- -: The Reagan Presidential Foundation Scholars Program
January 9, 2012 (over 12 years ago)The Reagan Presidential Foundation Scholars Program awards scholarship money to graduating seniors from Ventura County, California, high schools who exemplify outstanding leadership, character, communication skills, academic achievement, and commitment to Ventura County. A total of $50,000 is awa...
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- -: Web Exclusive: Fake Hand/Brain Experiment
January 11, 2012 (over 12 years ago)On our day of brain games, some members of our staff tried out a trick hand game with some interesting results.
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- -: Ellen Reveals Celebrity Baby Name Secret
January 11, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Everyone's talking about Beyonce and Jay-Z's new baby, Blue Ivy! Ellen congratulated the couple and decided it was time to reveal how celebrities come up with such interesting names for their children... by creating a baby name for her and Portia!
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- -: TEDxUW - Krister Shalm - The poetry of physics, dancing and life
January 8, 2012 (over 12 years ago)An experimental physicist by profession, Krister is interested in unlocking everyday applications for quantum physics. His challenge? To demonstrate that technologies based on the science of quantum physics have the potential to unleash the next technological revolution. And if that wasn't enoug...
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- -: Kirstie Alley and Her New Type of Guy
January 6, 2012 (over 12 years ago)The always entertaining Kirstie Alley sat down with Ellen to fill her in on the interesting new details of her love life... specifically, the new type of guy she's interested in dating!
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- -: Peter Diamandis on Tapping 'Cognitive Surplus' to Solve Global Problems
January 5, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Driving_Effective_Social_Innovation Calling on Clay Shirky's "cognitive surplus" theory, Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, argues that the best way to solve the world's problems and encourage social innovation is to engage t...
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- -: TEDxRedmond - Christina Dias - Stopping to Smell the Flowers
January 5, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Although posting a short poem at age seven is hardly the life changing experience, the day she started blogging, Christina was drawn to sharing her thoughts, ideas, and perspectives on the world, period. Now thirteen years old, and a freshman at Redmond Junior High, Christina frequently updates h...
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- -: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Has a New Puppy!
January 4, 2012 (over 12 years ago)The "Modern Family" star told Ellen about his unique little addition to his family, and about his rather interesting habits.
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- -: Can Andy Say That?
January 3, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Ellen's producer, Andy, has a hard time keeping a straight face -- especially when he has to say things like this! Ellen challenged her friend to say these interesting holiday phrases without losing his cool. See if he did it!
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- -: TEDxOrlando - Benoit Glazer and Elaine Corriveau - A Musical Home
January 2, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Benoit Glazer and Elaine Corriveau, accomplished musicians, have been hosting free concerts in their home for over 10 years. They have become a cultural phenomenon in Orlando, attracting performers from all over the world and a small, loyal audience of people who enjoy the arts and music. Since 2...
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Jose Angel Garcia: TEDxSanAntonio - Jose Angel Garcia - Slam Dunk - Sports Boosts the Economy & the Future for Children
December 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)As Director of Operations, Grupo Garel and Founder of Huracanes Tampico, LNBP, Jose's talk is all about how it takes a village -"Slam Dunk - How Investing in Sports Boosts the Economy and the Future for Children in Tampico."In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-...
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- -: TEDxSanAntonio Jose Angel Garcia Slam Dunk How Investing in Sports Boosts the Economy and the Future for Children in Tampico
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- -: TEDxValletta - Brigitte Baumann - Wealth on Wings
December 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Anyone who has ever started an innovative business and fancies him or herself as a budding entrepreneur, always comes across the question of "where do we get the start-up capital from"? Brigitte will take us through a journey of how Angel Investing gives wings to many initiatives that without th...
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- -: TEDxLaJolla- Gary Goldstein- Leapfrogging Life's 3 Noes
December 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)ENTERTAINING BEGINNINGS 
Music was an early passion and, during those early years, Gary lived a stone's throw from the homes and hangouts of the Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Santana, Country Joe, Steve Miller and Quicksilver. As A&R rep for Columbia Records while still an und...
