After breaking his leg, undergraduate student Luke Durward used his time to return home and mentor his little brother on healthy eating. While illustrating his brother's dramatic transformation, Durward shares the obvious secret that is repeatedly overlooked by unsuccessful dieters. TEDxYorkU held its 4th annual event on March 4, 2014 at York University. The theme for the … [Read more...]
How daylight saving time affects our bodies, minds — and world | Sleeping with Science
For places that observe daylight saving time, gaining an hour of sleep every November -- or losing an hour every March -- doesn’t just affect how well-rested (or caffeinated) people are. The effects of the semi-annual time change are far-reaching, drastically changing stroke and car accident rates, stock prices and more! Sleep scientist Matt Walker shares the surprising … [Read more...]
TEDxWomen — Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda, actress, author, producer, activist, exercise guru, and guest curator and host of the ReBirth Session, opens up the third section with a discussion of what she calls the "Third Act" of life, what we can do to make the most of these years, and how we can use these years to make a difference. She describes her own search for self-understanding as she grew older, and … [Read more...]
TEDxEast – Shelley Stolaroff Segal & Denise Dowse – My Son
TEDxEast INTERCONNECTIVITY - 11.11.10: -Segal/Dowse- My Son In this riveting, humorous, but thought provoking two-women play about race and disability, a white woman (Shelly Segal) and a Black woman (Denise Dowse) are mothers who love their sons unconditionally—one son has autism, the other is African American. As the play unfolds, we learn how each mother provides her son … [Read more...]
Vampire Chronicles | Anne Rice | Talks at Google
Anne Rice is the high mistress of contemporary gothic fiction, best known for her Vampire Chronicles series and its unforgettable anti-hero, the vampire Lestat. Here she joins Authors@Google and Google Play in a Q&A about her latest novel, "The Wolf Gift," in which she reinvents the werewolf myth and imagines a man turned beast who's both enthralled and terrified by his … [Read more...]