Joanne Chory – TED Talk TRANSCRIPT I recently had an epiphany. I realized that I could actually play a role in solving one of the biggest problems that faces mankind today, and that is the problem of climate change. It also dawned on me that I had been working for 30 years or more just …
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Following is the full transcript of former park ranger Diane Knutson’s TEDx Talk titled “Why We Need Darkness to Survive” at TEDxRapidCity conference. In this talk, Diane shares why light pollution needs to be reduced and some surprisingly simply ways we can all take action. Diane Knutson – TEDx Talk TRANSCRIPT This meadowlark perches on …
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Dragana Rogulja is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Her lab studies circadian rhythms and sleep. Artificial light is all around us, and it’s changing the world we live in. What is this doing to our biology? In this talk at TEDxYouth@BeaconStreet, Dragana Rogulja answers this question. Dragana …
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Neil Pasricha is a Canadian author, entrepreneur, podcaster, and public speaker characterized by his advocacy of positivity and simple pleasures. He is best known for his The Book of Awesome series, and “The Happiness Equation” which are international bestsellers. In this heartfelt talk from TEDxToronto, he reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to …
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Van Jones is an American news commentator, author, and non-practicing attorney. In this hard-hitting talk, he shows us how our throwaway culture hits poor people and poor countries “first and worst,” with consequences we all share no matter where we live. Van Jones – TED Talk TRANSCRIPT I am honored to be here, and I’m …
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Ariel Garten – CEO and Co-Founder of InteraXon The maxim, “Know thyself” has been around since the ancient Greeks. Some attribute this golden world knowledge to Plato, others to Pythagoras. But the truth is it doesn’t really matter which sage said it first, because it’s still sage advice, even today. “Know thyself.” It’s pithy almost …
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Tshering Tobgay – TEDxThimphu TRANSCRIPT TED is about ideas. It’s about smart ideas. TED is about smart people sharing smart ideas with other smart people. I have a smart idea. It’s happiness. But I’ve stolen that smart idea, so, in a way, it makes me smart. That idea is also very common. How common? I …
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Following is the full transcript of anthropologist Helen Fisher’s TED2006 Talk titled “Why We Love, Why We Cheat.” In this talk, she explains the evolution of love, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. Helen Fisher – Anthropologist I’d like to talk today about the two biggest social trends in the coming century, and perhaps …
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Using the fundamentals of set theory, explore the mind-bending concept of the “infinity of infinities” — and how it led mathematicians to conclude that math itself contains unanswerable questions. Dennis Wildfogel – TED-Ed TRANSCRIPT When I was in fourth grade, my teacher said to us one day: “There are as many even numbers as there …
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Steve Jobs, one of the computer industry’s foremost entrepreneurs, gives a wide-ranging talk to a group of MIT Sloan School of Management students in the spring of 1992. Jobs shares his professional vision and personal anecdotes, from his role at the time as president and CEO of NeXT Computer Corporation, to the thrilling challenges of …
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