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- -: Impact Investing: Saving Capitalism from Itself
December 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Best_Practices_in_Impact_Investing Mitchell Kapor, founder of the Mitchell Kapor Foundation, calls for investing with an eye toward creating a more sustainable form of capitalism. He explains that despite growing anger from groups like Occupy Wall Str...
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- -: TEDxSingapore - So-Young Kang - What are the masks you wear?
December 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)So-Young Kang is Catalyst, Founder & CEO of Awaken Group, a global leadership development and organizational experience design firm. She is passionate about transforming the world through inspiring and developing "human, creative, adaptive" leaders. She and her team design organizations, how peop...
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- -: Faces of Change: Emily's Health Care Story
December 18, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Tell five friends they should be with us in 2012: http://my.barackobama.com/emilyvid "The thing about health is that while you have it you don't think about it--you don't have to. But when you don't have it anymore it becomes the only thing that matters." Emily is not your typical college stude...
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- -: American Artifacts: Congressional Cemetery
December 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Each week American History TV's American Artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites from around the country. Located 18 blocks from the U.S. Capitol, Washington's DC's Congressional Cemetery is final resting place of dozens of members of Congress and other prominent America...
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- -: @Google: George Anders, "The Rare Find"
December 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)George Anders in conversation with Todd Carlisle. A journalistic quest to discover the secrets of the best talent hunters, revealing how they spot superstars before anybody else. Why are some people so much better than everyone else at spotting future stars? How do the best talent pickers in a...
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- -: (Founder Stories) Kaufer On SOPA & Testing Product
December 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)TripAdvisor's Kaufer Chats With Dixon
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- -: TEDxYouth@Khartoum, Fatma & Sarah: Global Warming, Nov.26.11
December 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Sarah Ihab is an eleven year old sixth grader at Khartoum Basic School. She was born in Seattle, WA, USA. She then moved back to Sudan. From an early age, she found that she cared for the environment. Ever since, she has always portrayed a personal interest in local environmental issues to help m...
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Duane Elvarum: TEDxSFU Duane Elvarum
December 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Professor Duane Elvarum of Emily Carr University speaks about a new initiative to help students, universities and government institutions in Vancouver work together to make it one of the greenest cities in the world.
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- -: TEDxAjman - Sheikh Dr. Abdulaziz Ali Al Nuaimi - Emirates Falcons
December 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)About The Speaker: Sheikh Dr. Abdulaziz Ali Al Nuaimi, also known as"Green Sheikh", is talking about an interesting initiative "Emirates Falcons" which acts as a cultural exchange program and gives people from all around the world a different perspective of the UAE's Culture, Heritage and tradit...
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- -: TEDxNewEngland | 11/01/11 | Joe Kessler - Interview with David Pogue
December 19, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Post talk interview with David Pogue. View original talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7MB5j2Bw2E Young people today -- those referred to as Generation Y, or between the ages of 15 and 35 -- have come of age displaying distinct attitudes and behaviors reflecting the social forces that have sh...
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- -: TEDxSingapore - Lila Everard - Building a better world one Black Belt at a time
December 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)More about Lila Everard A martial artist who went from metaphorically trading blows in the courtroom to literally trading them on a day-to-day basis. After quitting her job as a lawyer within 24 hours, Lila and her husband travelled the world for 4 years, learning skills, lessons and philosophie...
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- -: TEDxKTH - Erik Kruse - On the brink of the Network Society
December 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Erik Kruse holds the titles of Strategic Marketing Manager and Networked Society Evangelist at Ericsson Networked Society Lab. He is an expert in consumer demands, industry and societal dynamics, and forecasting ICT evolutionary trends. He spends his time on company strategies and conducting rese...
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- -: Isaacson: 'Nice' Not an Adjective to Describe Steve Jobs
December 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/12/14/Walter_Isaacson_Talks_Steve_Jobs "If you were listing the 1000 adjectives for Steve, kindness would not be up there," says Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. "He seemed to live as if the normal rules didn't apply to him." ...
