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17:23

Suleika Jaouad

What almost dying taught me about living

Posted Jun 2019

13:38

Ilona Szabó de Carvalho

4 lessons I learned from taking a stand against drugs and gun violence

Posted Mar 2015

5:05

Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler

History vs. Augustus

Posted Jul 2018

12:02

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

The US can move past immigration prisons — and towards justice

Posted Jul 2022

12:51

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

Why immigration prisons aren't the answer

Posted Feb 2020

15:46

Diane Wolk-Rogers

A Parkland teacher's homework for us all

Posted Apr 2018

13:11

Parul Sehgal

An ode to envy

Posted Oct 2013

13:19

Wendy MacNaughton

The art of paying attention

Posted Sep 2021

15:54

Iain Hutchison

Saving faces: A facial surgeon's craft

Posted Feb 2011

16:37

Joseph Shin

How doctors can help fix the broken US asylum system

Posted Aug 2020

15:45

Jessica Shortall

The US needs paid family leave — for the sake of its future

Posted Dec 2015

13:06

Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix

What comes after tragedy? Forgiveness

Posted Jan 2018

23:17

C.K. Williams

Poetry of youth and age

Posted Mar 2009

19:32

Tom Honey

Why would God create a tsunami?

Posted Apr 2007

15:55

Anne Lamott

12 truths I learned from life and writing

Posted Jun 2017

56:38

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Cheryl Strayed

Posted Feb 2021

15:33

T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison

The trauma of systematic racism is killing Black women. A first step toward change...

Posted May 2017

18:38

James Forbes

Compassion at the dinner table

Posted Oct 2008

15:13

Sian Leah Beilock

Why we choke under pressure — and how to avoid it

Posted Sep 2018

4:28

Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti

The world's most dangerous fart

Posted Feb 2021

4:47

Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas

Where will you be able to live in 20 years?

Posted Oct 2021

7:55

Eric Berlow and Sean Gourley

Mapping ideas worth spreading

Posted Sep 2013

4:35

Annie Bosler and Don Greene

How to practice effectively...for just about anything

Posted Feb 2017

14:48

Suzanne Barakat

Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate

Posted Nov 2016

13:06

Ryan Martin

Why we get mad — and why it's healthy

Posted Jun 2019

19:48

Sherry Turkle

Connected, but alone?

Posted Apr 2012

14:58

Jonas Gahr Støre

In defense of dialogue

Posted Jan 2012

15:16

Liu Thai Ker

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

Posted Jan 2022

19:07

BJ Miller

What really matters at the end of life

Posted Sep 2015

10:40

Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin

A historical musical that examines Black identity in the 1901 World's Fair

Posted Nov 2019

12:30

Ali Carr-Chellman

Gaming to re-engage boys in learning

Posted Jan 2011

4:12

John La Grou

A plug for smart power outlets

Posted Jun 2009

13:35

Tony Wyss-Coray

How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really

Posted Aug 2015

29:51

Mary L. Gray

COVID-19 unraveled the workforce. Here's how to fix it

Posted Jul 2020

16:08

Kara Logan Berlin

3 ways to be a more effective fundraiser

Posted Dec 2019

12:11

Diébédo Francis Kéré

How to build with clay ... and community

Posted Dec 2013