TED Talk Thursday – Dr. Jacob Liberman – Stop Looking, Start Seeing

by | Feb 28, 2013 | Mindfullness, TED Talks, Video

According to TEDxTalks: Dr. Jacob Liberman is an internationally recognized pioneer in the fields of light, vision, and consciousness, and author of Light, Medicine of the Future, Take off Your Glasses and See, and Wisdom from an Empty Mind. He earned a doctorate of optometry in 1973, a Ph.D. in vision science in 1986, and an honorary doctorate of science in 1996. Dr. Liberman is the inventor of several light-therapy devices, as well as the first FDA cleared medical device that significantly improves visual performance.

Recorded at TEDxMaui 2012, held on January 22, 2012 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery from www.ted.com:

“TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer — TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize”

“In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)”

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TED Talk Thursday – Eve Ensler talks about One Billion Rising

by | Feb 7, 2013 | Peace, TED Talks, Truth, Video

According to tedxwomen: “Published on Dec 6, 2012:

Eve Ensler talks about One Billion Rising, her campaign to mobilize women in the fight to end gender violence. She is a Tony Award-winning playwright, performer, and activist; the author of The Vagina Monologues; and the founder of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls.”

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For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery from www.ted.com:

“TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer — TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize”

“In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)”

“TEDxWomen was curated and produced by The Paley Center for Media.”

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TED Talk Thursday – Sue Austin: Deep sea diving in a wheelchair

by | Jan 24, 2013 | Art, TED Talks, Video

According to ted.com: “When Sue Austin got a power chair 16 years ago, she felt a tremendous sense of freedom — yet others looked at her as though she had lost something. In her art, she aims to convey the spirit of wonder she feels wheeling through the world. Includes thrilling footage of an underwater wheelchair that lets her explore ocean beds, drifting through schools of fish, floating free in 360 degrees. (Filmed at TEDxWomen.)”

“In repurposing her wheelchair to create fantastical art, Sue Austin reshapes how we think about disability.”

This is a fascinating perspective on what life in a wheelchair can truly be. Enjoy.

For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery from www.ted.com:

“TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer — TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize”

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