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- -: TEDxYouth@Khartoum, Randa Omer : My journey with UC MAS, Nov.26.2011
December 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Randa Omer Ahmed Basheir studies at Mohi-Eldeen Wahbi Secondary School. After graduation, she plans to pursue her dream of becoming a Dentist. Randa is enrolled in UCMAS (Universal Concept Mental Arithmetic System), a Chinese based Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Concept based program. Due to her rema...
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- -: TEDxBRISTOL 2011 - CIARAN MUNDY - THE BRISTOL POUND
December 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)TEDxBristol 2011 took place on Thursday 8th September 2011, at the MSHED Museum, in Bristol, South West England. Find more of our talks, the videos, the audio and the TEDxBristol experience, online at: http://www.tedxbristol.com ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Ciaran Mundy -- Director of the Bristol and...
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- -: TEDxHarvardLaw_WalterWillett_HowDoModernDietaryPatternsLeadtoDiseaseWhatShouldWeEat.mov
December 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)For the last 20 years the focus of nutritional advice has been to reduce total fat intake and consume large amounts of carbohydrate. However, this advice is inconsistent with many lines of evidence indicating that unsaturated fats have beneficial metabolic effects and reduce risk of coronary hea...
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- -: TEDxPannonia 11/11/11 | Dr. Ewald Hiebl - Forward to the Human Scale
December 14, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Dr. Ewald Hiebl - Forward to the Human Scale. The ideas of Leopold Kohr (1909-1994) for the 21st century. Born on Feb 3rd 1968 in Linz (Austria), 1986-1991 studying History and German Language in Salzburg, 1997 PhD in History (Austrian History), 1991 --1995 teaching in school and adult education...
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- -: TEDxMcGill - Christian Elliott - A Revolution is a Mouse Click Away
December 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Christian Elliott is co-founder and Director of Operations with Developing Pictures Media, a student organization that strives to take full advantage of the power of media to tell the stories of the unseen. His work in Haiti and with Developing Pictures has led him to participate in initiatives i...
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- -: Lieberman on Iraq War: Worth it, despite costing more in "life and treasure" than anticipated
December 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Saying he was "cautiously optimistic" about Iraq's future, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor that the Iraq War was, in the final analysis, worth America's time and that ...
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- -: TEDxYouth@Columbus- Dyshawn Underwood- "Ending Violence in Our Neighborhoods"- 11/10/11
December 12, 2011 (over 12 years ago)I had recently had a friend get killed on Frebis Avenue. He played football for Marion Franklin High School. He had a beautiful baby girl and he got shot and lost his life. In 2010 there was 83 homicides in the summer mostly youths. I can at least name 15 of the people that died last year that I ...
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- -: TEDxBayArea Global Women Entrepreneurs-Blair Christie-The Simple Act of Marveling
December 12, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Title of Talk: The Simple Act of Marveling Blair Christie is Cisco's Chief Marketing Officer, with responsibility for the company's Global Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Government Affairs groups. Under Ms. Christie's leadership, the organization is responsible for positioning Cisco's...
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- -: TEDxBayArea Global Women Entrepreneurs-Ann Winblad-Why Venture Capitalilsts Still Matter..
December 12, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Talk Title: Why Venture Capitalists Still Matter and Why We Need Women Ann Winblad is the co-founder and a Managing Director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (www.humwin.com) is a leading venture capital firm focused exclusively on software investing and manage...
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- -: TEDxNewy 2011 - Liz Mullinar - Treating the core problem of childhood trauma.
December 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Liz Mullinar is the Founder of Heal For Life Foundation. In 2000 she was awarded the inaugural Australian Humanitarian of the Year Award. In 2009 she was honoured with an Achievement Award on Australia Day, as well as being named as NSW Volunteer of the Year. She was a finalist for Australian of ...
