How women are revolutionizing Rwanda | Agnes Binagwaho

How women are revolutionizing Rwanda | Agnes Binagwaho

In 1996, Agnes Binagwaho returned home to Rwanda in the aftermath of its genocide. She considered leaving amid the overwhelming devastation, but women in her community motivated her to stay and help rebuild -- and she's glad she did. In an inspiring talk, Binagwaho reflects on her work as Rwanda's former Minister of Health and discusses her new women's education initiative for the country, which strives to create one of the greatest levels of gender equality worldwide.

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How can groups make good decisions? | Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely

How can groups make good decisions? | Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely

We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups make good decisions? With his colleague Dan Ariely, neuroscientist Mar...

22 Marras 20178min

How to talk (and listen) to transgender people | Jackson Bird

How to talk (and listen) to transgender people | Jackson Bird

Gender should be the least remarkable thing about someone, but transgender people are still too often misunderstood. To help those who are scared to ask questions or nervous about saying the wrong thi...

14 Marras 20176min

The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions | Robert Muggah

The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions | Robert Muggah

With fantastic new maps that show interactive, visual representations of urban fragility, Robert Muggah articulates an ancient but resurging idea: cities shouldn't just be the center of economics -- t...

9 Marras 201716min

We should aim for perfection -- and stop fearing failure | Jon Bowers

We should aim for perfection -- and stop fearing failure | Jon Bowers

Sometimes trying your best isn't enough; when the situation demands it, you need to be perfect. For Jon Bowers, who runs a training facility for professional delivery drivers, the stakes are high -- 1...

9 Marras 201710min

Why women stay silent after sexual assault | Inés Hercovich

Why women stay silent after sexual assault | Inés Hercovich

Why do women who experience sexual assault rarely speak up about it? "Because they fear they won't be believed," says Inés Hercovich. "Because when a woman tells what happened to her, she tells us thi...

7 Marras 201716min

The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford

The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford

In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Gre...

20 Loka 201719min

How economic inequality harms societies | Richard Wilkinson

How economic inequality harms societies | Richard Wilkinson

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 ...

24 Loka 201116min

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