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[ Culture ]
Meet the Hindu Bagpipers Bringing Cultures Together
It’s easy to look back and see that some of the best innovators in history brought together two things that no one had ever thought to combine. For the best kind of ingenious fun with that concept, take a look at The Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band: a worldwide organization of Hindu bagpipers who blend Indian and Scottish music in a brilliant cultural mashup!
7 minutes
[ Innovation ]
This Prosthetic Arm Doesn’t Look Human — And That’s Awesome
This prosthesis is not only the cheapest bionic arm you can find on the market, it’s also one of the coolest. The Hero Arm is 3D printed for anyone age 9 and above, customizable, and inspiring a new wave of research!
13 minutes
[ Thought Leaders ]
How to Catch the Winds of Luck
What if you could have more luck without just wishing for it? Here’s a Stanford Professor, with decades of research, pointing to 3 simple ways to start increasing the odds of finding more “good luck” in your life!
27 minutes
[ Innovation ]
Why Wild Animals May End Up On Your Street
These communities in Canada are helping us all reimagine what we can do to have healthy relationships with the wildlife that lives around us!
8 minutes
[ Creativity ]
Insects Have Never Looked So Good!
The amazing, intricate structures of insects are something that belongs in museums—oh wait, they’re already there! Photographer Levon Biss has teamed up with one exhibit to bring us closer than we’ve ever been to these tiny creatures with his Microsculptures. You’ll never look at a bug the same way after you see these.
16 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
How to Trade a Paperclip for a House
By Dr. Lynda
Now here’s a TED Talk that is both fun and transformational! The best ideas are a win/win for everyone and this one certainly qualifies. After this, you’ll never look at your “stuff” in the same way.
8 minutes
[ Education ]
Bringing The World Into the Classroom
Ever Widening Circles has moved into the classroom! Learn more about how EWCed is helping inspire students’ curiosity and connect them to the wider world!
6 minutes
[ Innovation ]
Your Spare Hair Could Clean the Ocean!
Did you know you are growing a way to combat oil spills? Every day, hairdressers are throwing out pounds of hair that can be used to help clean up the environment! Clean Wave is putting that hair to good use, keeping the oceans safe and protecting wildlife.
18 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
Janine Shepherd: The Flight of an Unstoppable Spirit
By Dr. Lynda
A world of possibilities is waiting for us if we lighten our load! Here is an amazing person to be our guide.
7 minutes
[ Creativity ]
When Dance Creates Opportunities
Hussein Smko grew up in war-torn Iraq, and he’s turned his experience into an opportunity. Through his performance, this dancer is not only telling his story, but making it possible for others to share theirs.
5 minutes
[ Innovation ]
The Shoe that Grows Keeps Growing!
What if more businesses were built to have a positive impact on the world? Kenton Lee, the founder of The Shoe that Grows, is working to make an even greater positive impact on the globe with the launch of GroFive, and Expandles!
10 minutes
[ Animals ]
A Sanctuary for Costa Rica’s Strays
Territorio de Zaguates is providing care to nearly a thousand dogs that have been taken off the streets of Costa Rica. Their story is a testament to the impact the love and determination of one person can have on others.
13 minutes
[ Creativity ]
The Case For Making Useless Things
How can we bring joy and humility back into the work we do? Why not have more fun! Simone Giertz is the queen of terrible robots, and she makes a great case for why we should embrace making “useless things”.
8 minutes
[ Art ]
Creative Growth: Where Artists with Disabilities Thrive
Creative Growth is a space where artists can hone their crafts, express themselves, and share their work with the public. This is one nonprofit making us rethink where our community focus actually is.
7 minutes
[ Art ]
The Pieces of a Passion Project
There’s something unexplainably relaxing about finding yourself lost in your craft, whatever that craft may be. Suska Matsik, a talented mosaic artist, describes her connection to her process in the most beautiful way.
14 minutes
[ Business ]
The Best Way to Improve the World Around Us
By Dr. Lynda
Here is a TED Talk that could be a prescription for solving many of the world’s most vexing problems! What if we emulated some of the quirkier characteristics of the most original thinkers and idea people?
6 minutes
[ Creativity ]
A World More Beautiful Through the Lens of Physics
By Dr. Lynda
What if there is an almost magical world of symmetry behind a curtain of knowledge that only some people decide to pull back? Here’s a small window into a world full of wonder and precious imperfections!
4 minutes
[ Curators' Best ]
The Power of Bringing the Moon to the Street
When’s the last time you really saw the moon? Here’s a beautiful look at the power it has in realizing our shared humanity.
11 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
This Washing Machine Uses Beads to Clean Your Clothes
Xeros Technology has developed a new way of cleaning garments that will completely change how washing machines affect our planet (and our wallet!)
17 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Sustainable Energy from Algae and Much More!
By Dr. Lynda
As we argue about the future of our fuel sources, we may be swimming right past the answer! Algae can produce Sustainable Energy and much more!
13 minutes
[ Business ]
How “The Internet of Things” is Transforming Our Lives
We are hearing more and more about the “Internet of Things”, but this wave of the future is going to be about much more than controlling our thermostats! It is going to yield a much smarter world.
6 minutes
You’re Probably an Optimist, You Just Might Not Know It Yet
It turns out that optimism is hard-wired into our brains, but is this actually a good thing? What does it help us accomplish?
22 minutes
[ History ]
Could Holograms Change our History Records?
In this exhibit, you can sit across from a holocaust survivor and ask them about their story. The thing is, these people aren’t really there! So, how does this work? And what is it like for them to know their experience is protected from time?
17 minutes
[ Business ]
Is Blockchain a Leap in Trust for Us All?
Have you noticed the word “Blockchain” cropping up? It’s an amazing innovation predicted to change our world at least as much or more than the advent of the internet!
20 minutes
[ Business ]
A Tour of the Wonders of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a reality, and most of us barely understand what it means. No wonder there is a lot of fear and a shortage of wonder on the topic. Today we change all that with an expert guide!
36 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
Rewriting Stories on Mountainsides
We typically don’t want to go back to a place we had a terrible experience. But what if we did? Here’s the story of three U.S. Army Captains returning to Iraq for the first time since combat to experience something completely different.
9 minutes
[ Business ]
Finally: Net Neutrality Explained Simply (with No Politics)!
By Dr. Lynda
I know: we are all tuning out the news these days. Sometimes though, it’s worth tuning back in to help change the course of history. Here’s an amazing “no politics” look at Net Neutrality!
50 minutes
[ Culture ]
Testing Your Limits on a Journey to the North Pole
Would you trek through the arctic with no training? For first all-women North Pole Expedition, this was only the first question these women had to answer.
15 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
Flipping Perceptions
How do you react when someone tells you you’re incapable of doing something? For a lot of us, there are usually two routes we take: agree and shrink, or prove those words wrong. WCMX athlete, Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham, chose the latter and has spent years creating history and crushing stereotypes. Here’s his story…
