Thinking about death is frightening, but planning ahead is practical and leaves more room for peace of mind in our final days. In a solemn, thoughtful talk, Judy MacDonald Johnston shares 5 practices for planning for a good end of life.
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TED: Judy MacDonald Johnston: Prepare for a good end of life - Judy MacDonald Johnston (2013)
TEDTalks (video)22 May 2013 | 7:58 am -
TED Global newsmakers: A closer look at Laptop U, plus the first all-female race in Beirut, and more
TED Blog23 May 2013 | 3:49 pmWith TEDGlobal 2013 just 17 days in the distance, we in the TED office are getting very excited to “Think Again.” Here, a look at the conference speakers who made the news this week. Education innovator Anant Agarwal is interviewed in The New Yorker article “Laptop U.” The founder of edX, Harvard and MIT’s online learning venture, Agarwal will speak at TEDGlobal during the session “Tech Impact.” In the article, Agarwal charmingly introduces himself: “Welcome to our start-up. It is very start-up-y.” The Beirut Marathon — which was founded by Session 6 speaker May… -
TED: Alastair Parvin: Architecture for the people by the people - Alastair Parvin (2013)
TEDTalks (video)23 May 2013 | 8:00 amArchitect Alastair Parvin presents a simple but provocative idea: what if, instead of architects creating buildings for those who can afford to commission them, regular citizens could design and build their own houses? The concept is at the heart of WikiHouse, an open source construction kit that means just about anyone can build a house, anywhere. -
(Re)plongez dans l’ambiance de TEDxParis “Le Souffle et La Vie” en 3 minutes !
TEDxParis15 May 2013 | 3:19 amEn attendant la prochaine édition, découvrez le "Making-of" de la première édition du cycle TEDxParis 2013 "Le Souffle et La Vie". [dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzv4jq_making-of-tedxparis-2013-le-souffle-et-la-vie_webcam?search_algo=2#.UZNgtyvK3to[/dailymotion]
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TED Blog
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TED Global newsmakers: A closer look at Laptop U, plus the first all-female race in Beirut, and more
23 May 2013 | 3:49 pmWith TEDGlobal 2013 just 17 days in the distance, we in the TED office are getting very excited to “Think Again.” Here, a look at the conference speakers who made the news this week. Education innovator Anant Agarwal is interviewed in The New Yorker article “Laptop U.” The founder of edX, Harvard and MIT’s online learning venture, Agarwal will speak at TEDGlobal during the session “Tech Impact.” In the article, Agarwal charmingly introduces himself: “Welcome to our start-up. It is very start-up-y.” The Beirut Marathon — which was founded by Session 6 speaker May… -
A look at 10 TED Prize wishes past, to help inspire new ones
23 May 2013 | 12:18 pmA TED Prize wish must be ambitious and bold, with the ability to impact lives all across the globe. And yet, a TED Prize wish must also be practical — an actionable plan that can flourish with $1 million in seeding and access to leverage the power of the TED community. With nominations open for the 2014 TED Prize — you can nominate a visionary leader (be it yourself, a mentor, a co-worker, or someone whose work you admire from afar) from now through June 16 via the TED Prize website — we wanted to get your mental gears turning on what kind of wishes can be made with this… -
How to print out your own house
23 May 2013 | 8:05 amArchitect Alastair Parvin came to TED2013 with questions that challenge our preconceptions about building. How about we involve everyone in the architectural design process, not just professional architects building for the super-wealthy? What about a world in which cities are built by citizens? Alastair Parvin: Architecture for the people by the peopleParvin isn’t merely being rhetorical, as he shares in today’s talk. He and his London-based team have come up with a way to democratize both the design and the manufacturing of buildings. It’s called WikiHouse. “The… -
Further reading on what makes a good end of life
22 May 2013 | 2:30 pmJudy Macdonald Johnston speaks at TED University, where audience members from TED2013 get the chance to speak. “What would be a good end of life?” Judy MacDonald Johnston asks in today’s talk, given at TED2013. Her answer — based on her own experience of helping two friends face death in a way that respected the incredible life they’d built — involves five practices, all of which can help maintain a high quality of life even as independence and bodily function decline. Judy MacDonald Johnston: Prepare for a good end of lifeFirst, make a plan, which means “answering… -
TED news in brief: Esther Perel on female libido, an update on Henry Markram’s supercomputer brain, and more
