- -: The Atlantic Civil War Commemorative Issue
March 5, 2012 (about 12 years ago)The Atlantic has published a special commemorative issue on the Civil War. The edition contains some 50 pieces of reporting, essays, poetry & fiction from the magazine's archives, but also includes contemporary works, including one by President Obama. The issue covers the run up to the Civil War,...
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- -: American Artifacts Preview: James Madison's Slaves
March 5, 2012 (about 12 years ago)James Madison, fourth President of the United States & often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution, owned approximately a hundred slaves at Montpelier, his 4600-acre estate in Orange County, Virginia. American History TV traveled 90 miles south of the nation's capital to learn about an ...
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- -: American Artifacts Preview: Madison & Slave Cemeteries at Montpelier
March 16, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Montpelier Foundation Director Michael Quinn gave American History TV a tour of the Madison family and a slave cemetery at the Orange County, Virginia estate dedicated to the fourth President.
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- -: Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice
March 5, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black mal...
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- -: Jonathan Haidt: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence
March 14, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast o...
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- -: Brené Brown: Listening to shame
March 16, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every ...
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- -: T. Boone Pickens: Let's transform energy -- with natural gas
March 19, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com The US consumes 25% of the world's oil -- but as energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens points out onstage, the country has no energy policy to prepare for the inevitable. Is alternative energy our bridge to an oil-free future? After losing $150 million investing in wind energy, Picken...
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- -: Billy Collins: Everyday moments, caught in time
March 23, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Combining dry wit with artistic depth, Billy Collins shares a project in which several of his poems were turned into delightful animated films in a collaboration with Sundance Channel. Five of them are included in this wonderfully entertaining and moving talk -- and don't miss ...
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- -: TEDxWarwick - Phillipa Young - Fishing for Creative Education
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Philippa is the writer and producer for What Took You So Long, an independent guerrilla filmmaking organisation that travels the world in search of untold stories and unsung heroes. She has worked and lived in Hong Kong and Kenya, but is now based in London working on WTYSL's latest platform: bri...
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- -: TEDxWarwick - Jon Sterckx - Dhaginatak
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Jon Sterckx is a UK based percussionist with over 20 years experience of world percussion. Drumscapes -- his solo multi percussion performance is a synthesis of traditional musicianship and contemporary live electronics. Defying genre, drums from India, Africa and the Middle East sit alongside vo...
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