TEDxPhilly - Amy Hillier - Mapping experiences and access to opportunity in cities
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A pressing issue for Amy Hillier: Why does the place of our birth and child rearing influence the amount of opportunities available to us as adults? Is there something we can do about this? If we could trace our experiences using modern mapping technologies - like GIS, GPS, LiDAR and others - to better understand our surroundings, our history an... Read more
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- -: TEDxPhilly - Amy Hillier - Mapping experiences and access to opportunity in cities
January 19, 2012 (over 12 years ago)A pressing issue for Amy Hillier: Why does the place of our birth and child rearing influence the amount of opportunities available to us as adults? Is there something we can do about this? If we could trace our experiences using modern mapping technologies - like GIS, GPS, LiDAR and others - to ...
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- -: TEDxPittsburgh - Ron Lindblom and Robert Miller - Umbrella Man
December 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)The exploration of a man's response to the death of his child, the ensuing conspiratorial paranoia, his resulting obsession, and eventual redemption. Ron is Associate Vice President at the Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts and Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse. He ...
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- -: On Newt Gingrich and Palestinians, Joe Lieberman disagrees: "Palestinians are a people today"
December 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Responding to comments made by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich that there is no such thing as a Palestinian people, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor that the importa...
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- -: Authors@Google Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson
December 8, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson visit Google's San Francisco office to talk about the book "The RecordSetter Book of World Records: More Than 300 Extraordinary Feats by Ordinary People". This event took place on November 18, 2011, as part of the Authors@Google series.
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- -: All Terrain Game Week Begins with Blindfolded Musical Balls
October 15, 2010 (over 13 years ago)It's the beginning of All Terrain Game Week, and people are competing all week long for a chance to win a GMC Terrain. All of the games feature different terrains, and today Ellen kicked off the week with a round of Blindfolded Musical Chairs -- with a whole different set of chairs!
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- -: TEDxValletta - Tim Dobson - Just be Clever: The Art of Management Perfection
March 31, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Never before have we had to cope with so many demands and so much change. So it comes as no surprise that teams have to continually evolve in order to keep up. Tim has a passionate belief that the effort you spend investing in your team is reflected in the return you get from them. So let's ge...
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- -: TEDxRaleigh - Matt Kopac - Bringing People, Planet and Profits Together
April 24, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Matt Kopac, a B Corp officer, raises awareness for Benefit Corporations, companies that add social currency and responsibility as a core function of their offering. Matt explains why B Corps are good for business and better for humanity.
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- -: TEDxLansing-Andrea Collier-We Must Have Cake, and Other Creative Pursuits
June 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)As Michigan tightens its belt to ride out the storm, the things that end up on the cutting room floor tend to be passion, innovation and creativity. But the best places to live are also the places that serve the best cake. They are the places that embrace the artists, the entrepreneurs, and all t...
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- -: TEDxLansing-Theresa Bernardo-Save Yourself!
June 8, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Theresa recently returned to MSU after working with the Americas Regional Office of the World Health Organization where she had first-hand exposure to the usefulness of social media in responding to the two most serious emergencies in the history of the organization. Tracing the evolution of the ...
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- -: TEDxVorobyovy-Gory - Larisa Pautova - People of the 21st century in the city 2.0
June 8, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Larisa Pautova - Director of the regional program "FOM-TERRY", Public opinion fund Obviously, the next generation of people forms today. These people are independent from dogma, stereotypes developed by previous generations. Maybe, these people can be free in spite of all the dogmas and stereo...
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