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- -: TEDxNHH - Michael King - No-nonsense design
December 8, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Michael King talks about the importance of "No-nonsense design". What is the objective and how can it help build bridges over existing language barriers. He will explain the connection between knights in shining armour and today's brand identities. In his talk, Michael tell us a little of his his...
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- -: What Did Ellen Find in the Guest Chair?
October 7, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Today Ellen decided to take a look through her guest chair and found some interesting items. Watch now to see what Adam Lambert, Kellan Lutz and Lady Gaga left behind!
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- -: New Talk Show Host Wanda Sykes Doesn't Hold Back!
October 7, 2010 (over 13 years ago)The hysterical Wanda Sykes stopped by to chat with Ellen about her new talk show. She told Ellen how she's been adjusting to the schedule, and why she won't mess with Oprah! Take a look at this hilarious interview...
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- -: Demi Moore Explains Her Toothless Photo
October 7, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Demi Moore has been having fun with Twitter, and she has tweeted some interesting photos. Today she explained the story behind her toothless photo -- watch to find out what happened.
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- -: Who Would Live in These Homes?
October 12, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Looking for a new home? You may have seen some interesting real estate listings in your search, but you probably haven't seen any as crazy as the ones Ellen found today.
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- -: Ellen Loves Mo' or Go!
October 12, 2010 (over 13 years ago)It's the latest version of Ellen's favorite game -- Mo' or Go! She invited three more audience members to tell their stories. Were they interesting enough to ask for Mo'? Or did Ellen want them to Go?
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- -: Mary McCormack's Surprising Stories about Her Daughter
October 12, 2010 (over 13 years ago)The hilarious Mary McCormack brought pictures of her daughter to share with Ellen, and revealed some interesting theories she has about her 2-year-old. Judging from her story, Mary will have her work cut our for her...
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- -: Dish Network Knows the Truth!
October 12, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Yesterday, Ellen showed a clip of "Family Feud" -- in which a man said Ellen doesn't love this country! We know that's not true, and so does Dish Network. They changed their listing to prove their point...
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- -: Alyson Hannigan Around the World
October 13, 2010 (over 13 years ago)The very funny Alyson Hannigan played a game with Ellen that was all about accents! She tried her hand at dialects from all across the world -- and had some interesting ideas about what the Germans...
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- -: Alison Sweeney and Ellen are Practically Twins!
October 15, 2010 (over 13 years ago)It turns out Alison Sweeney and Ellen have quite a bit in common. While Alison was here, she talked about the challenges of hosting a television show, and then the two compared photos of snakes...
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- -: Russell Crowe Sticks That Down His Pants?
October 15, 2010 (over 13 years ago)The sexy Russell Crowe stopped by to tell Ellen all about his exciting new movie, "Robin Hood." He and his children have been traveling a lot for the film, and he shared a funny story about his son's sleeping habits. Then Ellen tried to get him to guess the mystery word -- and found out he has an...
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- -: The Ellen DeGeneres Show Gets Racy!
October 15, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Ellen loves hearing from her viewers, so today she took a look at another batch of viewer mail. One viewer wrote in to let her know that the DVR listing warned that the show was sexually suggestive..
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- -: TEDxKinnaird - Mehreen Kasana - Art As An Invaluable Teaching Tool
March 29, 2011 (about 13 years ago)About the Talk: Mehreen Kasana, explores the possibilities of using art to break down the restrictive walls constructed by an old-fashioned educational system and encourages us to bring out our true, creative selves through self expression. About the Speaker: Mehreen Kasana is an American Pak...
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- -: TEDxValletta - Tim Dobson - Just be Clever: The Art of Management Perfection
March 31, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Never before have we had to cope with so many demands and so much change. So it comes as no surprise that teams have to continually evolve in order to keep up. Tim has a passionate belief that the effort you spend investing in your team is reflected in the return you get from them. So let's ge...
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- -: TEDxVancouver - Nardwuar - Do It Yourself!
April 12, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Punk Rock Journalist Nardwuar the Human Serviette wants to take you on a journey into his do-it-yourself world of investigation and adventure. Through hard work, meticulous preparation and a tremendous passion for finding out interesting facts and tidbits, he sets the stage for unexpected situati...
