What I’ve learned from my autistic brothers (inspirational video)
May 3, 2017 by admin
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From Ted.com: Faith Jegede tells the moving and funny story of growing up with her two brothers, both autistic — and both extraordinary. In this talk from the TED Talent Search, she reminds us to pursue a life beyond what is normal. The TED transcript is below the video.
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What I’ve learned from my autistic brothers (inspirational video)
April 2, 2016 by admin
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From Ted.com: Faith Jegede tells the moving and funny story of growing up with her two brothers, both autistic — and both extraordinary. In this talk from the TED Talent Search, she reminds us to pursue a life beyond what is normal. The TED transcript is below the video.
Today I have just one request. Please don’t tell me I’m normal. Read more
Endangered Cultures (inspirational video)
February 20, 2016 by admin
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A Ted Talk from Ted.com: Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends to help preserve them.
Peter Gabriel fights injustice with video (inspirational video)
January 13, 2016 by admin
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A Ted Talk from Ted.com: Musician and activist Peter Gabriel shares his very personal motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS — and tells stories of citizen journalists in action. Musician Peter Gabriel is the co-founder of WITNESS, which distributes digital cameras to empower people to document human-rights abuses. A founder of the band Genesis, Gabriel is now a solo artist and record mogul, championing world music and innovation.
Why we do what we do (motivational video)
May 27, 2015 by admin
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One can never get enough of master inspirer, Tony Robbins. We might even have featured this at some point but probably not from Ted.com. He cusses a little in this motivational video but his message is on point illuminating why we do the things we do. Enjoy!
The happy secret to better work (TED inspiration)
March 25, 2015 by admin
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From TED.com: We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity. (Filmed at TEDxBloomington.)
What I’ve learned from my autistic brothers
September 7, 2013 by admin
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From Ted.com: Faith Jegede tells the moving and funny story of growing up with her two brothers, both autistic — and both extraordinary. In this talk from the TED Talent Search, she reminds us to pursue a life beyond what is normal. The TED transcript is below the video.
Today I have just one request. Please don’t tell me I’m normal. Read more
Israel and Iran: A love story?
April 21, 2013 by admin
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From the Ted.com YouTube site:
When war between Israel and Iran seemed imminent, Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry shared a poster on Facebook of himself and his daughter with a bold message: “Iranians … we [heart] you.” Other Israelis quickly created their own posters with the same message — and Iranians responded in kind. The simple act of communication inspired surprising Facebook communities like “Israel loves Iran,” “Iran loves Israel” and even “Palestine loves Israel.”
The world needs all kinds of minds
December 1, 2012 by admin
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A Ted Talk from Ted.com: Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works — sharing her ability to “think in pictures,” which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids.
Your body language shapes who you are
November 28, 2012 by admin
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A Ted Talk from Ted.com: Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.