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Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected -- but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait to be a hero.
Playlist: Media with meaning (12 talks)
In a world filled with sound bites and paparazzi-snapped photos, there are still storytellers determined to create media with meaning. From feature films to citizen journalism, their work is worth spreading.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
Erik Hersman | TED Speaker
Erik Hersman harnesses Africa’s boundless spirit of innovation by creating platforms to improve daily lives both inside and outside the continent.
Technologist
Philip Zimbardo | TED Speaker
Philip Zimbardo was the leader of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment -- and an expert witness at Abu Ghraib. His book The Lucifer Effect explores the nature of evil; now, in his new work, he studies the nature of heroism.
Psychologist
Mark Bezos | TED Speaker
Mark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York.
Activist, volunteer firefighter
Roz Savage | TED Speaker
Roz Savage gave up her life as a management consultant to row across the Atlantic in 2005. Her mission now is to row across the Pacific, from the West Coast to Australia, raising awareness along the way of plastic pollution, climate change and eco-heroism.
Ocean rower
George Takei | TED Speaker
The beloved Mr. Sulu from the original Star Trek, George Takei is an activist for human rights (and a master of Facebook memes).
Actor and activist
Phil Zimbardo and the Heroic Imagination Project: TED Blog exclusive video
Philip Zimbardo (watch his other TEDTalks) introduces the Heroic Imagination Project at TED University 2010. Zimbardo, whose work has studied the depths of human evildoing and the heights of heroism, is passionate about inspiring people to take heroic action. Learn how to practice everyday heroism.
Learn more about the Heroic Imagination ...
Posted February 3, 2011
TEDxQueensU - an independently organized event
About this event: Every SUPERHERO has an origin - an unlikely series of events that has made them who they are. Every SUPERHERO has sacrificed, working tirelessly in the pursuit of their mission. Every SUPERHERO has to reach outside themselves, pushing past their limits and overcoming obstacles - no matter how great.
Every SUPERHERO has to consider how to wield ...
Event details: Kingston, Ontario, Canada · November 7, 2010
TEDxHamraStreetSalon: Heroism - an independently organized event
About this event: Can we too be heroes like the ones we read of in comic books? What's standing in our way?
Join us for an evening of TED talks, discussions, and musical performances. The pre-selected TED talks that we'll be screening tackle the theme of heroism from very different perspectives, hopefully igniting stimulating discussion and learning!
We hop...
Event details: Beirut, Lebanon · April 8, 2015
TED Weekends: Understanding evil
Philip Zimbardo knows evil inside and out. He led the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971 and was an expert witness at Abu Ghraib, privy to graphic unseen images. At TED2008, Zimbardo explains how easy it is for the good to turn evil, and on the flip side, for inspiration to lead people to heroism.
Today’s TED Weekends on the Huffingt...
Posted March 9, 2013
Powerful first-person reports from Pakistan, from TED's Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson, curator of TED, was born in Pakistan, and last week, he and the Acumen Fund's Jacqueline Novogratz, his wife, spent several days in the flood zones there. They visited refugee camps and flooded villages, spoke to local aid workers and unusual volunteers, and collected many stories that simply aren't being told by world m...
Posted September 6, 2010
TEDxAltavistaLibrary: Every Hero has There Story - an independently organized event
About this event: Join your neighbors for a TED Talk as part of our summer reading program. This session will feature the heroism of lunch ladies!! Children's book author Jarrett Krosoczka shares the origins of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series, in which undercover school heroes serve lunch...and justice! His new project, School Lunch Hero Day, reveals how cafe...
Event details: Altavista, Virginia, United States · August 8, 2015
Giving It Away: TED Radio Hour examines generosity and philanthropy
How can we give in better and smarter ways? This week’s new episode of TED Radio Hour explores the effects of giving – of your money, your time and your love. As our consciousness of philanthropy is shifting towards crowdsourcing and justice-centered discourse, people begin to self-organize around the causes they are passionate about. This epis...
Posted May 17, 2013
Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch, a musical trip down the Nile, plus a tasty menu á la TED
As usual, the TED community has been very busy over the past week. Below, a few newsy highlights.
Overlooked treasures. A bed, a watch, a shoe: all mundane items unappreciated in the moment. But through history’s eyes, they gain new meaning. In this beautiful “Portraits in Creativity” documentary, Maira Kalman talks about curating the exhib...
Posted February 26, 2015
How to pick the right movies to share with kids: Some tips and thoughts from Colin Stokes
Colin Stokes’ favorite part of being a dad is sharing movies with his two young children. While his daughter’s favorite is The Wizard of Oz, his son quickly became obsessed with Star Wars after catching a glimpse of the movie at age three.
“It imprinted on him like a mommy duck does on its duckling,” says Stokes. “I wonder what he’s soaking in....
