Fight violence without violence: Scilla Elworthy
“How do we deal with extreme violence without using force in return?” Scilla Elworthy has spent nearly fifty years on this question and campaigning for nonviolent strategies of fighting heinous crimes. At TEDxExeter she shares practical, peaceful methods of battling brutality and overcoming oppression.
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The deepest dive ever: Tanya Streeter
In 2002, Tanya Streeter swam 525 feet below the ocean’s surface on one breath. At a depth past what a WWII submarine could hit, narcosis set in. Listen to how she pushed passed her limits and survived.
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Our Sudan: Tarig Hilal
For years, Sudan has been embroiled in violent internal strife and severe international scrutiny, but it hasn’t always been that way and – according to Tarig Hilal – it won’t be that way forever. In this powerful talk from TEDxKhartoum, Hilal tells the story of a hopeful generation of Sudanese that are coming to terms with their past and setting a new direction for their country’s future.
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TEDxTalks Weekend Report: Tents are cheaper and aquaculture is dirty
Last weekend we featured two great TEDxTalks on TED.com: Michael McDaniel at TEDxAustin and Melissa Garren at TEDxMonterey. Make sure you check them out:
Michael McDaniel shows us his Exo Reaction Housing Solution and shares how he’s dedicating his free time to working with suppliers and manufacturers to prepare for the next natural disaster.
Words of encouragement and incisive questions abound in the comments section. For instance, when Jingchao Zhou commented “I did some research, found out that the homepage of the company states that 1 unit costs about $5000. Not cheap comparing it to a tent,” Michael McDaniel dove right in with a response: “While this doesn’t seem cheap compared to a camping tents, tents are rarely a successful option for mass disaster response for numerous reasons including safety/security concerns.”
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Melissa Garren sheds light on marine microbes that provide half the oxygen we breathe, maintain underwater ecosystems and demonstrate surprising hunting skills.
Commenters had great questions to ask of Melissa and she was happy to answer. For example, when Richie Flynn and Alan Rominger both questioned her stance on aquaculture, Melissa replied: “I am very much a sustainable aquaculture advocate. I agree with you that it can be an important component in sustainably feeding our growing planet. But all aquaculture practices are not created equally and the topic deserves at least an entire talk in and of itself.”
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