TED Talks

Catherine Fadashe explores why our parents generation needs therapy, particularly Nigerian parents. Catherine Fadashe is a fiction and non-fiction writer. Her self-published young adult novel, The Untitled Girl, has amassed over a million reads. She is also a co-founder of Vibrations Group. Currently she’s at university studying English Literature and Italian. Her future ambitions are […]

Is proclaiming your love for someone truly enough? Femi Ogunjinmi brings to light what fully constitutes an enduring, fulfilling relationship through his engaging experiences. Femi Ogunjinmi, mostly known as Gfem is a certified life coach, international relationship coach, award winning motivational speaker, and a radio talk show host who has been improving the lives of […]

Clean meat — real meat made from animal cells without animal slaughter — and social solutions informed by breakthroughs and historical successes will eventually allow for an ethical and efficient food system where slaughterhouses are obsolete. “Many books and articles have documented how animal agriculture devastates public health, the environment, and animal welfare. Experts predict […]

Making a lasting change in our behavior is hard, few of us are successful at it for very long. In this insightful talk Eric describes three techniques you can use to be more successful at making real change in your life. Drawing on his experiences including recovering from heroin addition, he provides practical, down to […]

In today’s world, judgment is a part of our reality. It happens on the street, online, at work, at home, and worst of all…in our own minds. With her experience in the public eye and as a mom, Trista Sutter discusses our value system and how we allow judgment and societal success get in the […]

Manufacturing peace through trade. Matthew Griffin is a 2001 United States Military Academy graduate commissioned into the Field Artillery. Between 2003-2005, Griff deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan with 2nd Ranger Battalion as a Company Fire Support Officer. He planned and participated in over 100 special operations direct action missions. After departing the military […]

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. There are various schools of thought surrounding zoos and their purpose. Skeptics argue that it’s unethical to remove wild animals from their natural habitat to be put on display, but proponents of zoos stress that they serve a critical scientific […]

Why do we still need libraries in the age of digital, real-time information? In this emotional talk, Pam Sandlian Smith shows how she works to use the library as a hub for community-based knowledge creation and discourse. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people […]

Matthew Lippman talks about how the power of music transcends all other human forces to lift the spirit; it is no laughing matter. i.e. „This information was provided by the World Science Festival.“ Matthew Lippman is a poet as well as an English teacher at Beaver Country Day School. He is also a Poet. His […]