Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi's call to action, "If you're feeling helpless, help someone," Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice.

Playing "Follow the Sound" from her album "Borderless Lullabies" -- which was created in support of immigrant and refugee children entering the US -- Morley weaves jazz, soul and resonant vocals. She's joined onstage by cellist Dave Eggar and multi-instrumentalist Chris Bruce.

William Faulkner is considered one of America's most remarkable and perplexing writers. He confused his audience intentionally, using complex sentences, unreliable narrators, and outlandish imagery. His body of work is shocking, inventive, hilarious, and challenging. So how can readers navigate his literary labyrinths? Sascha Morrell explains ho...

Honeybees have thrived for 50 million years, each colony 40 to 50,000 individuals coordinated in amazing harmony. So why, seven years ago, did colonies start dying en masse? Marla Spivak reveals four reasons which are interacting with tragic consequences. This is not simply a problem because bees pollinate a third of the world's crops. Could thi...

A mountain separating two lakes. A room papered floor to ceiling with bridal satins. The lid of an immense snuffbox. These seemingly unrelated images take us on a tour of a sperm whale's head in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." Though the book features pirates, typhoons, high-speed chases, and giant squid, it's anything but a conventional seafarin...

Living life as an embodiment of capitalism makes some things in life much easier. But no matter how wrong things go the important thing is to keep providing shareholder value, which in this case is pretty close to friendship. Mike Merrill decided thirteen years ago to become a publicly traded person, offering shareholders a degree of influence o...

Carina Morillo knew almost nothing about autism when her son Ivan was diagnosed -- only that he didn't speak or respond to words, and that she had to find other ways to connect with him. She shares how she learned to help her son thrive by being curious along with him. (In Spanish with English subtitles)

When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to research by behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, getting up and going for a walk might be all it takes to get your creative juices flowing. In this fun, fast talk, she explains how walking could help you get the most out of your next brains...

MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?

Every human deserves protection under their country’s laws — even when that law is forgotten or ignored. Sharing three cases from her international legal practice, Kimberley Motley, an American litigator practicing in Afghanistan and elsewhere, shows how a country’s own laws can bring both justice and “justness”: using the law for its intended p...

Over the past two decades, jellyfish have begun to overwhelm our oceans. If things stay on their current trajectory, we could be headed for a future where the entire ocean is thick with jellyfish. So, is there anything that can keep these gelatinous creatures under control? Mariela Pajuelo and Javier Antonio Quinones take a look at the jellyfish...

After losing her mother in a house fire when she was just six years old, Danielle Torley saw two paths before her: a life full of fear, or one that promised healing and recovery. In this inspiring talk, she describes how she turned her grief into beauty in a most unexpected way -- by dancing with fire.

When 9th grader Owen Morley isn't in class, you can find him wearing black and white stripes as a hockey referee. In this informative talk, he explains that some of the most important lessons he has learned in life did not come from the classroom, but form the hockey rink.

In this talk Emerson Morley, a High School Sophomore, explores how to surmount learning disabilities in a world where student's worth is measured by their GPA.

Fascinated by the creative process Tom is passionate about sharing what he’s learned about art, rhythm and harmony over the past 60 years. From playing kit drums with the Art School band Scritti Politti in his 20’s, through songwriting in his 30’s, to studying psychology and facilitation in his 40’s. At TEDxWandsworth 2017, Tom energises the a...

Dr. Morley discusses the intersection of structural inequality, the cycle of violence, and the impacts of violence on the brains of both members of impoverished communities and the law enforcement officials policing these communities. Dr. Morley explains how compassion based interventions alleviate the impacts of the cycle of violence on the bra...

After his son lost his sight, design technologist James Morley-Smith observed how he adapted to interact with the world around him, such as learning to play piano, black keys first. This tactic — factoring in immutable limitations — inspired Morley-Smith to approach his design from a new angle by considering impediments first. "It doesn't matter...

O potřebě demokracie a o tom, jak by svět mohl vypadat, když se do politiky zapojí více lidí. Každý se může do politiky zapojit, stačí jen sledovat co se děje na nejnižších patrech, na obecní a krajské úrovni. Čím více bude každý jednotlivec participovat na veřejné sféře, tím více bude svět vypadat tak, jak jej lidé chtějí.

When we hear the word twins, we automatically think two of the same. And then we try and tell the two apart by hanging onto personality traits that make them wildly different. In her talk, Miraal Kabir, herself a fraternal twin, talks about this forced differentiation, and how the compulsion to stand apart drives twins to orphan parts of themsel...

Franklin talks about not letting numbers define you, there are numbers eveywhere, but they are to be changed, not allow them to run your life

Mariela Delgado es ciclista y es medallista olímpica en juegos Olímpicos y Paraolímpicos. Nos cuenta su inspiradora historia que se inició en Posadas y la llevó a competir en todo el mundo

Ponència on els sons hi tenen un gran pes, difonent i transmetent com hi connectem, descobrint a la vegada, noves dimensions de la nostra realitat a partir de sons quotidians. “Els sons ens fan connectar realment amb el nostre entorn; però també, amb els uns i altres”

Mariel Hawley shares her passion: swimming. She also shares her journey. Mariel states that the greatest obstacle we have is ourselves and that the mentality in which you face challenges will determine how far you can go.

Yuri Marçal tem 25 anos e é carioca. Formado em teatro e TV pela Escola de Atores Wolf Maya, teve seu início na comédia em fevereiro de 2016, num curso ministrado pelo humorista Fábio Rabin. Desde então coleciona shows em capitais do Brasil, participações em quadros de TV, foi semifinalista do quadro Quem Chega Lá do Domingão do Faustão e tem mi...

If we want to avoid disasters such as world wars or revolutions, we need to face global problems with global solutions, not with national solutions. Professor Morelli explores the disconnect between needs and solutions in today’s world of globalization and automation through Joe, Bit, and Global Bob.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to straddle the line between two vastly different worlds? Meet Mirela Pachou, a trailblazer who embodies both the worlds of law and music. As a PhD Law graduate and one of Greece's leading young musicians, Mirela's journey takes us from Rhodes to Athens, from law to music, and from stop to play. She stands ...

Después de 10 años de lo que ahora llama; su década de “hermoso caos”, ocurrió… era viernes al mediodía, estaba compartiendo un shawarma de pollo con un amigo maravillosamente iluminado con quien intercambiaba lecciones de baile de Salsa por prácticas de meditación Qigong. Él estaba, como siempre, escuchando atentamente su charla de 100 km/h sob...

Marli Andrade após seus estudos em psicologia social, na Argentina voltou ao país e trouxe a missão de transformar a juventude através das práticas literárias.

The millennial generation is unlike no other generation, past or future. With the rise of social media addiction, synthetic dating and obscure unhealthy habits and tools of trade, a fellow millennial will look further into the social epidemic that has finally found the perfect breeding ground within which to flourish and unveil the truth behind ...

Marla Bautista studies how various countries work toward ending homelessness. In America, homelessness is solvable; however, to eliminate an individual’s homelessness, the government must address the root cause and type of homelessness an individual may be experiencing. No two homeless experiences are parallel. Marla says, “We must rehumanize ho...