Talking about empowerment is odd, because when we talk about empowerment, what affects us most are the stories. So I want to begin with an…
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Whatβs a squillo, and why do opera singers need it? – Ming Luke
Gripped with vengeful passion, The Queen of the Night tears across the stage. She begins to sing her titular aria, one of the most famous…
The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir – Iseult Gillespie
At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at France’s most esteemed university. She passed with…
The accident that changed the world – Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu
London, 1928: a group of mold spores surf a breeze through a lab. They drift onto a petri dish, and when they land, they germinate…
The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary – Lisa Janae Bacon
In 1972, Thomas Sankara was swept into a revolution for a country not his own. Hailing from the West African nation of Burkina Faso— then…
Life lessons from a psychoanalyst: Matheos Yosafat at TEDxAthens 2012
Translator: Dimitrios Stamatis Reviewer: Chryssa Takahashi I am happy to be here today because I see a lively part of Greek youth, which at this…
Finding alien life: Christoph Adami at TEDxUIUC
So, I have a strange career. I know it because people come up to me, like colleagues, and say, “Chris, you have a strange career.”…
Beverly + Dereck Joubert: Life lessons from big cats
Beverly Joubert: We are truly passionate about the African wilderness and protecting the African wilderness, and so what we’ve done is we’ve focused on iconic…
Life’s too short NOT to be Italian | Ioanna Merope Ippiotis | TEDxCrocetta
Translator: Michele Gianella Reviewer: Denise RQ I have a declaration to make. I’m in love. He’s complex, he’s corrupt, he has money problems so he…
Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle? – Alex Gendler
You and nine other individuals have been captured by super intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids eating…