Posted January 18, 2013
TEDxJaffaWomen - an independently organized event
About this event: TEDxJaffaWomen brings the power of women and girls to center stage. It is the sixth (!) event held under the license of TEDxJaffa, and the largest TEDxWomen event ever to be held in Israel. TEDxJaffaWomen is one of over 140 TEDxWomen events that happen in the same week all over the world
The theme of our event is SHEROIZM.
We invented this word...
Event details: Tel-Aviv - Jaffa, Tel-Aviv, Israel · December 3, 2018
TEDxPragueWomen: TEDxPragueWomen 20231124 - an independently organized event
About this event: Joan of Arc raises her sword above her head and takes her place at the head of the troops. Marie Curie Skłodowska travels near the front line during World War I with an X-ray machine she built herself to help with the early diagnosis of the wounded. Bobbi Gibb runs out of the bushes in Boston in the mid-1960s and joins the marathon disguised as ...
Event details: Prague 1, Praha 1, Czech Republic · November 24, 2023
11 fascinating talks from TEDWomen
A dream analysis app creator. A fearless swimmer. The CEO of Campbell’s Soup. A spacesuit designer. These are the kinds of speakers who will take the stage when TEDWomen 2013 kicks off at San Francisco’s SFJAZZ Center tomorrow. With three sessions centered around the theme “Invented Here,” the event will be a global look at what drives local...
Posted December 4, 2013
TEDxBagaToiruu - an independently organized event
About this event: Хотын төв цэгт байрлах хөл хөдөлгөөнтэй Бага Тойруу гудамж нь олон эрдэмтэн судлаач, оюутан сурагч, шинийг санаачлагч, уран бүтээлч болон активистаар дүүрэн. Энэ нь мөн сайн дурынхны жил бүр зохион байгуулдаг TEDxBagaToiruu арга хэмжээний голомт билээ.
Өнөөгийн Монголын нийгэмд "баатруудыг" хаанаас ч олж болно: хичээлийн танхимд, бизнесийн гара...
Event details: Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia · June 4, 2016
The modern war with terrorism: Jason McCue at TEDGlobal 2012
Jason McCue takes the stage wearing a T-shirt reading "Free Yulia in Ukraine." It's a reference to the 2011 imprisonment of Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko and a hint of what's to come in his talk: a discussion of terrorism and the law.
"We are at war with a new form of terrorism," he says. The traditional perception of terrorism, t...
Posted June 28, 2012
A look at the TEDWomen 2015 speaker lineup
The speakers and performers who’ll be a part of TEDWomen 2015 know a bit about “Momentum.” Each of them has pushed forward fascinating research, created something out of a bold idea or moved the needle on a cause that’s central to them.
The 34 speakers on our lineup — soon to be joined by a few more — range from former presidents (yes, plural...
Posted April 14, 2015
Gallery: How these powerful masks are helping combat veterans heal
Art therapist Melissa Walker uses masks to allow service members with traumatic brain injuries to express their deepest emotions and experiences, helping them and their loved ones heal.
Most people wear masks to obscure or change their identities. But through a unique art therapy program, veterans are using them to reveal truths -- often painfu...
Posted November 11, 2016
TEDxTheHague: Lessons on Success - an independently organized event
About this event: You are cordially invited to the next TEDxTheHague salon! Our February edition — themed Lessons on Success — is curated by TEDxTheHague regular Freya van der Valk.
Success is what many of us aspire. In this session, we go deeper into the heart of success. Can we manage success by holding on to tips and tricks from others?
We'll explore th...
Event details: The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands · February 10, 2012
Philip Zimbardo: The psychology of evil
Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge.
Jesse Byock: The secret messages of Viking runestones
With their navigational skills and advanced longships, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over 300 years. But for all their might, they left few monuments. Instead, fragments of stone, bark and bone found in the sites of ancient settlements provide the keys to their culture. Many of these objects are inscribed with Old Norse written in ru...
Siddhartha Roy: Science in service to the public good
We give scientists and engineers great technical training, but we're not as good at teaching ethical decision-making or building character. Take, for example, the environmental crisis that recently unfolded in Flint, Michigan -- and the professionals there who did nothing to fix it. Siddhartha Roy helped prove that Flint's water was contaminated...
Jarrett J. Krosoczka: Why lunch ladies are heroes
Children's book author Jarrett Krosoczka shares the origins of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series, in which undercover school heroes serve lunch...and justice! His new project, School Lunch Hero Day, reveals how cafeteria lunch staff provide more than food, and illustrates how powerful a thank you can be.
Nathan Myhrvold: Archaeology, animal photography, BBQ ...
Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations -- animal photography, archaeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric genius multimillionaire. Listen for wild stories from the (somewhat raunchy) edge of the animal world.