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Philosophy

Philip Cam is using philosophy classes in Australian schools to teach children to be good at exploring problems and issues.

DigMe

Teacher, Delainia Haug, uses social sites like Facebook and Twitter to increase students' academic achievement.

Drivers

Broberg invented a sophisticated onboard guidance system to enhance a driver's ability to react in complex situations.

Freerunners

Free runners use acrobatic skills to circumvent the structures and obstacles commonly found in urban settings.

Rainbow Falls

We set off in a kayak from Frederick Sound in Peersburg with Zieak McFarland to explore the Alaska Seatrails network.

Neil Young

Neil explains that he always has his guitar with him because he never knows when he will be inspired to write a song.

Bob Dylan

Dylan says that all those early songs were magically written. He doesn't know how he did it and he can't do it any more.

The Boss

Bruce wasn't talented. He confesses that he had to work hard and practice many hours to learn how to play the guitar.

Oxymorons

An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which a pair of contradictory words are placed next to each other for emphasis.

Waze

Waze is a social mobile application that gives you the most optimised route to your destination in real time.

Placebo Effect

Irving Kirsch has been studying placebos for 36 years and he says that "sugar pills" can work miracles.

Full Earth

Paul Gilding states that the Earth is full and that we are running out of time to save ourselves and the planet.

Skunk Story

Alex Chadwick gets a great interview from three young ladies whose dogs made the mistake of eating a skunk.

Pango

Pango is a new convenient and cost effective parking solution already being used in five countries.

Introverts

Susan Cain talks about what it's like being an introvert in a society that encourages and rewards extroverts.

Grandma

Bryan Stevenson begins his talk on injustice with a story about a conversation he had with his grandmother.

Injustice

Bryan Stevenson discusses the injustices in the American justice system which most Americans prefer to ignore.

Great Story

Andrew Stanton is a successful filmmaker and in this talk he gives us some clues about how to create a great story.

Redshirting

Many parents believe that the key to their child's future is waiting until he or she turns six to start kindergarten.

Abundance

Peter Diamandis is optimistic. He believes that we are capable of finding ways to solve the problems facing our world.

DARPA

Regina Dugan talks about the incredible place she works at, a place where people are not afraid of failure.

Blood Test

Myshkin Ingawale has invented a simple device that performs a blood test without needles or pricking the skin.

Books

Chip Kidd is a book designer. His job is to create incredible book covers that describe the books that they cover.

Sugar

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is convinced that sugar is toxic and that the increasing amounts of sugar in our diets is killing us.

Moral Behavior

Peter Diamandis has some amusing videos that demonstrate that animals can understand fairness and compassion.

Buying Stuff

Learn about a new debt management technique that's helping millions of Americans get control of their debt.

US-China

Learn the story of how Abigail Washburn is improving U.S.-China relations by singing and playing her banjo.

Buy Happiness

Listen to Michael Norton explaining how his experiment demonstrates that money can buy happiness.

Episode 16

In this YouTube video I explain how to use embedded questions and give you a chance to practice.

Khan Academy 16