How does a state's investment in early childhood programs pay off for citizens in that state, as well as the nation? Tim Bartik explains how investing in ear...
The Japanese government wants more women in management positions, but tradition and a working culture of long hours...
The Japanese government wants more women in management positions, but tradition and a working culture of long hours and long commutes makes it very difficult...
As individuals we attach value to places through our memories. Those memories and their associated values guide...
As individuals we attach value to places through our memories. Those memories and their associated values guide feelings about what places are worth saving. ...
http://www.ted.com What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage -- so we can have power...
http://www.ted.com What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage -- so we can have power on tap even when the sun's not out and th...
Michael Huemer focuses on the scope and nature of what we know, morality and truth. He is an expert at structuring...
Michael Huemer focuses on the scope and nature of what we know, morality and truth. He is an expert at structuring logical arguments the premises of which ar...
The United Nations is an embodiment of a continually evolving international order and UN peace operations are the...
The United Nations is an embodiment of a continually evolving international order and UN peace operations are the physical manifestation of that order. Though there is no international consensus as to what peace and security mean, the prevailing understanding of these ideas is modeled by what peace operations do and how they do it. So what do current peace operations tell us about how the world understands peace and security? Has the recent global focus on terrorism changed what we think peace and security really means?
What if Australia's approach to Indigenous disadvantage offers neither solutions nor value for money? This...
What if Australia's approach to Indigenous disadvantage offers neither solutions nor value for money? This thought-provoking talk challenges current policies...
UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski. chair of a National Academies committee on expanding the participation of...
UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski. chair of a National Academies committee on expanding the participation of underrepresented minorities in science and eng...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Cassandra shares a...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Cassandra shares a personal story of discovery and invites us all t...
Intelligence Squared U.S. Presents "Legalize Drugs" with Paul Butler and Nick Gillespie for the motion, Asa...
Intelligence Squared U.S. Presents "Legalize Drugs" with Paul Butler and Nick Gillespie for the motion, Asa Hutchinson and Theodore Dalrymple against the mot...