Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society's biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he's biased, as a business school professor, bu...

15 years from now, nobody will still be living in extreme poverty anywhere in the world – that’s the pledge being made by President Obama and the Pope. Eradi...

Gísli gives us insight into the reality of the humanitarian aid worker, which is often enveloped in an aura of nobility.
Gísli Rafn Ólafsson officially became a disaster geek over a decade ago, when he joined his two passions in life, information technology and disaster response. Today he helps responders get access to the internet in the most challenging locations of all, disaster zones. When not traveling the world responding to disasters, he enjoys spending time with his wife, five kids, and grandson.
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In March 2013 the Australian Sports Commission -- through the Australian Sports Outreach program (ASOP), commissioned the production of a video on Developmen...

Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB http://www.tedxeuston.com Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie a renowned Nigerian novelist was b...

Adam will share important lessons he has learned while carving out a career for himself in the public eye, whilst overcoming the stigma attached to his disfi...

Series 2.1: POST-CONTEMPORARY Contemporary art, as the name says, is the art of its time: it belongs to the present in which it takes place. Moreover, that p...

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Why are China and India so populous? How did they account for half ...