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 14:16 minutes · Filmed Nov 2015 · Posted Sep 2016 · TED Talks Live By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives ... parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lythcott-Haims sees it. With passion and wry humor, the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford makes the case for parents to stop defining their children's success via grades and test scores -- and suggests two vital things to focus on instead. | |
No one takes the same life path to personal success. These talks can help you examine and identify the unique passions and perspectives that make you, you. Watch » 5 TED Talks • Total run time 1:10:57 | |
 Someday we may not need currency -- or even banks -- in order to buy, sell and pay for things. That's the radical promise of a world powered by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. We're not there yet, but in this sparky talk, digital currency researcher Neha Narula reveals our shared, collective fiction of money -- and paints a picture of its fascinating future. Watch »  "We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis," says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he makes a case for overcoming our longstanding fear of nukes, and shows why he and other environmentalists believe it's past time to embrace nuclear as a viable and desirable source of clean power. Hear his case, and decide if you agree ... Watch » |  Architecture is more than a clever arrangement of bricks. Michael Murphy and his team at MASS look far beyond the blueprint when they're designing, considering factors from airflow to light, in a holistic approach that produces community as well as (beautiful) buildings. He takes us on a tour of projects in countries such as Rwanda and Haiti, and reveals a moving, ambitious plan for The Memorial to Peace and Justice, which he hopes will heal hearts in the American South. Watch »  Why do some people do selfless things, helping other people even at risk to their own well-being? Psychology researcher Abigail Marsh studies the motivations of people who do extremely altruistic acts, like donating a kidney to a complete stranger. Are their brains just different? Watch » | | |
Art: A project to create a new kind of digital life after death >> How will you be remembered? By Facebook posts ... Society: Eight practical ways to help refugees >> Small and large ways to welcome people and families Psychology: Why it's so tempting to build walls and shut people out >> ... and what to do instead Humans: 5 exercises in talking to strangers >> How to spark meaningful interaction with someone you’ve never met
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