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- -: TEDxTeen - Zander Srodes - The Moment It Found Me
April 14, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Zander Srodes, at age eleven, created Turtle Talks - an interactive sea turtle seminar for children. In 2004, he wrote a sea turtle activity book to promote conservation in coastal communities around the world. The book is available in six languages. He has authored two other children's activity ...
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- -: TEDxSanJoseCA - Karen Trilevsky - People Magazine "Hero Among Us": The Journey to FullBloom
April 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)People Magazine "Hero Among Us" Karen Trilevsky founded FullBloom Baking Company in Newark, California in 1989 and has been the company's sole owner for 21 years. People Magazine recognized Karen as "Hero Among Us" Karen's passion for baking and enthusiasm for turning good values into good busi...
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- -: TEDxSanJoseCA - Robert Scoble - Silicon Valley Historian ... The History of the Future
April 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)America's Most Famous Blogger Robert Scoble is an American blogger, technical evangelist, and author. He is best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technology evangelist at Microsoft. Today, he works for Rackspace, and Building 43 as their chief troub...
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- -: TEDxValenciaSt - Edward Reines - The Magic of Appreciation
April 19, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Edward Reines is humbled by the blessings that have been gifted to him. He was raised in Great Neck, NY in a loving and tight family of seven that hit some roadbumps and bounced higher. He is an intellectual property attorney who loves his profession. He moved to San Francisco and first fell in l...
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- -: TEDxTeen - Curtis Kulig - The Art of Obsession
April 20, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Curtis Kulig was born in 1981 in North Dakota. At age 13, he began screen-printing in his father's shop, laying the foundation for his work as an artist. His collaborations include projects with fellow artists Shepard Fairey and Skullphone, and commissions by brands including Ace Hotels, Bobbi Br...
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- -: TEDxUWO - Chris Bentley - On bringing sports to the youth of our First Nations communities
April 21, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Chris Bentley, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs of Ontario, talks about the power of inspiring positive change in our Far North communities. In areas of the province that have suffered from painful social conditions for over 200 years, he has provided children with access to organized sports a...
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- -: TEDxUF - Vikram Rangala - A New Capitalism
April 22, 2011 (about 13 years ago)VIKRAM RANGALA taught writing and communication at the University of Florida for 15 years. He has traded futures and options for 12 years. During a painful time of professional transition and personal transformation, he worked to channel his passions, skills, and challenges into something positi...
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- -: TEDxTeen - Amy Eldon Turteltaub & Kathy Eldon - Safari as a Way of Life
April 22, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Amy Eldon Turteltaub grew up in Nairobi, Kenya and London, England. Following the murder of her brother, Dan, a 22-year old Reuters photojournalist, killed by a mob while covering a conflict in Somalia, Amy changed her college major to Communications, determined to tell stories that would bring p...
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- -: TEDxTempleU - Tayo Arinola - Real Humanitarians
April 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)TAYO ARINOLA is a Washington DC native with Nigerian ancestry. Her BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology allowed her to explore basic science and clinical research, making medical discoveries at Pasteur Institute and Kimmel Cancer Center and inspiring her to become a physician. Her time abroad a...
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- -: TEDxCMU -- Jacob Cass -- Building a Personal Brand
April 26, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Jacob Cass, a prolific graphic designer in New York talks about how building a personal brand and effective use of social media got him out of some interesting debacles in life. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self...
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- -: TEDxEarthquake9.0 - Carlos Miranda Levy - Relief 2.0
April 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)From Relief 2.0 to Relief Enterprise and B2B. Running the last mile in disaster response and creation of recovery opportunities with dignity, inclusion, generation and distribution of wealth. Relief 2.0 is a focus on running the last mile in disaster response through independent units of local s...
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- -: TEDxCMU -- Mickey McManus -- Information Liquidity
April 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Mickey McManus presents us with an interesting problem. The explosion of technology has created vast complexities that we do not know how to deal with. However, biology and millions of years of evolution inherently has the tools to deal with these complexities. How can we use the tools we have in...
