Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? | Kenneth C. Davis
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Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? | Kenneth C. Davis

In the United States and Canada, the first Monday of September is a federal holiday, Labor Day. Originally celebrated in New York City’s Union Square in 1882, Labor Day was organized by unions as a rare day of rest for the overworked during the Industrial Revolution. Kenneth C. Davis illustrates the history of Labor Day from Union Square to today.

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How I'm using film to end honor killings in Pakistan | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

How I'm using film to end honor killings in Pakistan | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Film has the power to change the way we think about ourselves and our culture. Documentarian and TED Fellow Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy uses it to fight violence against women, turning her camera on the tra...

12 Heinä 201912min

How we're honoring people overlooked by history | Amy Padnani

How we're honoring people overlooked by history | Amy Padnani

Since its founding in 1851, the "New York Times" has published thousands of obituaries -- for heads of state, famous celebrities, even the inventor of the sock puppet. But only a small percentage of t...

11 Heinä 201911min

Why it's worth listening to people we disagree with  | Zachary R. Wood

Why it's worth listening to people we disagree with | Zachary R. Wood

We get stronger, not weaker, by engaging with ideas and people we disagree with, says Zachary R. Wood. In an important talk about finding common ground, Wood makes the case that we can build empathy a...

10 Heinä 201911min

The price of shame | Monica Lewinsky

The price of shame | Monica Lewinsky

"Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop," says Monica Lewinsky. In 1998, she says, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind o...

6 Heinä 201922min

3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it | Natalie Fratto

3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it | Natalie Fratto

When venture investor Natalie Fratto is determining which start-up founder to support, she doesn't just look for intelligence or charisma; she looks for adaptability. In this insightful talk, Fratto s...

5 Heinä 20196min

American bipartisan politics can be saved — here's how | Bob Inglis

American bipartisan politics can be saved — here's how | Bob Inglis

Former Republican member of the U.S. Congress Bob Inglis shares an optimistic message about how conservatives can lead on climate change and other pressing problems -- and how free enterprise (and wor...

4 Heinä 201910min

A vision for the future of Sierra Leone | Julius Maada Bio

A vision for the future of Sierra Leone | Julius Maada Bio

When Julius Maada Bio first seized political power in Sierra Leone in 1996, he did so to improve the lives of its citizens. But he soon realized that for democracy to flourish, its foundation needs to...

3 Heinä 201916min

Space traffic is our next wicked environmental problem | Moriba Jah

Space traffic is our next wicked environmental problem | Moriba Jah

"Most of what we send into outer space never comes back," says astrodynamicist and TED Fellow Moriba Jah. In this forward-thinking talk, Jah describes the space highways orbiting earth and how they're...

2 Heinä 20195min

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