TEDxPhilly - Nijmie Dzurinko - Challenging negative perceptions of young people
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Nijmie Dzurinko's challenge: let's reconsider the negative perceptions of young people in our society -- as apathetic and lazy, unwilling to learn, not capable of critical thinking and problem solving, and more. Dzurinko draws attention to the oppression of youth -- by circumstance, the education system, government policy, the criminal justice s... Read more
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- -: TEDxPhilly - Nijmie Dzurinko - Challenging negative perceptions of young people
January 19, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Nijmie Dzurinko's challenge: let's reconsider the negative perceptions of young people in our society -- as apathetic and lazy, unwilling to learn, not capable of critical thinking and problem solving, and more. Dzurinko draws attention to the oppression of youth -- by circumstance, the education...
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- -: Karen Tse: How to stop torture
December 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Political prisoners aren't the only ones being tortured -- the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in 'functioning' legal systems. Social activist Karen Tse shows how we can, and should, stand up and end the use of routine torture. TEDTalks is a d...
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- -: TEDxAlcatraz - Robert King - Alone
March 30, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Robert Hillary King was the opening speaker for the inaugural TEDx Alcatraz. In this talk, "Alone," King takes us inside the mind of someone wrongly convicted of a crime, the consequence of which was an unfathomable 29 years of solitary confinement in Louisiana's Angola State Prison. Arrested as ...
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- -: TEDxBoston - Jenny Phillips - The Only Way Out is In
July 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)"Nobody felt safe; the prisoners weren't safe, the staff weren't safe...A radical idea began to spread: maybe meditation could help." Psychotherapist Jenny Phillips describes how the tranquility of ancient Buddhist meditation at a maximum-security correctional facility helps prisoners emerge fro...
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- -: Philip Zimbardo: Why ordinary people do evil ... or do good
September 23, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge. Follow us on Twitter ...
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- -: Nalini Nadkarni: Life science in prison
July 9, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Nalini Nadkarni challenges our perspective on trees and prisons -- she says both can be more dynamic than we think. Through a partnership with the state of Washington, she brings science classes and conservation programs to inmates, with unexpected results. TEDTalks is a daily...
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- -: Shimon Schocken's rides of hope
November 17, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Computer science professor Shimon Schocken is also an avid mountain biker. To share the life lessons he learned while riding, he began an outdoor program with Israel's juvenile inmates and was touched by both their intense difficulties and profound successes. TEDTalks is a dai...
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- -: Kiran Bedi: How I remade one of India's toughest prisons
December 13, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Kiran Bedi managed one of India's toughest prisons -- and used a new focus on prevention and education to turn it into a center of learning and meditation. She shares her thoughts on crime and punishment from the stage at TEDWomen. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best...
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- -: Damon Horowitz: Philosophy in prison
November 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Damon Horowitz teaches philosophy through the Prison University Project, bringing college-level classes to inmates of San Quentin State Prison. In this powerful short talk, he tells the story of an encounter with right and wrong that quickly gets personal. TEDTalks is a daily ...
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- -: Prison Break - Scouting a Prison (Paley Center)
April 7, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Series creator/executive producer Paul Scheuring describes the scouting process for the prison.
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