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- -: TEDxIsfeld Zac Whyte Facing the Fear of Success
April 28, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Humanity is faced with some daunting challenges. There are over 300,000 active child soldiers in 30 countries around the globe and eradicating this issue has the illusion of being impossible. A true idealist, Zac Whyte is a regular family man, university student and media professional living in B...
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- -: TEDxGranta -- Ann Cotton --Camfed: Promoting Girls' Education
May 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Ann Cotton is founder and Executive Director of Camfed International, a charity which has improved the school environment for over a million children in 2,295 communities in Sub-saharan Africa. Their work fights poverty and HIV/AIDS by investing in education for girls and women. Ann's talk was ...
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- -: TEDxUWI-Learie Joseph-A Comedian not a Joke
May 11, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Trinidad and Tobago comedian Learie Joseph shares the journey of life and comically illustrates how perseverance can help to overcome boundaries. TEDxUWI 'Beyond Your Limits' TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It began in 1984 as an annual conference devoted to Technology, Enter...
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- -: TEDxUWI-Amilcar Sanatan-You Can't Handle the Truth
May 12, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Amilcar Sanatan speaks on the issue of youth and culture within Trinidad and Tobago. How the truth and acceptance of oneself affects how we live. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It began in 1984 as an annual conference devoted to Technology, Entertainment and Design -- hence...
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- -: TEDxStGIS - Sonja Zobel, Michele Haindl, Luiza Madalozo, Max Weiser - The Hollow Men
May 12, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)This group is bursting at the seams with talent demonstrated in their respective roles in various productions and monologues. They enjoy clapping, have their own "bat call" and know of a black hole in the Library into which Max disappears. Their alternative piece is about media's affect on people...
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- -: TEDxPearlRiver - Willie Smits - Conservation
May 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Willie Smits works at the complicated intersection of humankind, the animal world and our green planet. In his early work as a forester in Indonesia, he came to a deep understanding of that triple relationship, as he watched the growing population of Sulawesi move into (or burn for fuel) forests ...
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- -: TEDxSamseongdong_Yun joung Choi_The great ideas have long lasting effects
May 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)'Is it the effective idea to whom? or how to?'
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- -: TEDxRaleigh - Dean Herring - Inspiring Engagement
May 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Dean challenges our way of seeing the world and shows how readjusting perspective fosters creativity and engaged innovation.
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- -: TEDxBrainport - John Kormeling - How much grass one sees in an open field
May 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)John Kormeling - How much grass one sees in an open field. Some interesting mathematics by architect John Kormeling. Imagine you're 1.7 m tall. Looking around, a quick calculation shows that you can see 75 km2 of grass. If you are an architect and your name is John Kormeling, this observation sp...
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- -: TEDxTeessideUniversity - Daniel Kolodziej - Evolution or Devolution
May 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)After starting his career in the field of electronic engineering Daniel diversified into the world of business as Sales & Product Manager for ABB plc. Daniel is currently CEO of Poll.me which allows the creation and completion of polls and surveys on any compatible smart phone. He also lectures...
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- -: TEDxNSIT-Dr. B Jayaram-How do Proteins Talk?
May 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Professor Jayaram B. Ph.D. (CUNY, USA) is a Professor, Department of Chemistry, Coordinator, School of Biological Sciences, & Coordinator, Supercomputing Facility for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at IIT Delhi. In this talk, Dr. Jayaram talks about the nature of proteins,how they talk ...
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- -: TEDxNSIT-Kriti Monga-Design:Life
May 22, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Kriti Monga is a graphic designer and illustrator based in New Delhi.An alumnus of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, she worked with a diverse set of studios, research scholars and corporate setups such as Fisheye Design, Fabindia Overseas, Sacred World Research Lab and Western Outdoor Int...
