Richard Wilkinson - How Income Inequalities Harms Economies
We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.
TED,
TEDx,
ted
talks,
Richard
Wilkinson,
health,
lifespan,
trust,
economics,
economy,
income
gaps
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Special Interests
Money & Politics
Added: 144 days ago by
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Sir Ken Robinson - Bring on the Learning Revolution
Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish in this funny and poignant follow-up to his well-received 2006 TED Talk.
TED,
TEDx,
ted
talks,
Sir
Ken
Robinson,
bring
on
the
learning
revolution,
E-Learning,
web,
internet,
mobile,
interactive
Channels:
Educational
Technology
Added: 191 days ago by
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Brad Feld - Stay Sane With A Quarterly Week Off the Grid
Brad Feld discusses the importance of taking time off (all the way off the grid, that is). No email, no texts, no check-ins, no phones for that matter; no computers or laptops, no sneaking into the business center, if possible even no TV, movies or electricity! Just total and complete rest and relaxation. Four times per year, once per quarter (3 month periods 1.Jan-Mar, 2.Apr-Jun, 3.Jul-Sep, 4.Oct-Nov)
TEDxBoulder,
TEDx,
Boulder,
Colorado,
Brad
Feld,
time-off,
vacation,
paid
vacation,
holiday,
off
the
grid,
unplug
Channels:
Technology
Travel & Places
Personal Videos
Added: 314 days ago by
bcmoney
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What Robots Can Teach Us About Being Human
Ken Goldberg is an inventor working at the intersection of art, robotics, and social media. At UC Berkeley, Ken teaches and supervises research in Robotics, Automation, and New Media. Ken holds dual degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (1984) and MS and PhD degrees from Carnegie Mellon University (1990). He joined the UC Berkeley faculty in 1995 where he is craigslist Distinguished Professor of New Media. He is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, with secondary appointments in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science and the School of Information. Ken also holds an appointment in the UC San Francisco Medical School where he pursues research in medical robotics. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
TED,
UC
Berkeley,
TEDx
conference,
gardening
robot,
planting
robot,
Ken
Goldberg,
robotics,
automation
Channels:
Technology
Green & Environmental
Health & Fitness
Added: 345 days ago by
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Bridging The Digital Divide Quicker Than OLPC
Five billion people still don’t have access to the Internet. Aleph Molinari empowers the digitally excluded by giving them access to computers and the know-how to use them.
Aleph
Molinari
lets
bridge
the
digital
divide
bridging
income
gap
knowledge
education
TEDx
OLPC
one
laptop
per
child
Channels:
Educational
Technology
Green & Environmental
Added: 470 days ago by
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