TEDxSHOW

2022-05-01 21:00:00 HOW TO ESCAPE EDUCATION'S DEATH VALLEY

Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.

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Sir Ken Robinson · Author, educator .Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenged the way we educate our children, championing a radical rethink of how our school systems cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.

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#Culture #Education #Teaching Open / Comment

2022-04-30 21:00:00 WHY DO CATS ACT SO WEIRD?

They're cute, they're lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking: Why do cats do that? Tony Buffington explains the science behind some of your cat's strangest behaviors.

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Tony Buffington · Educator

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#TEDEd #Animals #Science Open / Comment

2022-04-29 21:00:01 I GOT 99 PROBLEMS ... PALSY IS JUST ONE

"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.) "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." With grace and wit, the Arab-American comedian takes us on a whistle-stop tour of her adventures as an actress, stand-up comic, philanthropist and advocate for the disabled.

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Maysoon Zayid · Comedian and writer. Writer, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.

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#Comedy #Entertainment #Women Open / Comment

2022-04-28 21:00:01 YOU CAN GROW NEW BRAIN CELLS. HERE'S HOW

Can we, as adults, grow new neurons? Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret says that we can, and she offers research and practical advice on how we can help our brains better perform neurogenesis—improving mood, increasing memory formation and preventing the decline associated with aging along the way.

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Sandrine Thuret · Neural stem cell researcher
Sandrine Thuret studies the way adult brains create new nerve cells in the hippocampus -- a brain area involved in memory and mood.

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#Aging #Brain #Health Open / Comment

2022-04-27 21:00:00 THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN BEING HAPPY

Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there's a more fulfilling path? Happiness comes and goes, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith, but having meaning in life -- serving something beyond yourself and developing the best within you -- gives you something to hold onto. Learn more about the difference between being happy and having meaning as Smith offers four pillars of a meaningful life.

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Emily Esfahani Smith · Journalist, author. In her book "The Power of Meaning," Emily Esfahani Smith rounds up the latest research -- and the stories of fascinating people she interviewed -- to argue that the search for meaning is far more fulfilling than the pursuit of personal happiness.

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#Happiness #PersonalGrowth
#Humanity Open / Comment

2022-04-26 21:00:01 HOW DOES ANESTHESIA WORK?

When under anesthesia, you can't move, form memories, or — hopefully — feel pain. And while it might just seem like you are asleep for that time, you actually aren't. What's going on? Steven Zheng explains what we know about the science behind anesthesia. [Directed by Zedem Media, narrated by Addison Anderson].

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Steven Zheng · Educator

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#Consciousness #Health #History Open / Comment

2022-04-25 21:00:00 HOW PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT BENEFITS YOUR BRAIN

When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Educator Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.

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Anita Collins · Educator, researcher, writer
Dr. Anita Collins is an educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning.

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#TEDEd #Music #Brain Open / Comment

2022-04-24 21:00:01 HOW TO PRACTICE EFFECTIVELY...FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING

Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects the inner workings of our brains. [Directed by Martina Meštrović, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Wonder Boy Audio].

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Annie Bosler · Educator. French hornist Dr. Annie Bosler wears many hats in her career as a Los Angeles freelance musician: by day a teacher at UC Irvine and the Colburn School of Performing Arts, by night a performer of all music genres from classical to the popular fields and beyond. Bosler has toured with John Williams' Star Wars in Concert and Josh Groban performing on Dancing with the Stars, The Ellen Show, and PBS's Live from Lincoln Center. She also shared the stage with Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney on CBS's The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Tribute. She produced and directed 1M1: Hollywood Horns of the Golden Years, a one of a kind film doc about the history of Los Angeles studio musicians told through the eyes of the legendary Hollywood horn players.

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#Memory #Psychology #TEDEd Open / Comment

2022-04-23 21:00:01 HOW THOR GOT HIS HAMMER

Loki the mischief-maker, writhes in Thor's iron grip. The previous night, he'd snuck up on Thor's wife and shorn off her beautiful hair. To fix what he'd done, Loki rushes to the dwarves and tricks them into making gifts for the gods. Wanting to best their smith rivals, the dwarves make a set of golden treasures, including a hammer called Mjolnir. Scott A. Mellor traces the legend of Thor's hammer.

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Scott Mellor · Educator

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#Animation #History #TEDEd Open / Comment

2022-04-22 21:00:01 MY JOURNEY FROM MARINE TO ACTOR

Before he fought in the galactic battles of Star Wars, Adam Driver was a United States Marine with 1/1 Weapons Company. He tells the story of how and why he became a Marine, the complex transition from soldier to civilian -- and Arts in the Armed Forces, his nonprofit that brings theater to the military. Because, as he says: "Self-expression is just as valuable a tool as a rifle on your shoulder." Followed by a spirited performance of Marco Ramirez's "I am not Batman" by Jesse J. Perez and Matt Johnson. (Adult language)

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Adam Driver - Actor and Marine Corps veteran. Adam Driver is working to bridge the cultural gap between the United States Armed Forces and the performing arts communities by bringing the best modern American theater to the military.

Matt Johnson - Drummer. Matt Johnson has played on some of the most critically acclaimed records in almost everyone's collections.

Jesse Perez - Actor. Jesse J. Perez works as a guest director and teacher at Juilliard, and he has done numerous readings for Arts in the Armed Forces.

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#Collaboration #Communication #Entertainment Open / Comment