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Boyd Varty: What I learned from Nelson Mandela  14:59 minutes · Filmed Dec 2013 · Posted Dec 2013 · TEDWomen 2013 "In the cathedral of the wild, we get to see the best parts of ourselves reflected back to us." Boyd Varty, a wildlife activist, shares stories of animals, humans and their interrelatedness, or "ubuntu" -- defined as, "I am, because of you." And he dedicates the talk to South African leader Nelson Mandela, the human embodiment of that same great-hearted, generous spirit.
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Playlist of the week Educator and activist Geoffrey Canada chose a powerful list of favorite talks that address the cycles of poverty and gender violence -- and offer bold suggestions for change. Watch » Total run time 1:45:26 | |
More from TED.com  Philosopher Stephen Cave begins with a dark but compelling question: When did you first realize you were going to die? And even more interestingly: Why do we humans so often resist the inevitability of death? In a fascinating talk Cave explores four narratives -- common across civilizations -- that we tell ourselves "in order to help us manage the terror of death." Watch »  Snow Dragon. Pure Imagination. Frozen Minotaur. These are the names Eddy Cartaya and his climbing partner Brent McGregor gave three glacier caves that they were the first to explore. As the Sandy Glacier slowly slides down Mount Hood in Oregon, the caves and tunnels inside it morph annually thanks to warm water from above and warm air from below. At TEDYouth, Cartaya takes us inside these magical spaces where the ice glows in bright blues and greens, and where artifacts rain from the ceiling. Watch » |  Diébédo Francis Kéré knew exactly what he wanted to do when he got his degree in architecture… He wanted to go home to Gando in Burkina Faso, to help his neighbors reap the benefit of his education. In this charming talk, Kéré shows off some of the beautiful structures he's helped to build in his small village in the years since then, including an award-winning primary school made from clay by the entire community. Watch »  Almost everything we own and use, at some point, travels to us by container ship, through a vast network of ocean routes and ports that most of us know almost nothing about. Journalist Rose George tours us through the world of shipping, the underpinning of consumer civilization. Watch » | | |
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Quote of the Week | " | Our generation does not want its epitaph to read, 'We kept charity overhead low.' We want it to read that we changed the world."
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Enrique Peñalosa: Why buses represent democracy in action | | | Rated as "Inspiring" is an understatement. Enrique Penalosa's ingenuity should be emulated by the leaders of all developing nations. Having more pedestrians and cyclists will certainly change the social dynamics of cities for the better.
I do not own a car myself, and I go about my day on the public transit, on my bicycle, and in my shoes.
I wonder if developed cities can adopt some of Mr. Penalosa's great thinking?" | | |
spoken and unspoken We communicate with each other in all sorts of ways, spoken and unspoken. In this hour, TED speakers reflect on how our words and methods of communication affect us, more than you might expect. TED Radio Hour » | |
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