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In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words ‘thank you’ to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another person knows what they mean to you. Try it.
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In an intimate talk, Barry Schwartz dives into the question ‘How do we do the right thing?’ With help from collaborator Kenneth Sharpe, he shares stories that illustrate the difference between following the rules and truly choosing wisely.
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Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimilion-dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and calls for a more humane approach to helping these young victims rebuild their lives.
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“Initiated in response to the global landmine problem APOPO recognised that most mine-clearance techniques in use were slow and expensive. The humanitarian community had called for a more efficient method for the detection of landmines and un-exploded ordnance (UXO) in order to facilitate the repatriation of refugees and distribution of emergency aid. An analysis of […]
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The suburb of Flaxmere in Hastings New Zealand has had its fair share of notoriety as a hot-bed of social unrest both in the past and recently. The last time was because a number of its youth (comprised of students from
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