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Temple Grandin: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds

January 4, 2011 by  
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Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works sharing her ability to “think in pictures,” which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart […]

The Village Community Services Trust

January 4, 2011 by  
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“Focuses on Pasifika and Maori communities unique needs and issues. At the very heart of the organisation is the creed or kaupapa that ‘it takes a Village to raise a child’. Underpinning this idea is the belief that as responsible members of our community, they have a collective responsibility to play whatever part they can […]

Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity

January 3, 2011 by  
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Robert Gupta, violinist with the L.A Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician and what he learned. Called back onstage later, Gupta plays his own transcription of the prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1.

Jane Goodall: Helping humans and animals live together

January 3, 2011 by  
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The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, that help people in booming African towns live side-by-side with threatened animals.

Daniel Goleman: Why aren’t we all Good Samaritans

January 3, 2011 by  
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Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, asks why we aren’t more compassionate more of the time.

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