Impact University: Featured Talks
Alice Goffman: How We’re Priming Some Kids for College – and Others for Prison >
Alice Goffman's fieldwork in a struggling Philadelphia neighborhood sheds harsh light on a justice system that creates suspects rather than citizens.
Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud >
Sugata Mitra makes his bold TED Prize wish: help design the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can explore and learn from each other — using resources and mentoring from the cloud. Hear his inspiring vision for Self Organized Learning Environments.
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America >
Geoffrey Canada has spent decades as head of the Harlem Children's Zone, which supports kids from birth through college in order to break the cycle of poverty.
Behavioral Economics/Psychology
Malcolm Gladwell: The Unheard Story of David and Goliath >
We traditionally think of the story of David and Goliath as the victory of a sly underdog over the might of a brutish champion. It turns out the tale has another piece of wisdom to offer on the nature of ‘giants,' strength, and weakness.
Mosquitos, Malaria and Education >
This generation is seeing the start of a new philanthropy, and the promise of a better future. Addressing problems like malaria abroad and education at home in a rigorous, scientific way means we accomplish amazing things.
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