Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing
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http://www.ted.com When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the wo... Read more
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- -: Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing
December 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and ...
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- -: TEDxDU Andrew Steward: Beating Mental Illness
May 21, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Andrew Steward -- Beating Mental Illness "When someone breaks their arm, we rush to sign their cast. When someone is diagnosed with mental illness, we run the other way." Andrew Steward is a flute performance major at the University of Denver, excelling in school and planning a graduate education...
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- -: TEDxDU Chris Hill -- Collaborating with soloists
May 21, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Chris Hill -- Collaborating with soloists. How do you collaborate with someone who doesn't share your values or goals? Storied diplomat Chris Hill -- former Ambassador to Iraq, South Korea, Macedonia, and Poland; US special envoy for Kosova; a negotiator of the Dayton Peace Accords; Chief US nego...
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- -: TEDxDU Ramona Pierson #1 -- Learning to learn
May 21, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Ramona Pierson -- Learning to learn. In her first of two Talks at TEDxDU, Ramona tells of her remarkable recovery from an accident that put her in an 18-month coma, unable to see, walk, or speak. Senior citizens came to her rescue and slowly re-taught all of her life skills. Several masters and ...
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- -: TEDxDU Ramona Pierson #2 -- Education goes digital
May 21, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Ramona Pierson -- Education goes digital. In her second of two Talks at TEDxDU, Ramona explains the algorithm that will transform education. Imagine when school operates in the digital age: outdated textbooks and on-size-fits-all lesson plans are replaced by customized content offered up in real...
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- -: TEDxDU Morehshin Allahyari -- Collaborative art in countries of conflict
May 23, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Art activist Morehshin Allahyari teams artists from the US and Iran in a creative exchange designed to build bridges between the countries. She urges us to take action and think about how we can use our own talents to extend what collaboration can look like. See complete bio and all TEDxDU Talks ...
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- -: TEDxDU Richard Voyles -- Can liquids think?
May 23, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Richard Voyles -- Can liquids think? Not one to shy away from radical thought, roboticist Richard Voyles shares his passion for the next frontier: a search and rescue robot that can be oozed under barriers or poured down a hole. See complete bio and all TEDxDU Talks at www.tedxdu.com About TEDx...
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- -: TEDxDU Jeff Bi -- Taking responsibility for sustaining our forests
May 24, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Co-founder and CEO of one of the largest aseptic packaging companies in China, Bi is spearheading collaboration among every link of the consumer product chain, from paper producers to chocolate milk drinkers, to promote sustainable forestry. See complete bio and all TEDxDU Talks at www.tedxdu.com...
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- -: TEDxDU Todd Blankenship -- Why we're long: the biology of shape
May 24, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Do you know why most species are longer than they are wide? Biologist Todd Blankenship does. In his lab at the University of Dener, Blankenship films the movement of cells. The unexpected behaviors revealed in slow motion analysis go beyond defining our shape and may hold clues as to why some c...
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- -: TEDxDU Lacey Jai Henderson -- Cheering for each other
May 24, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)"Even though you've lost a limb, you haven't lost your voice." Lacey Jai Henderson embodies the term "competitive spirit" like no other. Lacey is a runner, a rock climber, a pole vaulter, and a Paralympic hopeful, and attended the University of Denver on an athletic scholarship for cheerleading. ...
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