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How to Inspire Yourself – Our Favorite TED Talks
The Power of Believing that You Can Improve
The well-known researcher, Carol Dweck, explains how “growth mindset” changes brains confronted with problems ‘slightly too hard’ to solve. Lessons to be learned for old, young, everyone!
Five TED Talks about Poverty You Need to Watch
Paulette Parker has curated TED talks addressing poverty in schools, economic injustice, fighting poverty, and restorative justice. Arm yourself with ideas and inspiration for the uphill battle to end poverty.
Learn a profound empathy lesson from Michael Nesmith, a creative designer, and technology innovator who is deaf. Nesmith communicates an understanding of universal design that opens minds and hearts.
The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain
Sarah Jane Blakemore, a cognitive neuroscientist, explains the adolescent prefrontal cortex to answer the question: “Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups?”
High school chemistry teacher, Ramsey Musallam, realized something while recovering from open-heart surgery. His brush with death snapped him out of “10 years of pseudo-teaching”. Discover Ramsey’s sparks for generating interest and inquiry.
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