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The Strange Cure for Loneliness: Strangers | Georgia Reinés | TEDxBlumenau
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-11 15:38
Bakaca [Música] [Aplausos] [Música] vivendo uma crise afetiva. As nossas amizades têm se revelado cada vez mais insuficientes. E não é porque a gente não gosta mais dos nossos amigos, mas é porque tem algo mais profundo acontecendo.Nos últimos anos, a pressão para atender as expectativas dos outros só aumentou, enquanto ao mesmo tempo, a nossa disposição para realmente cuidar desses vínculos foi diminuindo. A gente quer que as nossas trocas funcionem na mesma velocidade das redes sociais, mas parece que nin ...
How to be a better caregiver for cancer patients | Josh Bedingfield | TEDxUTAustin
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-08 15:25
I need you right now. Me for what. My big sister needed me.I was 17 and she was 20. You know, Katie told me she needed me when she had brain cancer. About a year into her diagnosis, my brother and I were headed out the door to get ice cream.When she asked to go, I said yes, but this wasn't my best day as a caregiver. I slipped and I was tired and showed on my face that I was reluctant to bring her. In that moment, uh, I was balancing supporting my terminally ill sister and my own youth mental health.You kno ...
The Strange Cure for Loneliness: Strangers | Georgia Reinés | TEDxBlumenau
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-08 14:57
Bakaca [Música] [Aplausos] [Música] vivendo uma crise afetiva. As nossas amizades têm se revelado cada vez mais insuficientes. E não é porque a gente não gosta mais dos nossos amigos, mas é porque tem algo mais profundo acontecendo.Nos últimos anos, a pressão para atender as expectativas dos outros só aumentou, enquanto ao mesmo tempo, a nossa disposição para realmente cuidar desses vínculos foi diminuindo. A gente quer que as nossas trocas funcionem na mesma velocidade das redes sociais, mas parece que nin ...
Will AI replace teachers? | Brian Curd | TEDxHuili Shanghai Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-09 16:17
[Music] Three years ago, I faced a major challenge as a teacher. The pandemic had forced our school online and my ninth grade students that were typically active, engaged, and collaborative in lessons were suddenly passive and disengaged online. I would send them into breakout rooms to collaborate on learning activities.And why when I entered those breakout rooms, I was met by awkward silence. It was like my students had forgot how to connect with other human beings. I realized I needed to do something as a ...
Beyond Handshakes: Cultivating Meaningful Relationships | Jonathan Fields | TEDxJohnsonCity
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-13 15:09
We've all heard some variation of the phrase, it's not what you know, but who you know. Often that's been in a situation where it's very transactional sounding. you you see someone that can help you like a meal ticket to success.I've had a lovehate relationship with this word for the majority of my life. I mean, I get the fact that being connected is is a great thing to have, but it seems so self- serving. I mean, let's think about this honesty in the room.Do we truly go around looking at people and saying, ...