By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lythcott-Haim...
Many countries home to lush rainforests sell off timber to make way for industry, agriculture and mining of natural...
Many countries home to lush rainforests sell off timber to make way for industry, agriculture and mining of natural resources, with the ultimate goal of boosting the country's economic development. But Guyana is choosing to take a different path. It's hoping to jumpstart its economy by conserving its rainforests and getting the international community to pay for the carbon storage that its living forests provide.
This film is about courage, commitment, and creative coping. It tells the story of Mickie McGraw, who overcame polio...
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...
Michael Clemens, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, says that effective migration policy must...
Michael Clemens, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, says that effective migration policy must consider the long-term benefits of welcoming r...
Reduction of poverty, liberation, freedom: all of these words have been used to define international development,...
Reduction of poverty, liberation, freedom: all of these words have been used to define international development, but no definition is set in stone. Global development expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh breaks it down for us: It is about providing aid, while understanding that the developing world actually subsidizes the developed world. In this talk she points a light at corruption in an effort towards a more just world.
Many educators today express interest in attachment theory. Children who have not formed secure attachments to their...
Many educators today express interest in attachment theory. Children who have not formed secure attachments to their early caregivers often experience social...
Rachel Hutchisson's talk is about why the end of Corporate Social Responsibility is A GOOD THING. Why is it a good...
Rachel Hutchisson's talk is about why the end of Corporate Social Responsibility is A GOOD THING. Why is it a good thing? Because it will be replaced, by "Human Social Responsibility." Hutchisson outlines why the phrase Corporate Social Responsibility is so problematic, before offering her advice to businesses of all sizes in how to identify and operate a successful program. The key? Listening and empowering the workers of the business, and listening to your community. Hutchisson ends her talk with a call to leadership -- Keep the HUMANS central.
How do you, as an artist, stay unique when you are confronted with thousands of images each day? How do you know...
How do you, as an artist, stay unique when you are confronted with thousands of images each day? How do you know that what you create is truly yours and not ...
A million refugees arrived in Europe this year, says Alexander Betts, and "our response, frankly, has been...
A million refugees arrived in Europe this year, says Alexander Betts, and "our response, frankly, has been pathetic." Betts studies forced migration, the imp...