TEDxAlcatraz - Peter Gregson - Soundscapes
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Born in Edinburgh in 1987, Peter Gregson is a cellist and pioneer of contemporary music. He has performed widely in the UK and the US, at venues ranging from The Royal Albert Hall, London to The Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh; from the Twitter Offices in San Francisco to Le Poisson Rouge, New York. In this talk, Peter plays "Vocal" and "Minus" fr... Read more
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- -: TEDxAlcatraz - Peter Gregson - Soundscapes
June 22, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Born in Edinburgh in 1987, Peter Gregson is a cellist and pioneer of contemporary music. He has performed widely in the UK and the US, at venues ranging from The Royal Albert Hall, London to The Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh; from the Twitter Offices in San Francisco to Le Poisson Rouge, New York....
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- -: Jamie Heywood: The big idea my brother inspired
February 2, 2010 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com When Jamie Heywood's brother was diagnosed with ALS, he devoted his life to fighting the disease as well. The Heywood brothers built an ingenious website where people share and track data on their illnesses -- and they discovered that the collective data had enormous power to c...
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- -: Web Exclusive: A Very Moving Meeting
September 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Jennifer Smith was in our audience today, and she inspired Ellen with her bright spirit and courage. She has been battling cancer, and one of her biggest dreams was to meet Ellen. She accomplished that dream today. We're all sending love and support to Jennifer, and we're so glad she got to have ...
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- -: "Hello, You Have Cancer." - Meredith Norton
July 31, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/17/Meredith_Norton_Discusses_Lopsided Author Meredith Norton recalls her reactions to being diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, in an excerpt from her book, "Lopsided: How Breast Cancer Can Be Really Distracting." ----- Meredith Norton talks abo...
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- -: Dangers of Legalized Euthanasia? - Tony Abbott
April 6, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/03/IQ2_Debate_Should_Euthanasia_Be_Legalized_ Australian Shadow Minister Tony Abbott argues against legalizing euthanasia, explaining that government and inheritors may abuse the situation. "Let's not make bad laws based on hard cases," Abbot urges. ---...
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- -: William Lobdell Slams Benny Hinn, Faith Healers
April 17, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/25/Losing_Religion_William_Lobdell William Lobdell criticizes Christian faith healers such as Trinity Broadcast Network star Benny Hinn, who he calls a "charlatan," and wonders why other mainstream pastors on TBN do not condemn Hinn. "Where's the courage...
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- -: Medical Benefits to Genetic Testing
June 3, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/19/A_Closer_Look_at_Personal_Genomic_Testing Linda Avey, co-founder of the genetic testing company 23andMe, discusses the personal information she learned from having her own DNA analyzed. She also lists some medical advantages of obtaining and understan...
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- -: End-of-Life Care Dilemma: Who Gets Booted from the ICU?
September 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/17/Richard_Epstein_Breaking_Down_Healthcare_Reform Hoover Institution senior fellow Richard Epstein discusses the ethical and financial quandary of costly end-of-life care. He argues that money commonly spent on those at or near their life expectancy wou...
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- -: How to Talk End-of-Life Care with a Dying Patient - Atul Gawande
October 12, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2010 Practicing surgeon Atul Gawande discusses the four important parts of talking with terminally ill patients about their end-of-life care. Rather than pressing patients to make hard decisions, Gawande emphasizes the impo...
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