<![CDATA[Ideas Worth Spreading  - Archives]]>Sat, 25 May 2013 09:51:42 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[April 2013: Shantanu Moitra]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:26:31 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2013/04/april-2013-shantanu-moitra.html _Title: A Song of the Road
Description: Shantanu's talk was about supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among people through the documentation, preservation and dissemination of sound. Musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials we can strengthen people's engagement with their own cultural heritage and enhance their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others.
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]]><![CDATA[April 2013 TED Talk]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:24:12 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2013/04/april-2013-ted-talk.html _Joan Halifax: Compassion and the true meaning of empathy

Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.
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]]><![CDATA[April 2013: Andrea Johnston]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:15:13 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2013/04/april-2013-andrea-johnston.html _Title: What's Your Story? A look into the power of the photograph.
Description: If you could tell your life story using only 5 photographs, what would you show? This talk explored how photographs are a form of storytelling. It provided an opportunity for the audience to reflect on their own stories and choose the moments that told the complete story of their lives. How will you tell your stories?
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]]><![CDATA[January 2013: Dr. Adam Gazzaley]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:54:34 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2013/01/january-2013-dr-adam-gazzaley.html Topic: Closing the Loop between the Brain and Education
Description: Inspired by a neuroscience-perspective of the cognitive enhancement field, Dr. Gazzaley presents novel insights on an multimodal educational approach directed at the fundamental information processing systems of the brain. This talk will include a discussion of the potential to use action video game mechanics, neurofeedback and even direct brain stimulation to drive neuroplasticity during the learning process.
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]]><![CDATA[January 2013: Dr. David A. Sousa]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:51:41 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2013/01/january-2013-dr-david-a-sousa.html Topic: ADHD - A case of overdiagnosis?
Description: The number of children diagnosed with ADHD is rising at a disturbing rate. Are all these diagnoses accurate? How is it possible for a child to exhibit ADHD-like symptoms and not have ADHD? What can we do about those symptoms? This talk will answer these timely questions. 
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]]><![CDATA[January 2013 TED Talk]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:48:36 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2013/01/january-2013-ted-talk.html Charles Limb: Your brain on Improv

"Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation -- so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out. What he and his team found has deep implications for our understanding of creativity of all kinds."
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]]><![CDATA[January 2013: Dr. Judy Willis]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:41:07 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2013/01/january-2013-dr-judy-willis.html Topic: Video Game MODEL for Motivated Learning
Description: Strategies derived from the video game model and the related dopamine-reward system will be shared and linked with ways to plan and teach that reduce negativity and promote motivation, effort and perseverance. The application of the video game model to teaching results in the same high levels of motivation and perseverance, as does video game playing by game enthusiasts, but without the video game!
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]]><![CDATA[January 2013 - Dr. Larry Rosen]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:27:50 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2013/01/january-2013-dr-larry-rosen.html Topic: iSafe: Managing Your Family’s Online Presence
Description: This talk presents a unique look at how families are facing a challenge in making sure that their online activities—both parents and children—are safe and healthy. Appealing to research from psychology to neuroscience, Dr. Rosen explores how and why children and teenagers are not aware of the ramifications of their online meanderings and how to keep the entire family safe in the future.
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]]><![CDATA[April 2012: Bittu Sahgal]]>Tue, 01 May 2012 03:17:00 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2012/04/april-2012-bittu-sahgal1.htmlTopic: Seeking Sanctuary
Description: The talk focuses on Bittu Sahgal’s journey down three decades of Sanctuary Asia and links tigers and biodiversity with climate change and the quality of human existence.

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]]><![CDATA[April 2012 TED Talk]]>Tue, 01 May 2012 03:15:49 GMThttp://www.tedxasb.com/3/post/2012/04/april-2012-ted-talk.htmlSarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ...

"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis -- from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. -- and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima."


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