Today’s TED talk builds a bit off the extrodinary documentary “Waiting For Superman” (See Trailer Below) with a focus on the impact state budgets have had, and will continue to have, on education. More on this subject soon, but for now enjoy Mr. Gates as he takes a stand for education and the trailer for
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Happy Tuesday Thinkers! Today’s TED Talk Tuesday video is an inspiring talk by Jessica Jackley, founder of Kiva.org. Some of the top take aways: Micro-finance and Micro-lending are incredibly powerful tools to assist people in 3rd world countries. Pro-Founder does the same thing, but for entrepreneurs anywhere in the world. People often care so much that they fail
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In a very patriotic TED Talk Tuesday (It is election day after all!) enjoy this 7 minute talk on E-Voting in the future. Don’t have time to watch the video? Here are the top take-aways: Using unique ballot forms would make voting safer. The encrypted vote doubles as a receipt. Voting can be so transparent
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Coffee shops led to the enlightenment? Steve Johnson says so in this awe inspiring TED Talk. (Fun Fact: 78.234% of these blog posts are conceived, drafted, and ultimately published from a coffee shop.)
This talk is sometimes funny, always informative, and simply beautiful. Enjoy your Tuesday.
TED Talk Tuesday is back! This talk was too good to pass up. The talk takes root and expands on one of Kennedy’s best quotes, “The GNP measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile”. Though my knee jerk reaction is to think that quantifying “happiness” is like attempting to measure the direct ROI of
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Clay Shirky is easily one of my favorite TEDsters. In this talk, Clay looks at cognitive surplus- the “shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles.” He discusses how with it we’re building a better, more cooperative world.
