Monthly Archives: July 2020

TEDxWrigleyville 2020 Theme: “Humanity, a View From Inside the Pandemic,” filmed inside Wrigley Field (Chicago) amidst civil unrest and with full compliance of Covid-19 related quarantine restrictions. Nora Flanagan has been teaching high school English in the Chicago Public Schools for over 20 years. In her talk, “What We Learn When School Can’t Stop”, she […]

NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker’s personal views and understanding of diet. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf In this talk, Tanmay explores the impact of our diets […]

Picture this: a young, promising footballer just about to make his mark by transitioning to senior football gets his ankle shattered and is told that he can never play again. For most people, this would spell the end and it would be the point where they give up, but Archis Patil isn’t most people. Speaking […]

This talk shares how to see beauty within ourselves, even as our bodies change throughout our lives. We can learn to see ourselves more fully, and believe in our beauty enough to believe others when they say they see it. How do we adapt to changes and continue to be our whole selves, while accepting […]

Every day, we are faced with difficult decisions. We make constant choices about how to respond to problems, confrontation, celebration, and news. How impactful are those mundane, everyday choices? Jon-Adrian thinks they have the power to change our entire lives. Jon-Adrian Velasquez is the co-founder of the C.H.O.I.C.E.S program, which helps the children of incarcerated […]

TEDxWrigleyville 2020 Theme: “Humanity, a View From Inside the Pandemic,” filmed inside Wrigley Field (Chicago) amidst civil unrest and with full compliance of Covid-19 related quarantine restrictions. Covid 19 provided many Americans with their first taste of shortage. In his talk, “Where did all the Flour Go? Supply Chains and Covid,” Sasha Duchnowski, a leading […]

Momentele în care viața te aruncă la pământ sunt cele în care realizezi că trebuie sa muncești mai mult. Prin acest discurs, Ioana ne-a amintit că viața este despre iubire, acceptare, perservență, iar eșecurile sunt doar niște bariere care ne ajută să ne descoperim pasiunea, să ne facem vocea auzită. “Ioana Chira s-a făcut cunoscută […]

Markus J. Buehler is the McAfee Professor of Engineering at MIT, a material scientist, and a composer of experimental, classical and electronic music, with an interest in sonification. Using an approach termed “materiomusic” (https://soundcloud.com/user-275864738), his work explores the creation of new forms of musical expression – such as those derived from the innate vibrations of […]

Un talk despre comunicarea deschisă și egală dintre părinți și copii, ascultare activă și construirea unei relații autentice cu tinerii. Valori pentru a deveni oameni puternici și de success. “Virgil este omul care ascultă mult, este fascinat de oameni și de potențialul lor de a fi excepțional de buni dacă primesc respect, înțelegere și educație. […]

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Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. If we want to build back better after the pandemic, we must reconsider philanthropy and create a new kind of capitalism that’s rooted in generosity and accountability, says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. In this vital […]

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Meet the friendly robot that could deliver your next burrito. Ali Kashani introduces us to Postmates’ autonomous delivery robot and explains how it could help reduce carbon emissions and free up valuable real estate in cities everywhere. Learn […]

Non so se tutto ciò ci ha davvero permesso di diventare bambini, e per chi crede, di entrare nel regno dei cieli. Ma sono sicuro che se c’è un Dio, Allah, o chiunque guardi dall’alto, potrà solo guardare con dolcezza chi ha fatto fare capriole alla propria solitudine. “Mio padre diceva che prima di stare […]

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. People send 100 billion WhatsApp messages every day — and they’re all encrypted to protect them from potentially curious entities like companies, governments and even WhatsApp itself. With our increased reliance on digital communication tools during the COVID-19 […]

Fortune Nkwanyana says excellence is a behaviour he learnt from the age of nine with some of his principles of excellence coming from his grandfather. He breaks down the price of excelling while being black and challenges some assumptions on what excellence is while redefining it according to his lessons growing up as a black […]

This talk is a candid account of the journey we often all take to define whether we’re worth the life, time, and care we deserve. From the lens of a plus-size teen learning her place in this world, this talk is jam-packed with stories, lessons, and moments of growth that led to the all-important question, […]

Uninterrupted time for free play is essential to developing critical thinkers, problem solvers, and intellectually flexible learners. Journey along with educators Gina Miele and Debbie Piescor as they explore the concept of rebuilding the bridge of critical thinking and problem solving from nursery age to university level. Filmed on May 30, 2019. Dr. Gina M. […]