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“Write your story, and don’t be afraid to write it” -- a sci-fi writer talks about finding her voice and being a superhero

Nigerian-American Nnedi Okorafor writes the kind of drop-everything, Africa-based fantasy and sci-fi that she never saw on bookshelves growing up. Here, she talks about the authors that shaped her, her inspirations (traffic! jellyfish!) and her collaboration with Marvel. Nnedi Okorafor is obsessed with bugs. More specifically grasshoppers, but ...
Posted October 17, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/write-your-story-and-dont-be-afraid-to-write-it-a-sci-fi-writer-talks-about-finding-her-voice-and-being-a-superhero

Rachel Sussman: The world's oldest living things

Rachel Sussman shows photographs of the world's oldest continuously living organisms -- from 2,000-year-old brain coral off Tobago's coast to an "underground forest" in South Africa that has lived since before the dawn of agriculture.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_sussman_the_world_s_oldest_living_things

Nick Pizzo: The physics of surfing

Whether or not you realize it, surfers are masters of complicated physics. The science of surfing begins as soon as a board first hits the water. Surfers may not be thinking about weather patterns in the Pacific, tectonic geology or fluid mechanics, but the art of catching the perfect wave relies on all these things and more. Nick Pizzo dives in...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_pizzo_the_physics_of_surfing

Lana Mazahreh: 3 thoughtful ways to conserve water

According to the UN, nearly one in three people worldwide live in a country facing a water crisis, and less than five percent of the world lives in a country that has more water today than it did 20 years ago. Lana Mazahreh grew up in Jordan, a state that has experienced absolute water scarcity since 1973, where she learned how to conserve water...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lana_mazahreh_3_thoughtful_ways_to_conserve_water

TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary: Historically Innovative - an independently organized event

About this event: TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary 2013 will feature some of the Tribe’s most passionate, wise and innovative minds sharing ideas worth spreading. We look forward to learning about the many ways William & Mary has fostered and attracted innovative individuals to its historic grounds. You don’t become “the Alma Mater of a Nation” without fanning t...
Event details: Williamsburg, Virginia, United States · March 30, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/7416

George Whitesides: Toward a science of simplicity

Simplicity: We know it when we see it -- but what is it, exactly? In this funny, philosophical talk, George Whitesides chisels out an answer.
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_whitesides_toward_a_science_of_simplicity

Rebekah Shirley: The clean energy hub of the future

Why aren't more people investing in Africa's green energy? Environmental researcher Rebekah Shirley outlines the continent's immense potential for renewable power and calls for collaborative international investment -- and partnership -- in Africa's climate future. "Let's cut past the talk and focus on unleashing the avalanche of a clean energy ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rebekah_shirley_the_clean_energy_hub_of_the_future

Ann Morgan: My year reading a book from every country in the world

Ann Morgan considered herself well read -- until she discovered the "massive blindspot" on her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of English and American authors, there were very few books from beyond the English-speaking world. So she set an ambitious goal: to read one book from every country in the world over the course of a year. Now she's urging ot...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ann_morgan_my_year_reading_a_book_from_every_country_in_the_world

George Steinmetz: Photos of Africa, taken from a flying lawn chair

George Steinmetz's spectacular photos show Africa from the air, taken from the world's slowest, lightest aircraft. Join Steinmetz to discover the surprising historical, ecological and sociopolitical patterns that emerge when you go low and slow in a flying lawn chair.
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_steinmetz_photos_of_africa_taken_from_a_flying_lawn_chair

Kwame Anthony Appiah: Is religion good or bad? (This is a trick question)

Plenty of good things are done in the name of religion, and plenty of bad things too. But what is religion, exactly — is it good or bad, in and of itself? Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah offers a generous, surprising view.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kwame_anthony_appiah_is_religion_good_or_bad_this_is_a_trick_question

Shereen El Feki: HIV -- how to fight an epidemic of bad laws

There is an epidemic of HIV, and with it an epidemic of bad laws -- laws that effectively criminalize being HIV positive. At the TEDxSummit in Doha, TED Fellow Shereen El Feki gives a forceful argument that these laws, based in stigma, are actually helping the disease spread.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shereen_el_feki_hiv_how_to_fight_an_epidemic_of_bad_laws

