- -: TEDxRamallah - Huwaida Arraf هويدا عراف - Humanity Has No Nationality
July 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian lawyer with American and Israeli citizenship. In 2001 Huwaida co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), which has twice been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Huwaida is co-author of "Peace Under Fire: Israel, Palestine, and the International Solid...
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- -: TEDxUFM: José Raúl González - Liberty and Prosperity
September 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)José Raúl González Merlo is a professor of finance and economics at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, where he served as dean of the School of Economic Sciences and the Business School. He is currently a member of UFM's Board of Trustees. He has held several posts at multinational companies and ...
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- -: John Francis: I walk the Earth
November 6, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com For almost three decades, John Francis has been a planetwalker, traveling the globe by foot and sail with a message of environmental respect and responsibility (for 10 of those years without speaking). A funny, thoughtful talk with occasional banjo. Follow us on Twitter at htt...
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- -: Daniel Libeskind's 17 words of architectural inspiration
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Daniel Libeskind builds on very big ideas. Here, he shares 17 words that underlie his vision for architecture -- raw, risky, emotional, radical -- and that offer inspiration for any bold creative pursuit. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances fro...
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- -: Caroline Casey: Looking past limits
April 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Activist Caroline Casey tells the story of her extraordinary life, starting with a revelation (no spoilers). In a talk that challenges perceptions, Casey asks us all to move beyond the limits we may think we have. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and perform...
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- -: Rebecca MacKinnon: Let's take back the Internet!
July 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this powerful talk from TEDGlobal, Rebecca MacKinnon describes the expanding struggle for freedom and control in cyberspace, and asks: How do we design the next phase of the Internet with accountability and freedom at its core, rather than control? She believes the internet ...
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- -: Authors@Google: Natan Sharansky
December 21, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Natan Sharansky delivered a talk to Googlers in Mountain View on November 1, 2010 entitled "Identity, Freedom, and Global Responsibility." Natan Sharansky's bio: "Natan Sharansky is a legendary figure who serves as an extraordinary emblem of the battle for freedom of Soviet Jews. Born in the Uk...
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- -: Religious Freedom: The Ultimate Counterterrorism Weapon?
August 21, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Google Tech Talk August 12, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Chris Seiple. While the U.S. can summon hard power with relative ease, employing soft power is more difficult. Indeed, smart power suggests that hard and soft power are two sides of the same coin, that our interests are protected when our ...
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- -: Hilary Swank talks to Charlie Rose
January 4, 2007 (over 17 years ago)Actress Hilary Swank discusses the influence her mother had on her when she was young.
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- -: David Mikkelsen's Refugees United
November 14, 2011 (over 12 years ago)After a remarkable effort to help one Afghan boy reconnect with his family, David and Christopher Troensegaard Mikkelsen were driven to create a low cost, anonymous mobile tool and web platform designed to help refugees reconnect with loved ones. These tools streamline the family tracing process ...
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