friends? Never fear! Let us introduce you to your memory palace, a place where you can memorize anything.
13 minutes
[ Art ]
Saving Rivers by Turning Toxins Into Art!
How can painting with toxic sludge save rivers? Two professors at Ohio University are teaming up to combine art and science to conserve and protect polluted waterways!
30 minutes
Using Light as a Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease!
Remarkable science alert! Scientists have recently found a therapy for Alzheimer’s that uses light to reverse some of the symptoms of the disease!
5 minutes
[ Design ]
What Can A Thousand Swarming Robots Teach us About Nature?
How do fish swim in schools, or birds fly in giant flocks without running into each other? Take a look at the tiny swarming robots that are helping us understand some of nature’s most complex phenomena!
7 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
How the Kindness of Strangers Can Save Lives
What happens when we use the kindness of strangers to catalyze life-saving daisy chain of kidney donation? Here’s a reminder that compassion is still out there!
15 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Hype Aside: What Are Our Real Energy Options?
By Derek Dodge
Do you feel us edging away from fossil fuels? If we look where innovation is moving, it’s not in coal, oil and gas. No the creative thought leaders and clever young innovators are moving on. See where they are taking us!
5 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
It’s the Little Things That Lead to Big Changes
Could we do more with less? Here are a few simple ways we can improve our impact on the environment, and find ourselves a little less cluttered, simply by noticing the little things!
4 minutes
Got a Question? Give the “Human Google” a Call!
Ever asked yourself “What did I do before Google?” For the past 40 years, the New York Public Library has had its own “human Google” where you can call and ask any question. The best part? You can still call them today!
14 minutes
[ Business ]
A Renaissance Story: Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay
By Dr. Lynda
There are some great stories of renewal and the resilience of nature and people. The story of oysters and the Chesapeake Bay is one of them.
5 minutes
[ Animals ]
Powering Your World with Fish Scales?
Yes, you read that correctly, we can use fish scales to generate power! It turns out those fish you see in the market could be an alternative energy source. Here’s how this alternative energy source could be used in the future!
12 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Innovators to the End: Mushroom Burial Suits!
By Dr. Lynda
Ingenious people are always the ones dragging culture forward. It is time to start innovating when it comes to death. How about a mushroom burial suit!
6 minutes
[ Art ]
How Dance is Informing Wheelchair Technology
Check out the Rolling Dance Chair, an incredible example of how innovation can happen when we think outside of the box about possibility!
