Greece has been the poster child for European economic crisis, but former Prime Minister George Papandreou wonders if it's just a preview of what's to come. ...
Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig makes the case that our democracy has become corrupt with money, leading to...
Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig makes the case that our democracy has become corrupt with money, leading to inequality that means only 0.02% of the United States population actually determines who's in power. Lessig says that this fundamental breakdown of the democratic system must be fixed before we will ever be able to address major challenges like climate change, social security, and student debt. This is not the most important problem, it's just the first problem..
This 4-minute captioned video shows the intricate mechanisms involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease in...
This 4-minute captioned video shows the intricate mechanisms involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease in the brain. http://www.nia.nih.gov Permissi...
Western societies have been trying to clean up their act for decades. However, that clean-up has had very dirty...
Western societies have been trying to clean up their act for decades. However, that clean-up has had very dirty consequences, but there is hope. Listen to Hilde Opoku's story of how Ghana and Norway are forging ahead as leaders in the fight for a better environment for all. Hilde Opoku, Deputy Mayor and Leader of the Green Party in Trondheim. Former spokesperson for the Green Party in Norway from 2014 to 2016, Hilde is a political scientist with a specialization in industrial ecology. She previously worked at the Department of Industrial Ecology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) before entering politics in 2003 when she was elected to the city council of Trondheim.
Michael Smith is the Director of the United States government's Social Innovation Fund, a key White House initiative...
Michael Smith is the Director of the United States government's Social Innovation Fund, a key White House initiative and program of the Corporation for Natio...
Ger Duany woke up one morning to gunshots that eventually led to his becoming one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan”, a...
Ger Duany woke up one morning to gunshots that eventually led to his becoming one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan”, a child soldier, refugee, then US high school ...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Can we learn to lead, or...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Can we learn to lead, or is leadership something we're born with? I...
British Council in partnership with Live Art Development Agency and Abrons Arts Center presented Access All Areas,...
British Council in partnership with Live Art Development Agency and Abrons Arts Center presented Access All Areas, NYC Edition- a series of conversations, pr...
Is it true that 97% of climate scientists agree that climate change is real? Where does the 97% figure come from?...
Is it true that 97% of climate scientists agree that climate change is real? Where does the 97% figure come from? And if it is true, do they agree on both th...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The Great Economic Myth of...
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...