I Had an Abortion
“I had an abortion… Or maybe I didn’t. What does it matter?” In opening with that question, ethicist, Leslie Cannold, challenges us to reshape our thinking on abortion.
TEDx – Bullying to Genocide
Genocide seems like a horror only extremely evil or insane people are capable of, but Barbara Coloroso explains how quickly anyone can go from being civil to genocidal behaviour. More […]
TEDx – Why We Go
William Pomerantz is the Vice President for Special Projects at Virgin Galactic. William’s thrilling answer to the question, “Why is it worth it to explore outer space?” leaves every audience […]
TED Talks: David Dow
What happens before a murder? In looking for ways to reduce death penalty cases, David R. Dow realized that a surprising number of death row inmates had similar biographies. In […]
TED Talks: Cesar Harada
When TED Senior Fellow Cesar Harada heard about the devastating effects of the BP Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, he quit his dream job and moved […]
Ted Talks: Jennifer Pahlka
Can government be run like the Internet, permissionless and open? Coder and activist Jennifer Pahlka believes it can – and that apps, built quickly and cheaply, are a powerful new […]
TED Talks: Brewster Kahle
Brewster Kahle is building a truly huge digital library — every book ever published, every movie ever released, all the strata of web history … It’s all free to the […]
TED Talks: Shekhar Kapur
Where does creative inspiration spring from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood/Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur (‘Elizabeth,’ ‘Mr. India’) pinpoints his source of creativity: sheer, utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash […]
TED Talks: Peter Gabriel
Musician and activist Peter Gabriel shares his very personal motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS — and tells stories of citizen journalists in action.
TED Talks: Sheikha Al Mayassa
Sheikha Al Mayassa, a patron of artists, storytellers and filmmakers in Qatar, talks about how art and culture create a country’s identity — and allow every country to share its […]
