- -: 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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- -: TEDxIrie - Wayne Marshall - Jamaican musical innovations, foundation for modern cultural practice
May 2, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Topic: How Jamaican musical innovations have created a foundation for modern cultural practice Wayne Marshall is an ethnomusicologist focusing on the popular music of the Caribbean and the Americas, and their circulation in the wider world, with particular attention to digital technologies. Curr...
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- -: Sergey Brin and Larry Page: Inside the Google machine
May 15, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin offer a peek inside the Google machine, sharing tidbits about international search patterns, the philanthropic Google Foundation, and the company's dedication to innovation and employee happiness. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast ...
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- -: Peter Diamandis: Taking the next giant leap in space
September 4, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Peter Diamandis says it's our moral imperative to keep exploring space -- and he talks about how, with the X Prize and other incentives, we're going to do just that.
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- -: Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time
March 30, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India's slums by looking past the daunting statistics and focusing on treating each child as an individual. TEDTa...
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- -: Hans Rosling: The good news of the decade?
October 7, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Hans Rosling reframes 10 years of UN data with his spectacular visuals, lighting up an astonishing -- mostly unreported -- piece of front-page-worthy good news. Along the way, he debunks one flawed approach to stats that blots out such vital stories. TEDTalks is a daily video ...
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- -: Melinda French Gates: What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola
October 12, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com At TEDxChange, Melinda Gates makes a provocative case for nonprofits taking a cue from corporations such as Coca-Cola, whose plugged-in, global network of marketers and distributors ensures that every remote village wants -- and can get -- a Coke. Why shouldn't this work for co...
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- -: TEDxMarrakesh - Redha Moali - Dar al-Mamun
October 19, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Redha Moali is founder of Dar Al-Ma'mûn and Fellah CEO After several years as Deputy General Manager of Exan-BNP Paribas in Geneva, Redha Moali with his wealth of humanistic beliefs and intellectual aspirations, puts an end to his career in market finance for the Fellah Hotel project: based on th...
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- -: Authors@Google: Alice Waters
September 25, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Perhaps more responsible than anyone for the revolution in the way we eat, cook, and think about food, Alice Waters has single-handedly chang[ed] the American palate according to the New York Times. Her simple but inventive dishes focus on a passion for flavor and a reverence for locally produced...
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- -: Olympians@Google: Kristi Yamaguchi
August 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Olympic figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss her journey leading up to the Olympics, her charitable work, as well as her new book "Dream Big, Little Pig." This event took place on August 23, 2011, as part of the @Google Talks series. ...
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