This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. There’s a new buzz phrase in tech circles these days: The Internet ...

In 1985, architect Paul Pholeros was challenged by the director of an Aboriginal-controlled health service to "stop people getting sick" in a small indigenou...

Rachel Hutchisson's talk is about why the end of Corporate Social Responsibility is A GOOD THING. Why is it a good thing? Because it will be replaced, by "Hu...

The best science shows that the chance of having one or more magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquakes in California over the next 30 years is greater than 99%. Su...

Following 35 years on the faculty of Columbia University in New York, more than half of that time as Chair of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, D...

Many countries home to lush rainforests sell off timber to make way for industry, agriculture and mining of natural resources, with the ultimate goal of boosting the country's economic development. But Guyana is choosing to take a different path. It's hoping to jumpstart its economy by conserving its rainforests and getting the international community to pay for the carbon storage that its living forests provide.

AJ MacDonald received the prestigious Lesley Pierce Woman of Courage Award. It was for her outstanding work as a mentor and influence on young people. AJ is ...

In an attempt to bring more workers into Japan's shrinking economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlined goals to create a "Japan in Which Women Shine," also known as "Womenomics." Bloomberg QuickTake explains why the government still faces serious deep rooted gender bias that excludes women from work.