Poverty and inequity affects children in unimaginable ways. We, the privileged, continue to think of it as a problem unrelated to us. Nandita Das argues, tha...

Our Hispanic families, both in the United States and in their home countries, face the same challenges in some way: poverty, climate change and violence. Let...

Neuroscientist Greg Gage takes sophisticated equipment used to study the brain out of graduate-level labs and brings them to middle- and high-school classrooms (and, sometimes, to the TED stage.) Prepare to be amazed as he hooks up the Mimosa pudica, a plant whose leaves close when touched, and the Venus flytrap to an EKG to show us how plants use electrical signals to convey information, prompt movement and even count.

Suzanne Eder talks about self improvement at a 2015 TEDX event in Wilmington, Delaware. Suzanne Eder is a world-class teacher, facilitator and mentor. She fo...

In this lighthearted talk Dominic Walliman gives us four guiding principles for easy science communication and unravels the myth that quantum physics is diff...

Andy was recently awarded an MBE for his charity work, yet he has some unusual and controversial views on Corporate Social Responsibility The Sponsors: Freed...

Tips and instructions on how to use gravity and leverage to assist you when lifting or transferring a loved one who has limited mobility. Note: This informat...

Ron Haskins: In recent years, incomes have continued to increase on nearly every level, but there are several critical steps that individuals must take to be...

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste ...