The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding | Dana Kanze
Women own 39 percent of all businesses in the US, but female startup founders get only two percent of venture funding. What's causing this gap? Dana Kanze shares research suggesting that it might be t...
20 Dec 201814min
How "baby bonds" could help close the wealth gap | Darrick Hamilton
Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security have less to do...
18 Dec 201812min
How to break the cycle of toxic masculinity | Eldra Jackson
In a powerful talk, educator Eldra Jackson III shares how he unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity through Inside Circle, an organization that leads group therapy for incarcerated men. Now he'...
18 Dec 201811min
The riddle of experience vs. memory | Daniel Kahneman
Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness...
17 Dec 201820min
How to be "Team Human" in the digital future | Douglas Rushkoff
Humans are no longer valued for our creativity, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff -- in a world dominated by digital technology, we're now just valued for our data. In a passionate talk, Rushkoff u...
13 Dec 201812min
Why you should treat the tech you use at work like a colleague | Nadjia Yousif
Imagine your company hires a new employee and then everyone just ignores them, day in and day out, while they sit alone at their desk getting paid to do nothing. This situation actually happens all th...
12 Dec 201811min
3 kinds bias that shape your worldview | J. Marshall Shepherd
What shapes our perceptions (and misperceptions) about science? In an eye-opening talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains how confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect and cognitive disso...
11 Dec 201812min
How storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids | Alan Crickmore
When a parent is sent to prison, the unintended victims of their crimes are their own children -- without stability and support, kids are at higher risk for mental health and development issues. In a ...
10 Dec 201815min
