Karen Armstrong: 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassio
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http://www.ted.com As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions -- Islam, Judaism, Christianity -- have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. People want to be religious, she says; we should act... Read more
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- -: Karen Armstrong: 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassio
March 19, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions -- Islam, Judaism, Christianity -- have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. Pe...
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- -: Karen Armstrong: Let's revive the Golden Rule
September 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion's role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? She reviews the catalysts that can drive the world's faiths to rediscover the Golden Rule. TEDTalks is a ...
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- -: Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself?
October 27, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Venice, Italy is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon, too. TEDTalks is a daily...
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- -: Robin Williams on Charlie Rose
November 27, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Robin Williams talks about his friend, Lance Armstrong on "Charlie Rose".
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- -: Louis Armstrong, Uncensored
December 10, 2009 (over 14 years ago)As the first biographer to hear Louis Armstrongs private tape recordings, the author of "Pops" discovered a side of the jazz genius the public never suspected. http://bigthink.com/terryteachout
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- -: Floyd Landis - What can Cycling do to Prevent Cheating?
July 27, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)Complete program at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1297 American cyclist Floyd Landis discusses the doping allegations surrounding his victory in the 2006 Tour de France, and gives his take on what steps professional cycling should take to discourage cheating. ----- Floyd Landis talks a...
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- -: Shelby Steele - "Racial Masking" in American Popular Culture
February 1, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/18/Shelby_Steele_on_Why_Barack_Obama_Cannot_Win Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Shelby Steele explains "racial masking," a phenomenon he identifies as a common experience for minorities in American culture. ----- A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About ...
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- -: Greg LeMond - How Have Steroids Changed Cycling?
March 17, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/17/Ethics_Doping_and_the_Future_of_Cycling Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond discusses the effects of drug doping on professional cycling. ---- Ethics, Doping, and the Future of Cycling with cyclist Greg LeMond. Greg LeMond has long been...
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- -: Moon Dust: Bad For Your Health
July 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/07/Jennifer_Heldmann_The_Moon NASA researcher Jennifer Heldman discusses problems caused by Moon dust during the Apollo missions, and speculates on health risks the dust could pose to future lunar visitors. ----- Let's talk about the moon. Tonight we'l...
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- -: Living Technology: Could DNA-less Protocells Save Venice?
January 19, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/25/The_Philosophy_of_Organic_Design Dr. Rachel Armstrong discusses her work creating protocells, programmable technology that "live" but are not "alive." Armstrong explains that these cells do not have DNA and are based on the chemistry of oils. She spec...
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