UN Messenger of Peace, Leonardo DiCaprio’s opening remarks at the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit in New York City on September 23, 2014. Audio-only: Video: Introducing speaker:… Read More »Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2014 UN Climate Summit Speech (Transcript)
On November 8th 1989, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gave an inspiring speech to the UN General Assembly about the environment and climate change. Over the course of her half… Read More »Margaret Thatcher at UN General Assembly Climate Change Speech (1989) – Transcript
In this July 2010 TED talk, Tim Jackson, an economist, speaks on economics of climate change… Audio-Only: Tim Jackson – Economist I want to talk to you today… Read More »Tim Jackson on Economics Of Climate Change – TED Talk (Transcript)
Event: Google Tech Talks Title: Mindfulness, Stress Reduction And Healing Speaker: Jon Kabat-Zinn Date: March 8, 2007 Aimée Christensen: Welcome, everyone. My name is Aimée Christensen and I’m working… Read More »Jon Kabat-Zinn Speaks on Mindfulness, Stress Reduction And Healing (Transcript)
It’s a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common… Read More »Malcolm Gladwell TED Talk on The Unheard Story of David and Goliath (Transcript)
Oklahoma City is a midsized town that had a big problem: It was among the most obese towns in America. Mayor Mick Cornett realized that, to make his city a… Read More »How an Obese Town Lost A Million Pounds by Mick Cornett – TED Talk Transcript
Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his book “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything” as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on August 16, 2007 at… Read More »Christopher Hitchens Discusses His Book ‘God Is Not Great’ at Authors@Google Series (Transcript)
“Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful TED talk. And terrifyingly, it’s happening to about two-thirds of the… Read More »Allan Savory on How to Green the World’s Deserts and Reverse Climate Change (Transcript)
In this TED Talk, MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte takes you on a journey through the last 30 years of tech. And then he leaves you with one last… Read More »Nicholas Negroponte Discusses The 30-year History of The Future – TED Talk Transcript
“In the cathedral of the wild, we get to see the best parts of ourselves reflected back to us.” Boyd Varty, a wildlife activist, shares stories of animals, humans and… Read More »What I learned from Nelson Mandela by Boyd Varty – TED Talk Transcript