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22:01
Wade Davis
Dreams from endangered cultures
Posted
Jan 2007
1h 16m
Randy Pausch
Really achieving your childhood dreams
Posted
Jan 2010
6:11
Bel Pesce
5 ways to kill your dreams
Posted
Apr 2015
11:42
Jim Hagemann Snabe
Dreams and details for a decarbonized future
Posted
Dec 2021
11:56
Dan Pallotta
The dream we haven't dared to dream
Posted
May 2016
8:54
Matthew Garcia
How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams
Posted
Nov 2022
5:22
Amy Adkins
Why do we dream?
Posted
Dec 2015
4:15
Daniel Gregory
How do you know you're not dreaming?
Posted
Mar 2022
2:01
Matt Walker
The surprising health benefits of dreaming
Posted
Nov 2021
13:30
Brittany Packnett Cunningham
How to build your confidence — and spark it in others
Posted
May 2019
2:23
Yves Béhar
A supercharged motorcycle design
Posted
May 2009
15:05
Steve Jobs
How to live before you die
Posted
Oct 2011
12:40
Cordae
How a "Hi Level" mindset helps you realize your potential
Posted
Jun 2022
14:31
Andy Dunn
Lessons from losing my mind
Posted
May 2023
7:30
Jacqueline Novogratz
An escape from poverty
Posted
Mar 2009
8:12
Adora Svitak
What adults can learn from kids
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Apr 2010
7:19
Uldus Bakhtiozina
Portraits that transform people into whatever they want to be
Posted
Oct 2017
18:57
Janine Shepherd
A broken body isn't a broken person
Posted
Nov 2012
17:51
Shah Rukh Khan
Thoughts on humanity, fame and love
Posted
May 2017
5:12
Madison McFerrin
"TRY"
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Jan 2021
2:20
Matt Walker
4 ways the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we sleep
Posted
Dec 2021
14:04
Cynthia Breazeal
The rise of personal robots
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Feb 2011
7:56
Kiana Hayeri
A photographic journey through the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan
Posted
Jul 2022
11:14
Tracy Edwards
Stop being a bystander in your own life
Posted
Jun 2020
9:01
Mohamed Ali
The link between unemployment and terrorism
Posted
Nov 2013
7:08
Richard Browning
How I built a jet suit
Posted
Jun 2017
8:43
Robert A. Belle
The emotions behind your money habits
Posted
Jun 2021
7:20
Ani Liu
Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology
Posted
Feb 2017
12:41
Brittany K. Barnett
The creativity, innovation and ingenuity languishing in US prisons
Posted
Jan 2022
15:20
Garry Kasparov
Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them
Posted
May 2017
7:14
Johnny Staats
A mandolin master's tribute to keeping your day job
Posted
Sep 2017
21:18
Anne Pasternak
The transformative role of art during the pandemic
Posted
Jul 2020
13:42
Jedidah Isler
The untapped genius that could change science for the better
Posted
Dec 2015
0:00
Iseult Gillespie
The myth of Loki's monstrous children
Posted
Jan 2022
15:32
Astro Teller
The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure
Posted
Apr 2016
9:55
Cara E. Yar Khan
The beautiful balance between courage and fear
Posted
Dec 2019
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