http://www.ted.com William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situa...

Massive extinctions took place millions of years ago, so long ago that life had time to start again from zero, leaving behind creatures that were lost foreve...

Ernesto Sirolli got his start doing aid work in Africa in the 70's -- and quickly realised how ineffective it was. In this funny, challenging and passionate ...

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Michael Gavin, associate Professor of human dimensions of natural r...

United Nations - World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others.
2015 Theme: Inspiring the World's Humanity.

When your health is a top priority, trying to make sense of all the information on nutrition can be quite confusing.In this talk, Dr. Mike Israetel summarize...

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

"Politics" is the smart person word for "yelling about the government."
The Idiot's Guide To Smart People offers practical advice to idiots perplexed by the behavior of obnoxious intellectuals.