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

Why it's worth listening to people you 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 and gain understanding by engaging tactfully and thoughtfully with controversial ideas and unfamiliar perspectives. "Tuning out opposing viewpoints doesn't make them go away," Wood says. "To achieve progress in the face of adversity, we need a genuine commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of humanity."

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To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift | Andrew Dent

To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift | Andrew Dent

There's no such thing as throwing something away, says Andrew Dent -- when you toss a used food container, broken toy or old pair of socks into the trash, those things inevitably end up in ever-growin...

4 Apr 201810min

Why I choose humanism over faith | Leo Igwe

Why I choose humanism over faith | Leo Igwe

As a humanist, Leo Igwe doesn't believe in divine intervention -- but he does believe in the power of human beings to alleviate suffering, cure disease, preserve the planet and turn situations of pove...

29 Mars 201810min

The Great Migration and the power of a single decision | Isabel Wilkerson

The Great Migration and the power of a single decision | Isabel Wilkerson

Sometimes, a single decision can change the course of history. Join journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson as she tells the story of the Great Migration, the outpouring of six million African American...

15 Mars 201817min

How we became sisters | Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy

How we became sisters | Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy

Poets Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy perform excerpts from their play "Other Women," which is created and directed by Monica L. Williams. In a captivating journey, they weave together stories full o...

2 Mars 201812min

Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water | Raymond Tang

Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water | Raymond Tang

How do we find fulfillment in a world that's constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he found a p...

27 Feb 20189min

The virginity fraud | Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl

The virginity fraud | Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl

The hymen is still the most misunderstood part of the female body. Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl share their mission to empower young people through better sex education, debunking the ...

13 Feb 201811min

How to fix a broken heart | Guy Winch

How to fix a broken heart | Guy Winch

At some point in our lives, almost every one of us will have our heart broken. Imagine how different things would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotional pain. Psychologist Guy Winch rev...

5 Feb 201812min

Black life at the intersection of birth and death | Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa

Black life at the intersection of birth and death | Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa

"It is the artist's job to unearth stories that people try to bury with shovels of complacency and time," says poet and freedom fighter Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa. Performing her poem "The Joys of Mo...

1 Feb 20187min

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