[Music] Monday mornings, the most dreadful moment of the week for so many people. Let me ask you, why do some people love their work and others hate it. A few years ago, my sister was admitted into a hospital in the excellent city of Lagos, Nigeria.While visiting her at the hospital, I met a hospital cleaner called David. I spoke a conversation with him and I asked, "David, what do you do for the hospital?" I was expecting a common answer like, "I'm a cleaner. I clean floors." But David was different. He sa ...

I like TED talks because they're often about a really good idea that somebody had. I'm not going to do that today. My name is Todd Aers.I'm a professor of geossciences at the University of Glasgow. Today I'm going to give you an anti-TED talk. I'm going to talk about the worst idea ever.I want you to think for a minute. What was the worst idea you ever had. Well, perhaps it related to a bad financial decision you made. Or perhaps it was a decision that you made in a relationship that you regret.Well, if we' ...

[Music] Wow, that was something. Okay, just nice. Uh, hello TEDex Covenant University.Thank you so much for the warm welcome and it's a huge honor to be here. I'll just go right into it. Okay.Yes. Okay. In 2016, I took what I would consider the biggest risk of my entire life.And in 2016, I was a 21-year-old boy, uh, shy, timid, very scared. But I had this big vision. I wanted to create a YouTube channel that would reach millions of people.And I said, you know what. The thing I'm going to do is I'm going to ...

Sanctuary Impact - Sanctuary has a profound impact on elephants healing from mental, physical, and emotional traumas [5] - Sanctuary aims to restore autonomy to elephants, creating conditions for them to rediscover who they are [9] - Sanctuary provides a culture of respect, deep listening, and autonomy, departing from systems of control [24] Elephant Behavior & Healing - Elephants' healing can begin in connection with others [11][12] or independently [12] - Elephants' individual needs and preferences regarding space and companionship should be respected [19][20] - Elephants' healing requires the freedom to decide when to rest, where to roam, and how to be [23] Case Studies - Maya and Gita, after experiencing hostility in captivity, formed a special friendship in the safety of the sanctuary [6][7][11] - Hana, after years of isolation, became a master of relationship and welcomes new elephants [12][17] - Lady, fiercely independent, found joy and connection while maintaining her preferred solitude [18][21] Industry Call to Action - Countries are starting to ban performing elephants [4] - Zoos are voluntarily relocating elephants to sanctuaries due to growing awareness [5] - The industry should impose less, listen more, and restore what's been lost for elephants [25]

[Music] [Applause] [Applause] So, Dr. . Yami Aande Bart, welcome to the TEDex stage. Give her another You know, you've been an inspiration to me for your leadership and I know many of the people in this audience and around our region.But before you arrived here, you had a huge arc of doing amazing things, including things like teaching multicultural communication and organizational behavior at John Carroll University, writing an incredible civic education program in Cleveland, and all kinds of things that w ...

[Music] [Applause] Growing up as a kid in the early 80s, I'd spend my Saturday mornings in my Spider-Man pajamas with a bowl of one of my favorite sugary cereals, watching cartoons on our old tube TV. I'd fantasize about being strong like Mr.. T, or having superpowers as I watched my superheroes leap over buildings, lift cars with their bare hands, or save unsuspecting victims from tidal waves or crumbling buildings. Little did I know I was being groomed by my grandmother to have a superpower. We all had ac ...

[Music] [Applause] light. It's all around us. Flip a switch and there it is.But when I flip a switch, I get to produce this. My life is built of light and shadow. Compositions of color and texture where I can play on your emotions in the blink of an eye through time.In an instant, I can go from a warm summer day to a dark, mysterious night, all with a just light. The theater has been a place for storytelling for hundreds of years. Lighting plays an integral role to that emotional journey.For example, if I w ...

[Music] [Applause] One out of every 20 high school students drop out before graduation. 8% of college students change their major at least once and about 1% of the US population earn a doctoral degree. Based on this information, what would you say is the likelihood of someone who dropped out of high school earning a doctorate. What would you say is the likelihood of someone who started college as a costume design major becoming a math professor.Your gut subjectively, even without all those numbers, but with ...

Band's Origin and Mission - The Red and Black Brass Band was formed in late March 2020 by Benjamin Kaisberg and Dominique Burton [1] - The band played over 100 times in 6 months, walked over 100 miles, and played over 1,000 hours in St Louis neighborhoods to heal the city [1] - The band's mission was to spread joy through music [1] Impact of Music - Music therapy can help relax, reduce anxiety and depression, and ease stress levels [1] - The band received feedback that their music prevented suicidal thoughts and lifted spirits after a family member's death [1] - Hearing impaired people felt the power of the band's music [1] Band's Growth and Community - The band has grown as artists and individuals in 5 years [2] - The band uses empathy to create community and encourages each other with constant effort and daily practice [2] - The band members are part of the FU Alpha Symphonia Music Fraternity of America, which bonded them together [3]

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