The increasing pace of modern life -- and how we can adapt | Kathryn Bouskill
Why does modern technology promise efficiency, but leave us constantly feeling pressed for time? Anthropologist Kathryn Bouskill explores the paradoxes of living in a fast-paced society and explains w...
9 Dec 20199min
The profound power of an authentic apology | Eve Ensler
Genuine apology goes beyond remorse, says legendary playwright Eve Ensler. In this frank, wrenching talk, she shares how she transformed her own experience of abuse into wisdom on what wrongdoers can ...
6 Dec 20198min
A video game that helps us understand loneliness | Cornelia Geppert
Step into artist Cornelia Geppert's visually stunning video game "Sea of Solitude," which explores how battling the "monsters" of loneliness and self-doubt can help us better grapple with the complexi...
5 Dec 201912min
The problem of light pollution -- and 5 ridiculously easy ways to fix it | Kelsey Johnson
Ever gaze up at the starry night sky? This stunning view is at risk of disappearing -- unless we act now, says astrophysicist Kelsey Johnson. In this fascinating, unexpectedly funny talk, she explains...
4 Dec 201913min
Want to change the world? Learn the art of fundraising | Kara Logan Berlin
How do you raise money to get an idea off the ground, support a community, help change the world? Take a crash course on the secret art of successful fundraising with development strategist Kara Logan...
3 Dec 201916min
How I'm using biological data to tell better stories -- and spark social change | Heidi Boisvert
What kinds of stories move us to act? To answer this question, creative technologist Heidi Boisvert is measuring how people's brains and bodies unconsciously respond to different media. She shows how ...
2 Dec 20197min
A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not growth | Kate Raworth
What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move countries out of...
29 Nov 201916min
How smartphones really work | Cathy Mulzer
Ever wondered how your smartphone works? Take a journey down to the atomic level with scientist Cathy Mulzer, who reveals how almost every component of our high-powered devices exists thanks to chemis...
27 Nov 201913min
