Jeff Speck: The walkable city
AdultsCitiesSocietyEnvironment...How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free ourselves from dependence on the car -- which he calls "a gas-belching, time-wasting, life-threatening prosthetic device" -- by making our cities more walkable and more pleasant for more people.
What Is Love?
AdultsFamilyRelationshipsLove...Do marriage vows seem to mean as much today as they used to? If you've heard anything about the increase in divorce rates, you may wonder. Bill & Glad are ignoring the trends. More than ever the vows they made 50 years ago are being tested. In sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, the promise they are keeping is a true example of what love is.
Amazing Mind Reader Reveals His 'Gift'
AdultsInternet CultureSocietyPrivacy...Dave is an extremely gifted clairvoyant who finds out specific financial information. This video reveals the magic behind the magic, making people aware of the fact that their entire life can be found online. And by doing so urging everybody to be vigilant.
An Open Letter To Moms from Kid President
AdultsFamilyPhilosophyRelationships...This one goes out to moms! Without them we wouldn't be here. Share this with the special moms in your life.
The Dreaded Stairs - How to get people to use the stairs
AdultsHealthMusicSociety...Here we have a set of stairs, adjacent to a moving escalator next to it.... both of which lead to the same spot on the floor of the upper level. At first no one took the stairs, almost 97% of the people took the escalator.
Isolated tribe man meets modern tribe man for the first time
AdultsHumanSocietyCulture...In the XXI century the team of Jean-Pierre Dutilleaux explorer and ethnographer had the privilege to contact in 1998, after many obstacles, with Los Toulambis a tribe that had never seen a white man, or had been involved with the outside world.
The Global Impact Challenge - A better world, faster.
AdultsSocietyWorldTechnology...The Global Impact Challenge supports British non-profits using tech to tackle the world's toughest problems.
Coca-Cola Small World Machines - Bringing India & Pakistan Together
AdultsFoodMarketingSociety...In March 2013, Coca-Cola set out to break down barriers and create a simple moment of connection between two nations -- India and Pakistan. The initiative "Small World Machines" provided a live communications portal between people in India and Pakistan and showed that what unites us is stronger than what sets us apart. The key to engaging with each other through the machines was simple: people in India and Pakistan could complete a task, like touching hands, drawing peace, love, and happiness symbols -- together.
I think we underestimate the impact of technology.
AdultsHealthTechnologySocietyWe know that it will get us our email faster or help us navigate smarter with GPS/Maps or apply special filters to our photos and send them and the world instantly.
Zeitgeist 2012: Year In Review
AdultsTVWorldInternet Culture...See how the world searched with Google's 2012 Zeitgeist
Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay
AdultsEducationTechnologySocietyUruguay has joined the small number of nations providing a laptop for every child attending state primary school. President Tabare Vazquez presented the final XO model laptops to pupils at a school in Montevideo on 13 October. Over the last two years 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers have been involved in the scheme. The "Plan Ceibal" (Education Connect) project has allowed many families access to the world of computers and the internet for the first time.