Coral, Curiosity, and the Courage to Act | Andrei Steyn | TEDxMiami Country Day School

No, not today, said the surirly armed French police officer standing just outside of the United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice. The opening plenary session was kicking off just 10 tantalizing feet away from me. I begged, I pleaded, I asked for him to just let me squeeze through, but he remained firm.Instead, he pointed a mile long circuitous route across the dock, a 30-minute detour. As I began walking, still frustrated and jetlagged from my 8-hour flight from Miami, I remember thinking, "This is ridicul ...