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- -: TEDxConejo - Steve Connell - Original Composition
May 25, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Steven Connell is a new breed of presenter: a multi-faceted hybrid, fusing poetry, comedy, motivational speaking, acting and storytelling into a transformative and original experience that has been captivating audiences around the world for the past several years. A National Poetry Champion, a tw...
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- -: TEDxGachibowli - RK Misra - Assimilating Rural India into Knowledge Economy.mpg
May 26, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)This is very interesting piece of video, a former IIT Grad RK Misra talks about his initiatives in rural India to start sustainable development programmes striving to create a Model that can be emulated all over the country. RK Misra's Model has been adopted by the State Government and will be pr...
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- -: TEDxDaedeokValley-SamOk Koo-Dreaming A Way to Future Aerial Vehicle from Unmanned Aircraft
May 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Dr. Sam-Ok Koo in Korea Aerospace Research Institute(KARI) talks about interesting episode of Tiltrotor smart UAV being developing in Korea. He also talks about the history of smart UAV shortly and helps us understand how smart UAV applies to our life in the future which is mostly used in militar...
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- -: TEDxDeadSea - Rawan Ababneh - Connection to Power
May 28, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Connection to the power of people and universe... Rawan in her talk stressed on the importance of having a belief that can make you do wonders and reach thousands by tapping on creative minds; whereby most of the people think that creative minds are out of their worlds...living there with aliens....
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- -: TEDxDaejeon - SangEun Lee - with feeling the aesthetics of slowness
May 29, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Sang-eun Lee : The first female mountaineer who conquered the summit of Nirekha(Himalaya), Mountain photographer Sang-eun Lee started climbing in 1997 right after she graduated university. She was the first to climb Nirekha (6,159m) Khumbu in 2003. One after another, she climbed Orizaba (5,747m...
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- -: TEDxDaejeon - HyeonGi Lim - Admit your faults
May 29, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Lim Hyeon-gi : Jazz-guitarist Lim Hyeon-gi, who's the band director for Bobby Kim, Leessang, T Yoonmirae and a guitarist at the same time, he's a musician already with various experiences. He's active as a member in the fusion jazz band 'Spotlight' who has been participating in BMK, Gummy, Baek ...
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- -: TEDxJuanDeFuca - Max Donelan - Harvesting Human Energy
June 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Max Donelan talks about his vision for harvesting human energy from walking, without requiring any extra effort. TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like exper...
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- -: TEDxSMU - SMU Innovation Gym Demo
June 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Austin Hodges is a junior at Southern Methodist University, double majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. Austin's current interests are artificial intelligence programming and biometrics. Austin works as a member of the SMU Biometrics Research Team, where his primary focus is on developin...
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- -: TEDxKids @SMU - SMU Innovation Gym Demo
June 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Austin Hodges is a junior at Southern Methodist University, double majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. Austin's current interests are artificial intelligence programming and biometrics. Austin works as a member of the SMU Biometrics Research Team, where his primary focus is on developin...
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- -: TEDxNBU - Vessela Gertcheva - How to make Bulgarian museums interesting and adapted to children
June 3, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Vessela Gertcheva speaks about how to make Bulgarian museums open, interesting and adapted to children. Among the others beginnings in her life is the Bulgarian Donors Forum -- association of donors and companies, which invest in social causes. She is its first director between 2004 and 2008. Ab...
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- -: TEDxOsaka - Garr Reynolds - The Naked Presenter
June 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)When we learn to present naked, we reach our audiences by communicating the essence of the message, stripping away all that is unnecessary and embracing the ideas of simplicity, clarity, honesty, integrity, and passion. If "slideware" is used, the slides never steal the show or rise above serving...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Jeffery Kimpton - Innovate: Art
June 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Why Art Matters. If innovation is the new currency, then the arts are essential to the creative environment that leads to innovation. The question is: who and how will the arts matter in our future? Speaker Bio: Jeffrey Kimpton, president of Interlochen Center for the Arts, leads a distinguish...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Jeffery Kimpton - Innovate: Art - Musical Performance - Interlochen Students
June 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)"Take the A train" Featuring Interlochen students... Ben Barg, Piano Nick Myers, Bass Matt Buckner, Percussion Why Art Matters. If innovation is the new currency, then the arts are essential to the creative environment that leads to innovation. The question is: who and how will the arts matter ...
