TEDxSHOW

2022-05-16 21:00:00 CAN YOU SOLVE THE VIRUS RIDDLE?

Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before the vents open and unleash a deadly airborne plague? Lisa Winer shows how.

The speaker:

Lisa Winer · Educator.

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2022-05-15 21:00:00 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF NARCISSISM

Narcissism isn't just a personality type that shows up in advice columns; it's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. But what causes it? And can narcissists improve on their negative traits? W. Keith Campbell describes the psychology behind the elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement of narcissists.

The speaker:

W. Keith Campbell · Educator.

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#TEDEd #Psychology #Personality Open / Comment

2022-05-14 21:00:01 I GREW UP IN THE WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH. HERE'S WHY I LEFT

What's it like to grow up within a group of people who exult in demonizing ... everyone else? Megan Phelps-Roper shares details of life inside America's most controversial church and describes how conversations on Twitter were key to her decision to leave it. In this extraordinary talk, she shares her personal experience of extreme polarization, along with some sharp ways we can learn to successfully engage across ideological lines.

The speaker:

Megan Phelps-Roper · Writer, activist . A former member of Westboro Baptist Church, Megan Phelps-Roper is now a writer and educator on topics related to extremism, bullying and empathy in dialogue.

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#Activism #Communication #Community Open / Comment

2022-05-13 21:00:00 CAN YOU SOLVE THE LOCKER RIDDLE?

Your rich, eccentric uncle just passed away, and you and your 99 nasty relatives have been invited to the reading of his will. He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your relatives would pester you forever. Can you solve the riddle he left for you and get the inheritance? Lisa Winer shows how.

The speaker:

Lisa Winer · Educator.

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#Memory #Math #TEDEd Open / Comment

2022-05-13 05:00:01 How you can support someone who is in an abusive relationship

Knowing how to recognize an unhealthy relationship -- and help the person who's in it -- isn’t always easy or straightforward. Educator Katie Hood and community advocate Karen Mason share their advice for what you can do. Open / Comment

2022-05-12 21:00:01 WHY YOU SHOULD DEFINE YOUR FEARS INSTEAD OF YOUR GOALS

The hard choices -- what we most fear doing, asking, saying -- are very often exactly what we need to do. How can we overcome self-paralysis and take action? Tim Ferriss encourages us to fully envision and write down our fears in detail, in a simple but powerful exercise he calls "fear-setting." Learn more about how this practice can help you thrive in high-stress environments and separate what you can control from what you cannot.

The speaker:

Tim Ferriss · Investor, human guinea pig, author. Tim Ferriss is an early-stage tech investor, best-selling author and podcaster.

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#Fear #Humanity #PersonalGrowth Open / Comment

2022-05-12 20:00:15 American drew sneakers just for fun and posted them in the Adidas metaverse store. They were bought for $30k

Metaverses are a new trend that even a lazy person will earn on. How to go into them if you're not very great at this topic?

Check out the MetaWorlds channel. Everything here is for beginners. How to buy a piece of digital land for a dollar and sell it for $8,000? Or maybe draw a meta-apartment and sell it for a real price?

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2022-05-11 21:00:01 HOW I CLIMBED A 3,000-FOOT VERTICAL CLIFF — WITHOUT ROPES

Imagine being by yourself in the dead center of a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without a rope to catch you if you fall. For professional rock climber Alex Honnold, this dizzying scene marked the culmination of a decade-long dream. In a hair-raising talk, he tells the story of how he summited Yosemite's El Capitan, completing one of the most dangerous free solo climbs ever.

The speaker:

Alex Honnold · Rock climber. Alex Honnold is a professional rock climber whose audacious free-solo ascents of America's biggest cliffs have made him one of the world's most recognized climbers.

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#Nature #Exploration #Storytelling Open / Comment

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2022-05-10 21:00:01 WHY WE HAVE TOO FEW WOMEN LEADERS

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.

The speaker:

Sheryl Sandberg · COO, Facebook. As the COO at the helm of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg juggles the tasks of monetizing the world’s largest social networking site while keeping its users happy and engaged.

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#Business #Feminism #Leadership Open / Comment