Mark Black: Living Life
Born with a life-threatening heart defect, Mark Black underwent two open-heart surgeries before the age of one. He battled his condition and it’s limitations for twenty-two years quite successfully, but at 23 yrs old, Mark was suddenly faced with the biggest challenge of his life.
Srda Popovic : How to Topple a Dictator
Srda Popovic was one of the founders and key organisers with the Serbian student non-violent resistance group Otpor! He says that 2011 is already “A Very Bad Year For Very Bad Guys” and it is worth understanding how people power, or the real power behind the on-going dramatic events in the Arab Spring and beyond […]
Anthony Turton: Reinventing Uncivilsation
In the current world view, nature is seen to be chaotic and destructive. Descartes spoke of being the master and owner of Nature. To him, Nature was a problem – something to be ‘owned’ and ‘tamed’. Tony asks us to reinvent uncivilisation, not as a mutant of the current barbaric form of what we call […]
Kathryn Schulz: Don’t regret regret
We’re taught to try to live life without regret. But why? Using her own tattoo as an example, Kathryn Schulz makes a powerful and moving case for embracing our regrets.
Amy Purdy: Living Beyond Limits
When she was 19, Amy Purdy lost both her legs below the knee. In this powerful talk, she shows us how to draw inspiration from life’s obstacles. Amy became a professional snowboarder despite losing both her legs to meningitis. She encourages us to take control of our lives, and our limits.
