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Ze Frank: Web Playroom

January 16, 2011 by  
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On the web, a new “Friend” may be just a click away, but true connection is harder to find and express. Ze Frank presents a medley of zany Internet toys that require deep participation and reward us with something more nourishing. You’re invited, if you promise you’ll share.

Katherine Fulton: You are the future of Philanthrophy

January 16, 2011 by  
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In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy, one where collaboration and innovation allow regular people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five practical examples of crowd-driven philanthropy, she calls for a new generation of citizen leaders.

Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future

January 16, 2011 by  
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The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway, that stores a diverse group of food-crop for whatever tomorrow may bring.

Elizabeth Lesser: Take the ‘Other’ to lunch

January 16, 2011 by  
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There’s an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within us (call them ‘the mystic’ and ‘the warrior’) that can be harnessed to elevate the way we treat each other. She shares a simple way to begin real dialogue by […]

Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

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Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.

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