Inspiration With No Limits | Anthony Zulli & John Almeda | TEDxYouth@McKinleyPark
Anthony Zulli (11 years old) and John Almeda (26 years old) are brothers who deliver speeches on their journey with autism and living life without limits. John is a professional runner who happens to have non-verbal autism. Anthony began documenting his brother's running career (which led to the Boston Marathon) to inspire other families around the world that anything is possible. "A diagnosis does not define you," is the...
Colorism | Jordyn Baker | TEDxYouth@McKinleyPark
“Colorism” looks at the role of colorism in society today, as it pertains to the remnants of racism in post-colonial countries. Jordyn uses her own personal experiences, as well as statistical data, to show how colorism impacts the lives of people of color. Colorism is important in understanding how systemic racism is still involved in our social institutions, and how damaging a preference for lighter skin is. Jordyn emphasizes...
The Opportunity in Discomfort and Retrospection | Milton Nguyen | TEDxYouth@McKinleyPark
The opportunities in discomfort and retrospection are endless. We grow, we learn, and we change as a result of our past discomforts. It is vital for every human to observe this phenomenon within their own life. My journey to realizing this lesson is not one that should be kept as private knowledge. Instead, it is a journey worth sharing. Milton Nguyen is 16 years old and an 11th-grade student at Mira Loma High School. He spends his...
Creativity Connects: How to heal the environment in a global pandemic | Amy Oestreicher | TEDxUConn
In this global pandemic, we're all living change, uncertainty and disconnection from one another. But our long term disconnection from our own planet earth is causing environmental destruction more significant than any...
Addressing the Patchwork Model of Healthcare through Innovation | Tiffany Kelley | TEDxUConn
The year 2020 demonstrated how essential the power of innovation is to proactively address the care needs of human health. Yet, we as an industry tend to reside in a reactive state. Thus, systemic gaps affecting care...
Mostra-me tua estante e te direi quem és | Eduardo Affonso | TEDxSaoPaulo
Eduardo Affonso fala sobre a estantologia, a primeira (e talvez única) ciência nascida na pandemia. Traça um esboço da taxonomia das estantes, pano de fundo de inúmeras conversas durante a pandemia do Covid-19. A análise das estantes traz uma combinação de crítica literária, análise psicológica e muito humor. Formado em Arquitetura pela FAU/UFRJ, cronista e aspirante a psicanalista. Vegetariano, botafoguense e mineiro...
Cómo hacer que las cosas pasen | Guillermo Echevarría | TEDxSaintGregory'sCollege
Guillermo nos invita a cuestionarnos con insolencia: ¿qué es lo que queremos que pase? Tal vez, sea la pregunta que nos haga empezar a bajar de la nube. En los últimos 17 años Guillermo Echevarría se dedicó al coaching organizacional y personal. Hizo más de 12.000 h de coaching individual y dio charlas motivacionales para audiencias de hasta 10.000 personas. Fue formador en negociación, oratoria, facilitador de equipos y coach...
Climate change is a health emergency | Hanna Linstadt | TEDxCherryCreek
Climate change has profound impacts on human health. This video discusses the many ways in which our changing climate threatens health, and offers suggestions for urgent action to stop climate change and protect human health. Hanna Linstadt, MD is a practicing emergency medicine physician and the Living Closer Foundation Fellow in Climate Change and Health Science Policy at the University of Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine....