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My $500 house in Detroit — and the neighbors who helped me – TED video

04/10/2018 – 12:13 am

My $500 house in Detroit — and the neighbors who helped me rebuild it – Drew Philp

In 2009, journalist and screenwriter Drew Philp bought a ruined house in Detroit for $500. In the years that followed, as he gutted the interior and removed the heaps of garbage crowding the rooms, he didn’t just learn how to repair a house — he learned how to build a community.

In a tribute to the city he loves, Philp tells us about “radical neighborliness” and makes the case that we have “the power to create the world anew together and to do it ourselves when our governments refuse.”   TEDNYC | November 2017  …… PLAY VIDEO

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How young blood might help reverse aging – By Tony Wyss-Coray – TED Video

08/25/2015 – 9:56 am

How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, Really! – Tony Wyss-Coray

Tony Wyss-Coray studies the impact of aging on the human body and brain. In this eye-opening talk, he shares new research from his Stanford lab and other teams which shows that a solution for some of the less great aspects of old age might actually lie within us all.

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The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen – TED video

06/25/2015 – 1:32 am

The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TED – (transcript below)

0:07    In this talk, I’m going to give you the single most important lesson
0:13    my colleagues and I have learned from looking at 83,000 brain scans.
0:19    But first, let me put the lesson into context.
0:23   I am in the middle of seven children.
0:25   Growing up, my father called me a maverick

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Two Americas – And the mini-mart where they collided- Anand Giridharadas – TED video

03/29/2015 – 1:35 am

Anand Giridharadas: A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided

Ten days after 9/11, a shocking attack at a Texas mini-mart shattered the lives of two men: the victim and the attacker. In this stunning talk, Anand Giridharadas, author of “The True American,” tells the story of what happened next. It’s a parable about the two paths an American life can take, and a powerful call for reconciliation.    [Interactive Transcript] 

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A short intro to the Studio School – By Geoff Mulgan video

08/23/2014 – 11:52 pm

A short intro to the Studio School- By Geoff Mulgan

“What kind of school would have the teenagers fighting to get in, not fighting to stay out?”

Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are, as Mulgan puts it, “for real.”

More info on Studio Schools:

http://www.studioschoolstrust.org/category/location/studio-schools

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Colin Powell: Kids need structure – TED video

01/29/2013 – 1:39 pm

Colin Powell: Kids need structure – TED video

How can you help kids get a good start? In this heartfelt and personal talk, Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State, asks parents, friends and relatives to support children from before they even get to primary school, through community and a strong sense of responsibility. (Filmed at TEDxMidAtlantic.)

General Colin Powell was the first African-American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State. Full bio »

 Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.” (Colin Powell)
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Frank Warren: Half a million secrets – TED video

04/11/2012 – 12:45 am

Frank Warren is the creator of the PostSecret Project, a blog full of secrets anonymously shared via postcard.

Why you should listen to him:

Frank Warren is the creator of  The PostSecret Project, a collection of highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying the soulful secrets we never voice. Since November 2004, Warren has received more than 500,000 postcards, with secrets that run from sexual taboos and criminal activity to confessions of secret beliefs, hidden acts of kindness, shocking habits and fears. PostSecret is a safe and anonymous “place” where people can hear unheard voices and share untold stories.

“The secrets I receive reflect the full spectrum of complicated issues that many of us struggle with every day: Intimacy, trust, meaning, humor, and desire.”

Frank Warren  –    (see video below)

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