This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The Great Economic Myth of 2008, challenging the accounting to acco...
Fashion, employing 1 in 100 people, truly is a global industry, but in a world where the cost of everything -...
Fashion, employing 1 in 100 people, truly is a global industry, but in a world where the cost of everything - education, housing, even lattes, - is increasing, how is clothing becoming less expensive? This talk will introduce you to the environmental and social impacts of the fast fashion industry, and give you easy tips on how to live more sustainably. Tamara Jones is a student at Ryerson University with passions for environmental sustainability and social justice. As a Global Studies major, her background is in politics, business and history. Most recently, Tamara has been published in Ryerson University’s Undergraduate Research Journal, facilitated a seminar at University of Toronto’s International Development Conference and participated in the Youth Assembly at the United Nations to discuss the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. In the coming months, she will be hosting a class about sustainable fashion where students will have the opportunity to make their own t-shirt from organic, fair-trade linen. In her personal life, Tamara is constantly researching and implementing ideas on how to lessen her impact on the environment while creating a positive impact on the global community..
If you were setting out to make a country rich, what kind of mindsets and ideas would be most likely to achieve your...
If you were setting out to make a country rich, what kind of mindsets and ideas would be most likely to achieve your goals? We invent a country, Richland, an...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Kelly takes a look at one...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Kelly takes a look at one American view of foreign policy, and usin...
--Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University,...
--Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, and author of “Dire Predictions: Understand...
Man Ngai-shuen's daughter brags to her classmates that she has her own bed. This might seem an unusual thing to be...
Man Ngai-shuen's daughter brags to her classmates that she has her own bed. This might seem an unusual thing to be proud of, but for this family of three, li...
Sponsored by the Science and Technology Innovation Program.
Gisli Olafsson, Emergency Response Director of NetHope,...
Sponsored by the Science and Technology Innovation Program.
Gisli Olafsson, Emergency Response Director of NetHope, will discuss how digital age technologies, like social media, are revolutionizing the way humanitarian response will be conducted in the future.
Elderly persons with dementia may present with challenging behaviors over the course of the illness. This video...
Elderly persons with dementia may present with challenging behaviors over the course of the illness. This video demonstrates skills that may be used by careg...
"Society doesn't correlate disability with being attractive... but we CAN be stylish, gorgeous, stunning, and...
"Society doesn't correlate disability with being attractive... but we CAN be stylish, gorgeous, stunning, and FABULOUS." For those with disability, what do you feel makes you a FABULOUS person? How do you think people see you as someone with a disability?