Indigenous languages across North America are under threat of extinction due to the colonial legacy of cultural erasure, says linguist Lindsay Morcom. Highlighting grassroots strategies developed by the Anishinaabe people of Canada to revive their language and community, Morcom makes a passionate case for enacting policies that could protect Indigenous heritage for generations to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 14.04.2020A history of Indigenous languages — and how to revitalize them | Lindsay Morcom
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Folge vom 13.04.2020Why sleep matters now more than ever | Matt WalkerA good night’s sleep has perhaps never been more important. Sharing wisdom and debunking myths, sleep scientist Matt Walker discusses the impact of sleep on mind and body -- from unleashing your creative powers to boosting your memory and immune health -- and details practices you can start (and stop) doing tonight to get some rest. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded April 1, 2020) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 10.04.2020A monkey economy as irrational as ours | Laurie SantosLaurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 09.04.2020The tech we need to end the pandemic and restart the economy | Danielle AllenAs COVID-19 continues to spread, the world is facing two existential threats at once: a public health emergency and an economic crisis. Political theorist Danielle Allen describes how we can ethically and democratically address both problems by scaling up "smart testing," which would track positive cases with peer-to-peer software on people's cell phones -- so we can end the pandemic and get back to work. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and business curator Corey Hajim. Recorded April 6, 2020) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.