TEDxSHOW

2022-05-09 21:00:00 A GLIMPSE OF TEENAGE LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME

Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages coming-of-age festivals and communal baths. Take a look at this exquisitely detailed lesson on life of a typical Roman teenager two thousand years ago.

The speaker:

Ray Laurence · Educator.

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#History #AncientWorld
#TEDEd Open / Comment

2022-05-08 21:00:01 THOUGHTS ON HUMANITY, FAME AND LOVE

"I sell dreams, and I peddle love to millions of people," says Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood's biggest star. In this charming, funny talk, Khan traces the arc of his life, showcases a few of his famous dance moves and shares hard-earned wisdom from a life spent in the spotlight.

The speaker:

Shah Rukh Khan · Actor, producer, activist. With a fan following that runs into multi-millions, Shah Rukh Khan is at forefront of the Indian film industry and continues to rule at the box office in India.

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#Aging #Art #Dance Open / Comment

2022-05-07 21:00:01 CAN YOU SOLVE THE THREE GODS RIDDLE?

You and your team have crash-landed on an ancient planet. Can you appease the three alien overlords who rule it and get your team safely home? Created by logician Raymond Smullyan, and popularized by his colleague George Boolos, this riddle has been called the hardest logic puzzle ever. Alex Gendler shows how to solve it.

The speaker:

Alex Gendler · Educator

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#TEDEd #Animation #Math Open / Comment

2022-05-06 21:00:00 A BRIE(F) HISTORY OF CHEESE

Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons – there was cheese. As early as 8000 BCE, Neolithic farmers began a legacy of cheesemaking almost as old as civilization. Today, the world produces roughly 22 billion kilograms of cheese a year, shipped and consumed around the globe. Paul S. Kindstedt shares the history of one of our oldest and most beloved foods.

The speaker:

Paul Kindstedt · Educator.

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#TEDEd #Food #History Open / Comment

2022-05-06 05:00:03 5 ways to show you can lead — even when you don’t have a leadership role

If you want to become a team leader or manager, you’ll have to demonstrate that you can lead without having an official role to point to. Here's how you do that, from organizational psychologist David Burkus PhD. Open / Comment

2022-05-05 21:00:00 WHAT I LEARNED FROM GOING BLIND IN SPACE

There's an astronaut saying: In space, “there is no problem so bad that you can’t make it worse.” So how do you deal with the complexity, the sheer pressure, of dealing with dangerous and scary situations? Retired colonel Chris Hadfield paints a vivid portrait of how to be prepared for the worst in space (and life) -- and it starts with walking into a spider’s web. Watch for a special space-y performance.

The speaker:

Chris Hadfield · Astronaut.
Tweeting (and covering Bowie) from the International Space Station last year, Colonel Chris Hadfield reminded the world how much we love space.

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#Culture #Fear #Space Open / Comment

2022-05-04 21:00:01 HOW DO CIGARETTES AFFECT THE BODY?

Cigarettes aren't good for us. That's hardly news -- we've known about the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us, and can our bodies recover if we stop? Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke -- and when we quit.

The speaker:

Krishna Sudhir · Educator.

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#TEDEd #Health #HumanBody Open / Comment

2022-05-03 21:00:00 MEET THE SIXTHSENSE INTERACTION

This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.

The speaker:

Pattie Maes · Researcher. As head of the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group, Pattie Maes researches the tools we use to work with information and connect with one another.
Pranav Mistry · Director of research, Samsung Research America. As an MIT grad student, Pranav Mistry invented SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data.

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#Demo #Design #Technology Open / Comment

2022-05-02 21:00:00 CAN YOU SOLVE "EINSTEIN'S RIDDLE"?

Before he turned physics upside down, a young Albert Einstein supposedly showed off his genius by devising a complex riddle involving a stolen exotic fish and a long list of suspects. Can you resist tackling a brain teaser written by one of the smartest people in history? Dan Van der Vieren shows how.

The speaker:

Dan Vieren · Educator

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#Creativity #Math #TEDEd Open / Comment

2022-05-02 10:43:09 Want to make your wardrobe more sustainable? Cut your new clothing purchases by 75%

In the past 15 years, clothing production has doubled, draining our natural resources and using up Earth's limited carbon budget. Here, sustainability researchers share four things that we can do to tackle the fast fashion problem. Open / Comment