Changing Education Paradigms
This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award.
Olympics 2012: Michael Phelps has mastered the psychology of speed
In the water, Michael Phelps is a force to be reckoned with. But his dominance in the pool isn’t just a physical attribute.
Draw your Future – Take Control of Your Life
Draw your future and take control of your life. An inspiring video created by Ted Talks. Featuring Patti Dobrowolski. Her talk has been compared to Tony Robbins: “For lasting change you need to have a vision, you need a belief it’s possible, and a strategy for taking action.
Note to Self: Vice President Joe Biden
When Joe Biden was 29 years old, he became one of the youngest people elected to the U.S. Senate. He has remained a member of the federal government in the 44 years that followed. Now, at age 73, the 47th vice president of the United States looks back on a remarkable career and life in “CBS
Tokyo 2021: Gymnast Simone Biles
Seven for Simone: Biles claims another US Gymnastics title. Simone Biles finished nearly five points ahead of runner-up Sunisa Lee and good friend and teammate Jordan Chiles. he will represent the US at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021.
San Antonio’s Mateo Lopez named the world’s youngest mariachi singer | SA Live | KSAT-12
Mateo Lopez is now on record as the youngest mariachi singer according to Guinness World Records.
Journey of a pianist: prodigy to artist | Niu Niu | TEDxYouth@BeaconStreet
Niu Niu is the nickname of Chinese pianist Zhang Shengliang, a prodigy who began studying music at age 3. He made his first public appearance at 6, playing a Mozart sonata and a Chopin etude. After moving to Shanghai at 8, he was invited to attend the Shanghai Conservatory, where he became the young.
Noah and PJ Wedding Dance
Noah and PJ are married now, but they shocked their wedding guests when it was time to take the floor for the traditional “first dance” as a couple.
75th Anniversary of “Gone with the Wind” The Novel
“Gone with the Wind” was first published in May 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and depicts the experiences of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner who must use every means at her disposal to come out of the poverty that she finds herself in after Sherman’s march to the sea.
London’s Institute of Sexology
Curators at London’s Wellcome Collection will not be surprised if lines form outside their new “Institute of Sexology” exhibition. “It’s free and it’s got sex in the title,” co-curator Kate Ford said Wednesday. The collection is mostly a witty look at the study of human sexuality, featuring notables from Sigmund Freud to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and director Woody Allen.