For the love of fangirls | Yve Blake

For the love of fangirls | Yve Blake

When you think of fangirls, what comes to mind: large swaths of fandom (usually for a boyband) whose feelings culminate in tears and joyful screams? Perhaps you grimace or roll your eyes at the thought. In this fun, lively talk, playwright Yve Blake asks us to reevaluate our reaction to the misunderstood passion and power of fangirls, emphasizing why we should all embrace our own unbridled enthusiasm.

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Me Too is a movement, not a moment | Tarana Burke

Me Too is a movement, not a moment | Tarana Burke

In 2006, Tarana Burke was consumed by a desire to do something about the sexual violence she saw in her community. She took out a piece of paper, wrote "Me Too" across the top and laid out an action p...

30 Marras 201816min

A memory scientist's advice on reporting harassment and discrimination | Julia Shaw

A memory scientist's advice on reporting harassment and discrimination | Julia Shaw

How do you turn a memory, especially one of a traumatic event, into hard evidence of a crime? Julia Shaw is working on this challenge, combining tools from memory science and artificial intelligence t...

2 Marras 20189min

How revenge porn turns lives upside down | Darieth Chisolm

How revenge porn turns lives upside down | Darieth Chisolm

What can you do if you're the victim of revenge porn or cyberbullying? Shockingly little, says journalist and activist Darieth Chisolm, who found herself living the nightmare scenario of having explic...

24 Loka 20189min

How we can help young people build a better future | Henrietta Fore

How we can help young people build a better future | Henrietta Fore

A massive generation of young people is about to inherit the world, and it's the duty of everyone to give them a fighting chance for their futures, says UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore. In th...

24 Loka 201814min

How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without ropes | Alex Honnold

How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without ropes | Alex Honnold

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 culmin...

8 Loka 201811min

3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion | Liv Boeree

3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion | Liv Boeree

Is it better to be lucky or good? Should we trust our gut feelings or rely on probabilities and careful analysis when making important decisions? In this quick talk, professional poker player Liv Boer...

1 Loka 20185min

What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit | Kym Worthy

What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit | Kym Worthy

In 2009, 11,341 untested rape kits -- some dating back to the 1980s -- were found in an abandoned warehouse once used by the Detroit police to store evidence. When this scandal was uncovered, prosecut...

26 Syys 201818min

Why museums are returning cultural treasures | Chip Colwell

Why museums are returning cultural treasures | Chip Colwell

Archaeologist and curator Chip Colwell collects artifacts for his museum, but he also returns them to where they came from. In a thought-provoking talk, he shares how some museums are confronting thei...

20 Syys 201812min

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