Ever Widening Circles
17 minutes
OK Go: How to FIND a Great Idea, Not THINK of One!
OK Go – arguably the most wildly creative force in music videos – can teach us all a lot about getting to our next great idea. Turns out most of us have been going about things backward!
TED Talks
21 minutes
What Optical Illusions Tell Us About “Reality”
Take a break for something truly jaw-dropping and enormously fun. Here’s one of the best interactive TED Talks you’ll ever see!
14 minutes
A Drug Free Approach to Depression and Melancholy!
Science is vastly improving our options when it comes to depression. Here’s a very insightful TED Talk that might put a spring in your step, literally and figuratively!
15 minutes
Looking for More Time in Your Day?
We could all use a few extra hours in our day, but what if those extra hours are already there? Here’s a different perspective on time management.
56 minutes
Going Beyond the Limits of Our Senses
Did you know that science has opened many new doors recently on how we can all augment the reach of our 5 senses? Here’s some fascinating examples!
11 minutes
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!
6 minutes
Why is Mt. Everest So Massive?
Is there some unseen force that compels a thousand people each year to risk their lives climbing Everest? Here’s more reason to behold Everest with awe!
18 minutes
A Positive Perspective on Population Growth
Fascinating – maybe positive – math on the subject of population growth!
13 minutes
What do pirates, nurses, and Buckminster Fuller have in common?
What do pirates, nurses, and Buckminster Fuller have in common? They are the rebel designers of history who show us what the future of design may start to look like!
14 minutes
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
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!
19 minutes
The JUSTICE LEAGUE of Dance: Superheroes of Movement
Many people might say they are not sports fans, or superhero buffs, or followers of dance. But today we point you to a group that combines all three in a jaw-dropping way!
27 minutes
Skateboarding for Peace in Afghanistan
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!
11 minutes
What If Our Worldview Has Been Inexorably Filtered?
Do you have someone in your life who you just can’t relate to anymore–a co-worker or family member–because your worldviews are miles apart? Here’s something HUGE to consider!
17 minutes
What if we could avoid the perils of a Single Story?
Recently I’ve been catching myself and others drawing huge conclusions from a single, compelling story. Sound familiar? Let an amazing TED speaker point us in a better, richer direction!
19 minutes
How to Spot a Liar at a Glance!
Imagine how different life would be if most of us could spot deception at a glance? Turns out there is some amazing science to help us do that! Take a look!
28 minutes
Amateurs Making Our Lives Better: Planning 2017
People who have changed the world often started out as complete amateurs. Some of their stories are absolutely fabulous! Let’s give this whole “trying new things” some thought through the lens of remarkable amateurs.
17 minutes
The Key to the Search for Happiness
In our quest for happiness, could we be starting from the wrong place. Today’s EWC thought leaders takes us through a way of thinking that might be the key to happiness! See what you think!
22 minutes
Can We “Fix” the Problem with News?
How does the “news” effect our biases, or vice versa? Can we create a better world if we are all in our biased corners? Here’s a way forward…
12 minutes
Innovators to the End: Mushroom Burial Suits!
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!
10 minutes
The Wild Potential of Embracing Our Limitations
What if embraced our limitations? What possibilities might we discover if we just owned them and let them force us to get creative. We might actually find possibilities we would never have discovered. Take a look at how remarkable this mindset can be!
23 minutes
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!
28 minutes
What to Say, When You Don’t Know What to Say
Today we point you to a TED Talk you may some day be very glad you came across. Even if you live a charmed life, someday you may need to comfort a friend in the face of tragedy. Here are some empowering and almost magical insights that could change everything!
9 minutes
Beauty Beyond Our Perception
Take a few minutes to witness the beauty around us, yet beyond our wildest imagination. Here’s a thought leader working at the intersection of technology, art, and science. See what you think…
13 minutes
Celebrating 600: Proof This Is Still An Amazing World!
As the 24-hour news cycle seems to spiral ever downward, EWC is the new place on the web for exactly the opposite trajectory! We are connecting you to countless reasons to think the future is so amazingly bright. Take a look!
17 minutes
What If We’re Completely Wrong About Diabetes?
What if we’re wrong about diet leading to diabetes and we actually need to ask a few better questions? Here’s one of the most moving TEDmed Talks you ever see from a physician who has a very unique insight…
17 minutes
Take a look at the book of you!
What makes you, you? Here’s a remarkable TED Talk from Riccardo Sabatini that gives the marvelous complexity of life new perspective.
22 minutes
The Surprising Science of Happiness
In today’s featured TED Talk, Dan Gilbert looks at the science of happiness and give us an insight we might use every day to create our own sense of joy, even when outcomes don’t go our way. Take a look!
16 minutes
What We’re Getting Wrong About Concussions
Do helmets really protect us from a concussion? It turns out there is a lot we don’t know and a lot we have completely wrong when it comes to this seemingly common form of brain trauma!