TED Community

Art, music, dance and sport, particularly soccer. Propre. Growth.

Courage to do BIG things; education and cutting the red tape that holds us back from doing BIG things for kids with kids; overcoming challenge; sharks

Spreading the message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Tutu (and many of the latest neuroscience and psychology studies) that we do have some agency over the amount of JOY we feel. And that science shows which small actions have the most significant impact on mood and well-being. I worked with colleagues at UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco (shoutout to my fellow presenter, Dr. Elissa Epel!), Harvard, and others to create The BIG JOY Project. It shares these small actions--free to anyone around the world--and gives people a free BIG JOY Report at the end of 7 days that shows them how much JOY they created for themselves and which small acts of JOY work best for them. This is information every human deserves to know.

survival of cultural, arts, languages and opportunities of the minority artistis

Animal rights.

New Ideas

changing the field of education so that every child can discover a passion and interest at an early age, pursue it, and develop a self-motivated love of learning.