Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving … [Continue reading]
The best gift I ever survived
– Stacey Kramer
July 21, 2014 By
From TED.com Stacey Kramer offers a moving, personal, 3-minute parable that shows how an unwanted experience — frightening, traumatic, costly — can turn out to be a priceless gift. Stacey Kramer has traveled the United States and the world helping … [Continue reading]
What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?
– Rebecca Onie
July 20, 2014 By
From TED.com Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing and heat in the winter? At TEDMED she describes Health Leads, an organization that … [Continue reading]
Shower the People
by James Taylor
July 19, 2014 By
"shower the people we love, with love" So very often, we hold back, not expressing ourselves and fearful of rejection if we actually express our feelings openly and honestly to people we care about. We feel vulnerable and exposed to speak from the … [Continue reading]
What doctors don’t know about the drugs they prescribe
– Ben Goldacre
July 17, 2014 By
From TED.com When a new drug gets tested, the results of the trials should be published for the rest of the medical world — except much of the time, negative or inconclusive findings go unreported, leaving doctors and researchers in the dark. In … [Continue reading]
The All-Dancing Funny, Amazing,
Christopher Walken
July 16, 2014 By
The Christopher Walken we all know from over 100 movies, and TV shows and the numerous stage shows and plays (including The Deer Hunter, Annie Hall, The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, True Romance, … [Continue reading]
The difference between winning and succeeding
– John Wooden
July 15, 2014 By
From TED.com With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's … [Continue reading]
Experiments that point to a new understanding of cancer
– Mina Bissell”
July 14, 2014 By
From TED.com For decades, researcher Mina Bissell pursued a revolutionary idea — that a cancer cell doesn't automatically become a tumor, but rather, depends on surrounding cells (its microenvironment) for cues on how to develop. She shares … [Continue reading]
J.R.R. Tolkien
July 13, 2014 By
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet,philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. He … [Continue reading]
