TEDx2014

Lois Holzman: What Does it Mean to Be Alive?

Lois Holzman: What Does it Mean to Be Alive?

TEDxNavesink presenter Lois Holzman will be talking about the role of play in psychology. Here’s a taste of her thoughtful take on our themes this year. As a developmental psychologist, I have to keep up with discoveries and emerging movements in a host of fields outside of psychology—after all, human development is emotional, cultural, political, […]

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Femgineer Founder Teaches Women How to Launch Their Careers in Tech

Femgineer Founder Teaches Women How to Launch Their Careers in Tech

As a software engineer and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, Poornima Vijayashanker’s gift for technology isn’t as much an asset as it is a requirement. But it’s the way she uses her talent and ambition to help others that makes her work so exceptional. While many of us were busy with crayons and blocks, Vijayashanker spent […]

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Ten Books To a Playful and Creative Existence from River Road Books

Ten Books To a Playful and Creative Existence from River Road Books

People don’t often pass through our door asking for books on increasing their playfulness and creativity. But bookstore folks, like bartenders and therapists, can often read a customer’s needs with an unspoken glance or a few short words.   And given the good smack that winter has given us, we’ve found we are all looking for […]

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TEDxNavesink Launches Second Life Bikes Crowdfunding Collaboration

TEDxNavesink Launches Second Life Bikes Crowdfunding Collaboration

The power of innovation. The joy of discovery. The gasp of enlightenment. TEDxNavesink is about all of these things. But the centerpiece of the event is the spirit of collaboration — and the amazing things that happen when it takes place. And what exemplifies that concept better than former TEDxNavesink speakers working together to impact […]

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Introducing TEDxNavesink 2014 presenter, Peter Gray

Introducing TEDxNavesink 2014 presenter, Peter Gray

When Peter Gray’s son was in the 4th grade, it became clear that the standard public school environment was not supporting his growth and creativity.   He had been rebelling from kindergarten on, doing his assignments but in the opposite way that teacher’s requested.  “When they started teaching capitals and punctuation, he started writing like e.e. […]

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TEDX Navesink Speaker and Filmmaker Wins Sundance Sustainability award

TEDX Navesink Speaker and Filmmaker Wins Sundance Sustainability award

    TEDx Navesink presenter and filmmaker Ben Kalina recently won the Sundance Sustainability Award  for his film Shored Up: When human nature and the force of nature collide. The prize, given to films which best showcase the issues, interconnections, challenges and opportunities around sustainability and resource challenges in a global context, awards $25,000 to […]

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TEDxNavesink: I’ve Got an Idea!

Storytelling and sharing ideas are in our DNA. From cave paintings to Instagram, we are compelled to broadcast our ideas into the ether, to make a record of our stories, to leave a mark with our unique perspectives. It’s a compulsion. Our social media sharing (and over sharing) is our own personal painting on our […]

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