Taylor Wilson: Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor
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http://www.ted.com Taylor Wilson believes nuclear fusion is a solution to our future energy needs, and that kids can change the world. And he knows something about both of those: When he was 14, he built a working fusion reactor in his parents' garage. Now 17, he takes the TED stage to tell (the short version of) his story. TEDTalks is a daily ... Read more
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- -: Taylor Wilson: Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Taylor Wilson believes nuclear fusion is a solution to our future energy needs, and that kids can change the world. And he knows something about both of those: When he was 14, he built a working fusion reactor in his parents' garage. Now 17, he takes the TED stage to tell (the ...
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- -: TEDxHumberCollege - Andrea Tavchar
February 19, 2012 (about 12 years ago)"Digital Natives" Andrea Tavchar is a public relations professor at Humber College (Toronto, Canada) and a self-described life-long learner. Teaching social media to students who have more 'friends' on Facebook and have more apps on their iPhones has been a challenge, but a welcome one. Learning...
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- -: TEDxSanDiego 2011 - Saura Naderi - Engaging Our Youth
February 17, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Saura Naderi lit up the TEDxSanDiego stage wearing an illuminated sign that spelled out her name. She proceeded to dazzle us with her efforts to instill inner-city girls with a joy for engineering by "packaging the hard stuff with fun stuff." Saura chronicled her work with a group of 7 to 15-yea...
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- -: TEDxNagpur - Gloria Benny - Make A Difference (MAD)
February 16, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Gloria Benny is a co-founder of one of India's fastest growing youth volunteer networks called Make A Difference (MAD). MAD has cracked the code of harnessing the power of the youth and channelizing their energy for improving lives of 1000s of children at risk in India, through education. The ra...
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- -: TEDxYouth@TheNile - Fatema El-Sayed with "Youth Connections"
February 15, 2012 (about 12 years ago)x=independently organized TED event. Connections all all around us, linking us to people in power and people we don't even know. We already know how to connect via Facebook and Twitter but in this talk Fatema describes the importance of humanism and setting aside identity in order to more success...
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- -: TEDxDF - Alejandro Maza - Solución colaborativa de problemas
January 30, 2012 (over 12 years ago)"Quedo fascinado por la diversidad de formas que pueden existir para llegar a la misma solución", nos dice Alejadro Maza, co-fundador de YO PROPONGO, una plataforma de participación ciudadana que encuentra soluciones colaborativas a problemas sociales y a la vez construye cohesión social. Con su...
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- -: TEDxMalibu - Malibu Boys & Girls Glee Club - Voices in Song
January 27, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Community youth showcasing their voices in song. 'I'm yours and Together' www.malibuyouth.org
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- -: TEDxPhilly - Ethan Nguyen - On taking chances
January 23, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Mentor one young person this year and you set them on a journey that will ultimately lead them to an opportunity to change other lives. Dissuaded by a high school guidance counselor from applying to top schools, Ethan Nguyen found encouragement from a supportive local librarian and landed at Vass...
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- -: TEDxPhilly - Tracy Broyles & Spiral Q Puppet Theater - Affirmation, Imagination and Practice
January 21, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Spiral Q Puppet Theater is a Philadelphia-based, social justice puppet troupe that builds strong and equitable communities characterized by creativity, joy, can-do attitudes, and the courage to act on their convictions. In her talk, Tracy Broyles, Executive Director of Spiral Q, explores the thre...
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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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