Melinda Gates: What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola

Melinda Gates makes a provocative case: What can nonprofits learn from mega-corporations like Coca-Cola, whose global network of marketers and distributors ensures that every remote village wants -- and can get -- an ice-cold Coke? Maybe this model could work for distributing health care, vaccinations, sanitation, even condoms ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/melinda_gates_what_nonprofits_can_learn_from_coca_cola

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story

Euvin Naidoo: Why invest in Africa

South African investment banker Euvin Naidoo explains why investing in Africa can make great business sense.
https://www.ted.com/talks/euvin_naidoo_why_invest_in_africa

Juan Enriquez: The life code that will reshape the future

Scientific discoveries, futurist Juan Enriquez notes, demand a shift in code, and our ability to thrive depends on our mastery of that code. Here, he applies this notion to the field of genomics.
https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_the_life_code_that_will_reshape_the_future

Antonio Donato Nobre: The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us

The Amazon River is like a heart, pumping water from the seas through it, and up into the atmosphere through 600 billion trees, which act like lungs. Clouds form, rain falls and the forest thrives. In a lyrical talk, Antonio Donato Nobre talks us through the interconnected systems of this region, and how they provide environmental services to th...
https://www.ted.com/talks/antonio_donato_nobre_the_magic_of_the_amazon_a_river_that_flows_invisibly_all_around_us

Jimmy Nelson: Gorgeous portraits of the world's vanishing people

When Jimmy Nelson traveled to Siberia to photograph the Chukchi people, elders told him: "You cannot photograph us. You have to wait, you have to wait until you get to know us, you have to wait until you understand us." In this gorgeously photo-filled talk, join Nelson's quest to understand -- the world, other people, himself -- by making astoni...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_nelson_gorgeous_portraits_of_the_world_s_vanishing_people

Bacome Niamba: Cote d'Ivoire traditional dances

Local ivory coast dance performance
https://www.ted.com/talks/bacome_niamba_cote_d_ivoire_traditional_dances

Katsuyuki Namba: Why Do We Need Art (Especially Movies)? 私たちが芸術~とりわけ映画~を必要とするわけ

Have you ever wondered why arts exist in our society or why many schools teach art? A movie critics Katsuyuki Namba says it is because it nourishes feeling of respect in people, especially in young ones. Movies embrace various forms of art such as literature, design and music, which means viewers should respect creators while viewers are watch...
https://www.ted.com/talks/katsuyuki_namba_why_do_we_need_art_especially_movies

Isaac GNAMBA YAO: Ce nouveau "monde" des possibles

En plus d'être un visionnaire hors pair dans grand nombre de domaines, Isaac Gnamba a fait du mentorat son cheval de bataille pour aider la jeune génération à manifester son plein potentiel.
https://www.ted.com/talks/isaac_gnamba_yao_ce_nouveau_monde_des_possibles

Nela Dudek Niamba Diatta: 1-800-273-8255 Logic, Alessia Cara

Piąta edycja wydarzenia TEDxMarcinekSchool została zorganizowana w 1LO im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu 21 lutego 2020.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nela_dudek_niamba_diatta_1_800_273_8255_logic_alessia_cara

Natasza Banaszak Amadeusz Szade Niamba Diatta: Moja i twoja nadzieja.

Wydarzenie TEDxMarcinekSchool odbywa się corocznie w 1LO w Poznaniu.
https://www.ted.com/talks/natasza_banaszak_amadeusz_szade_niamba_diatta_moja_i_twoja_nadzieja

Niamba Diatta, Zofia Grześkowiak, Wiktor Kasprzak, Michał Tomiak: Summertime

Wydarzenie TEDxMarcinekSchool zostało zorganizowane w 1LO w Poznaniu. Zespół złożony z uczniów i nauczyciela wykonał wersję instrumentalną utworu "Summertime" George'a Gershwina.
https://www.ted.com/talks/niamba_diatta_zofia_grzeskowiak_wiktor_kasprzak_michal_tomiak_summertime

Maciej Forreiter, Niamba Diatta, Wiktor Kasprzak, ks. Michał Tomiak: FUNKY WANKY

Wydarzenie TEDxMarcinekSchool zostało zorganizowane w 1LO w Poznaniu. TEDxMarcinekSchool was organized in High School No1 in Poznań, Poland.
https://www.ted.com/talks/maciej_forreiter_niamba_diatta_wiktor_kasprzak_ks_michal_tomiak_funky_wanky
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