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- -: TEDxEastsidePrep - Dr. Tae - Can Skateboarding Save Our Schools?
June 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Dr. Tae is a skateboarder, videographer, scientist, and teacher. Contrasting his observations of his own learning while skateboarding with the reality that is the current education system, Dr. Tae provides some insight as to how we might better educate in the future. In the spirit of ideas worth...
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- -: TEDxSF - Margue Cornblatt & Christine MM - Man, Machine & iSparky
June 9, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)About the Sparky Project: The name Sparky is based on an acronym for "Self Portrait Artifact --Roving Chassis I" - an art project started in 1994. Since that time Sparky has evolved from an oversized RC toy with a few of "baby monitor" video cameras into a fully web-enabled telepresence robot. Th...
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- -: TEDxLansing-Jen Sygit-Performance Guest
June 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Singer/Songwriter Jen Sygit has three albums under her belt with her latest release "So Long Pollyanna" named as album of the year by both John Bommarito (107.1 fm Ann Arbor, MI) and The Progressive Torch & Twang (88.9 fm East Lansing, MI). "So Long Pollyanna" was also nominated for two Jammie A...
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- -: TEDxSF - Reckless Sons
June 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Brainchild of Manhattan based writer/musician Matt Butler, Reckless Sons thrive on being one of New York's most versatile and interesting up and coming acts. Inspired by a truly eclectic set of influences, Reckless Sons are the product of Butler's vision of a brand new school of American Rockn'ro...
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- -: TEDxNSIT-Mohan Guruswamy: "Chasing the Dragon: Will India overtake China"
June 12, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Mohan Guruswamy at TEDxNSIT on 17th April 2011 'Mohan Guruswamy has had education in Hyderabad, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, and Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA . He holds varied professional experience of over 30 years th...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Josh Cook - The Bird Whisperer
June 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Josh Cook is a 34 year old self taught avian behaviourist, specialising in the art of free flight, a relatively new concept within aviculture and companion bird ownership. His work is based on the formation of a strong understanding and rapport between bird and owner and a bird's natural abilit...
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- -: TEDxSF - Conservatory of Dance
June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)The San Francisco Conservatory of Dance provides multi-disciplinary training in classical and modern dance for advanced dancers ages 17-23 during the academic year and as young as 14 during the summer intensive program. Beyond the Conservatory's emphasis on rigorous technique training, we strive...
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- -: TEDxSF - Non Stop Bhangra
June 16, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Highlighting the ancestral roots of Punjabi dance while pushing boundaries with contemporary influences, Non Stop Bhangra is a genre-busting elixir of North Indian Bhangra music and dance, mixed with hip-hop, reggae, and electronica. An ever-evolving collective of dancers, DJs, drummers, vocalist...
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- -: TEDxKarachi 2011 - Fasi Zaka - Where Panic Dosen't Strike
June 16, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Fasi Zaka speaks at TEDxKarachi 2011 on Where Panic Dosen't Strike About the Speaker: Fasi went to Peshawar University, before getting elected as a Rhodes Scholar to Oxford University. On 2007, Zaka began to script and script a political and social satire show- "News, Views and Confused", on AA...
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- -: TEDxConcordiaUPortland - Jeff Mapes - "Moving Around the City"
June 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Author of Pedaling Revolution and political writer for The Oregonian Jeff is the senior political reporter at The Oregonian and author of Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities. He has covered numerous state and national campaigns as well as Congress and the Oregon Legisl...
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- -: TEDxFortWayne Tony Hudson Transformational Second Chances
June 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)SPEAKER: As executive director of Blue Jacket Inc., Tony works to transform ex-offenders into productive, valued members of society. Blue Jacket works to give those willing to work for it a second chance at life - one that can positively impact them, their families and their community. Tony has b...
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