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Flaky Tart’s Marie Jackson Found the Hard Way: Play IS the Answer

Flaky Tart’s Marie Jackson Found the Hard Way: Play IS the Answer

Driving past the Flaky Tart in Atlantic Highlands is damn hard.  A pal and I know we aren’t the only ones to grab a post-workout maple walnut scone at this rock star bakery.  Life is unpredictable and difficult and splitting a delicious treat with a sweaty friend is what makes us human and whole.  Owner […]

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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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Joe Iconis Collides Rock and Musical Theater at TEDxNavesink

Joe Iconis Collides Rock and Musical Theater at TEDxNavesink

If you find the term “musical theater” conjuring up nothing but images of red-haired little girls and poodle skirts, you’ve probably never attended a Joe Iconis production. A resident of Manhattan, Iconis is a musical theater writer whose shows live on cabaret stages throughout New York City. He performs regularly with a group theater artists […]

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TEDx Talk: “Feminism isn’t dead, it’s gone viral!”

TEDx Talk: “Feminism isn’t dead, it’s gone viral!”

Kat Lazo didn’t grow up reading Betty Friedan or spend her teenage years marching on Washington, but her feminism is no less genuine. “The Internet was my Feminine Mystique,” she told the audience of TEDxNavesink 2013, where she shared how the Internet and social media have allowed feminism not just to continue, but to go viral. […]

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How to Talk and Be Remembered at TED (and Everywhere Else) in 4 Easy Steps

We think everyone with something to say — at work, at school, at the PTO — should be able to command a room. To help us attain this standard, we’ve invitedJeff Davis of Speak Clear Communications to take our presentation skills to the next level. A speech coach based in New York and New Jersey, Davis has been […]

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Navesink Estate Farmers Put the Veg Back into Garden State:

Michael Meier was a successful advertising executive working in New York City.  Megan Paska’s career was very similar.  That was, until, according to Michael, they both traded it away to pursue something more fulfilling, farming. But when you live in Brooklyn, farming means a life on the roof, for Meier who grew vegetables and Paska […]

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