In an attempt to bring more workers into Japan's shrinking economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlined goals to create a "Japan in Which Women Shine," also known as "Womenomics." Bloomberg QuickTake explains why the government still faces serious deep rooted gender bias that excludes women from work.

Ian founded both Team Tassy & Thread in 2010 in the wake of the Haiti earthquake. Team Tassy unlocks the inherent power in every person to end global poverty...

This film is about courage, commitment, and creative coping. It tells the story of Mickie McGraw, who overcame polio at age 11 to become an art therapy pione...

The purpose of this video is to fulfill a design, multimedia requirement for a presentation in Dr. Gower's Global Issues class. Hopefully we'll get the full ...

May 6th 2013 - Update on Maurice! More to come: http://dannymcglashing.com/update-on-maurice-the-55-year-old-homeless-man-with-2-masters-degrees/ This video ...

Sponsored by the Science and Technology Innovation Program. Invited panelists will discuss the science behind synthetic biology, the risks this emerging tech...

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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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-religion-in-art-ted-ed Before we began putting art into museums, art mostly served as the visu...