22 May 2013 | 1:24 pmBelow, take a look at some of the TED speakers and Fellows who are cropping up in the news this week. Esther Perel: The secret to desire in a long-term relationshipLybrido, a drug to treat women with low libido, is in clinical trials and could be presented to the FDA for review as early as this summer. In The New York Times Magazine‘s look at this new drug, TED speaker Esther Perel is asked about the conundrum of desire for women in long-term relationships. “Many couples confuse love with merging,” she says. “This mix-up is a bad omen for sex. To sustain élan toward the other,…
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TEDTalks (video)
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TED: Alastair Parvin: Architecture for the people by the people - Alastair Parvin (2013)
23 May 2013 | 8:00 amArchitect Alastair Parvin presents a simple but provocative idea: what if, instead of architects creating buildings for those who can afford to commission them, regular citizens could design and build their own houses? The concept is at the heart of WikiHouse, an open source construction kit that means just about anyone can build a house, anywhere. -
TED: Judy MacDonald Johnston: Prepare for a good end of life - Judy MacDonald Johnston (2013)
22 May 2013 | 7:58 amThinking about death is frightening, but planning ahead is practical and leaves more room for peace of mind in our final days. In a solemn, thoughtful talk, Judy MacDonald Johnston shares 5 practices for planning for a good end of life. -
TED: Phil Hansen: Embrace the shake - Phil Hansen (2013)
21 May 2013 | 8:00 amIn art school, Phil Hansen developed an unruly tremor in his hand that kept him from creating the pointillist drawings he loved. Hansen was devastated, floating without a sense of purpose. Until a neurologist made a simple suggestion: embrace this limitation ... and transcend it. -
TED: Peter Singer: The why and how of effective altruism - Peter Singer (2013)
20 May 2013 | 8:23 amIf you're lucky enough to live without want, it's a natural impulse to be altruistic to others. But, asks philosopher Peter Singer, what's the most effective way to give? He talks through some surprising thought experiments to help you balance emotion and practicality -- and make the biggest impact with whatever you can share. -
TED: Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass? - Sergey Brin (2013)
17 May 2013 | 8:03 amIt's not a demo, more of a philosophical argument: Why did Sergey Brin and his team at Google want to build an eye-mounted camera/computer, codenamed Glass? Onstage at TED2013, Brin calls for a new way of seeing our relationship with our mobile computers -- not hunched over a screen but meeting the world heads-up.
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TEDxParis
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(Re)plongez dans l’ambiance de TEDxParis “Le Souffle et La Vie” en 3 minutes !
15 May 2013 | 3:19 amEn attendant la prochaine édition, découvrez le "Making-of" de la première édition du cycle TEDxParis 2013 "Le Souffle et La Vie". [dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzv4jq_making-of-tedxparis-2013-le-souffle-et-la-vie_webcam?search_algo=2#.UZNgtyvK3to[/dailymotion] -
3 questions à… Yann Dall’Aglio
14 May 2013 | 3:14 am3 question à... Cette semaine, c'est l'inénarrable philosophe Yann Dall'Aglio qui nous répond avec franchise et bonne humeur ! Comment allez-vous depuis TEDx Paris ? Où en sont vos projets ? Après l’amour, quel est votre nouveau sujet de réflexion ? Depuis mon intervention à TEDx Paris, j’ai dû hélas me faire discret : lunettes noires, limousine aux vitres teintées, villa avec portail électrifié, caméras et chiens de garde. Chaque jour, les médias et les fans me persécutent. Bref, j’ai compris pourquoi Mike Brant et Kurt Cobain se sont suicidés. Aussi je ne… -
La citation de la semaine : Asafumi Yamashita
13 May 2013 | 5:40 amLe talk d'Asafumi : [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yvjq-tlV1M[/youtube] -
TEDxParis « Ça marche ! » du 4 juin 2013 – Sold out en seulement quelques minutes !
7 May 2013 | 3:51 amMerci à tous d'avoir répondu présent ! L'édition TEDxParis "Ça marche !" du 4 juin prochain est déjà complète La deuxième édition de TEDxParis 2013 est complète. Pourquoi si rapidement? Après la prévente ouverte à la communauté (composée des anciens participants de TEDxParis et des récipiendaires de notre newsletter) proposée le 2 mai 2013 et la vente publique du 7 mai annoncée sur les réseaux sociaux, plusieurs centaines de places ont été écoulées en quelques minutes seulement. Vous avez en effet été très nombreux à vouloir venir et nous vous en… -
TEDxParis « Ça marche ! » : Ouverture de la billetterie dans 10 minutes !
7 May 2013 | 2:50 amAchetez votre place pour TEDxParis "Ça marche !" du 4 juin à la Gaîté Lyrique ici à 12h00 précises : http://fr.amiando.com/TEDxParis2013-CaMarche.html
