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17 minutes
[ Thought Leaders ]
Ask Yourself These Three Questions and They Can Change Your Life!
What if three questions could help us live happier lives filled with more joy and meaning? The answers to these questions have the power to change the way we interact with our loved ones, do our work, and live a more fulfilled existence together!
12 minutes
[ Art ]
If the Ocean Had a Face, Would it Look Like This?
Take a deep breath! Let’s dive into the ocean to meet Jason DeCaires Taylor: an artist encouraging life and celebrating little-known communities with his breathtaking underwater sculptures!
18 minutes
[ Thought Leaders ]
Could Mastering the Art of Asking for Help Change Your Life?
Asking for help is our ticket to actually making our dreams come true. But why is it so hard?! Here’s a thought leader that will help us see the true value in the ask and give us the courage to just go for it.
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[ Thought Leaders ]
Want a Better World? Here’s How to Have the Confidence to Make It Happen!
By Sam Burns
Your confidence can change the world by starting simply and building a ripple effect right at home! This thought leader helps us build it in ourselves and others with three simple concepts.
11 minutes
Principal Wayman’s Recipe for Changing Schools and Lives
By Dr. Lynda
Want to get the best out of every unique child? Build a system of support that includes at least one caring adult in every child’s life. Here is one of the most powerful TED Talks you will ever have the pleasure of watching!
13 minutes
[ Creativity ]
There’s a Common Language We All Speak!
By Dr. Lynda
You are fluent in a language that you don’t even realize you know! And it might be a place we can find some real fun and eventually share the struggle for connection.
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[ Nature ]
Sperm Whales’ Clicks are Expanding Possibility!
By Dr. Lynda
What if sperm whales are communicating with language far more complex than we are? Could our view of ourselves change if we learn that they may be as capable of future planning, reasoning, and emotions like love and empathy? These mysteries are beginning to be unraveled!
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[ 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.
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[ Science ]
Community Laboratories are Changing What’s Possible
By Sam Burns
Genspace is the world’s first DIY biolab; letting members of the community from all walks of life get a closer look at the building blocks of our world. Science isn’t just for scientists, and the amazing projects and discoveries coming from Genspace and community laboratories like it, are proving this to be true.
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[ Creativity ]
When Art and Science Intersect
By Sam Burns
This isn’t a photograph of the Getz Ice Shelf, its a drawing! Zaria Forman creates large-scale depictions of glaciers, and NASA’s Operation IceBridge invited her on a trip to get even closer to them. Here’s that story and the gorgeous creations that came from it!
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[ 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.
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[ Business ]
A More Creative Future with Smog Vacuums and Glowing Sidewalks
By Dr. Lynda
What if every construction project needed to have both a practical outcome and a component past that; something that expands possibility? Here’s a guided tour of what that world might look like!
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[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Abundance is Our Future!
By Dr. Lynda
It’s easy to concede that the world is going to hell in a handbasket, but the data shows the opposite! Here’s the CEO of the X-Prize foundation to clue us in on where we are headed and why!
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?
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!
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The Power of Giving People a “Lollipop Moment”
By Dr. Lynda
Heard anything about “Lollipop Moments”? Here’s an amazing metaphor to remember how easy it is to fundamentally improve someone’s life with just a simple turn of a phrase!
29 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
The Mathematics of Finding Love
By Dr. Lynda
Know someone who might need some new insights into finding love? Here’s how mathematics can improve everyone’s chances of finding that special someone!
15 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Omniprocessor: Tap Water from Our Toilets?
By Bob Gorman
Have you heard about a brilliant innovation – the Omniprocessor – that may change the lives of billions of people, in fact all of us eventually? This is “the challenge of progress” at it’s messy best!
15 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Humanizing What’s Under the Surface
By Sam Burns
It can be difficult to feel a connection to something when it isn’t a part of your day to day life. But what if it could be? There are people throughout the world creating ways for us to have a closer look at what’s happening under the water, so here’s two of them. Artist, Katrina Fuller, will bring the ocean to us, while innovator, David Lang, brings us into those waters!
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ISAAW: Unbelievable Robots!
By Dr. Lynda
Do you have any robots in your life yet? Maybe at your workplace? How about in your home? If not now, you soon will! While pop culture makes that future seem dark, there is actually so much wonder in what’s going on right now! Take a look…
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Discovering Hope When Things Seem Hopeless
By Dr. Lynda
How can we change our mindsets and find hope when all seems hopeless? This amazing TED Talk from Peta Murchinson might open your eyes to see the light once again.
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[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Litterati: Connecting Us All and Changing Paradigms!
By Dr. Lynda
Have you heard of the amazing social media project that can eliminate litter from our planet? It’s bringing together ordinary people, brands, governments and the power of big data–all with a novel artistic magnetism!
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Living Beyond Expectations: Daniel Kish
By Dr. Lynda
Despite not having eyes, Daniel Kish has taught himself to “see” with a human “eco-location” and he is teaching others. His story is a remarkable testament to what happens when we never get the memo about things that are “impossible” and instead make what we have work for us!
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DARPA: Removing the Fear of Failure
By Dr. Lynda
What would our lives look like if we could shake our fear of failure? What would you try tomorrow if failure wasn’t a bad thing? Enter: DARPA, a place we might find a new mindset! Take a look at the TED Talk by Regina Dugan and become a better you!
14 minutes
[ Culture ]
Is Happiness Truly Our End Goal?
By Sam Burns
Most of us are running around looking to hold on to this thing called happiness, but these seem to be fleeting moments. Should we be focusing on something else instead? Listen to writer Emily Esfahani Smith’s eye opening insight in her TED Talk!
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[ Creativity ]
ISAAW: Share a Photo that Tells a Story!
By Dr. Lynda
Want to take really remarkable photos with your phone? There are easy tricks that most of us don’t know! Here are some of the best tips on the web and you can use them to share your photos with the world here with ISAAW!
17 minutes
[ Art ]
The Future of Designing Our Environments
By Sam Burns
Today we meet a team who are working to bridge the gap between nature, technology, and art with hopes for a more beautiful future! Daan Roosegaard’s TED Talk creates a spark that can enlighten us all.
14 minutes
How Paper Tools will Change the World
When it comes to innovations that will change the world, shouldn’t we consider how many hands will have access to them? Check out this brilliant TED Talk from Manu Prakash, one of the remarkable brains behind the paper technologies of the future that will revolutionize how we think about science!
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[ Technology ]
Big Data Might Help Us All Come Together!
By Dr. Lynda
What if our starting point in problem-solving could be without conflict? Here’s what the future holds for addressing everything from litter to child mortality, from crime to math literacy! We have two wonderful TED Talks today to brighten up your day. Enjoy!
