Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Meet the first women to fight on the front lines of an American war

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In 2011, the US Armed Forces still had a ban on women in combat — but in that year, a Special Operations team of women was sent to Afghanistan to serve on the front lines, to build rapport with locals and try to help bring an end to the war. Reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the story of this “band of sisters,” an extraordinary group of women warriors who broke a long-standing barrier to serve.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Latif Nasser: The amazing story of the man who gave us modern pain relief

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For the longest time, doctors basically ignored the most basic and frustrating part of being sick — pain. In this lyrical, informative talk, Latif Nasser tells the extraordinary story of wrestler and doctor John J. Bonica, who persuaded the medical profession to take pain seriously — and transformed the lives of millions.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Jimmy Carter: Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse

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With his signature resolve, former US president Jimmy Carter dives into three unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women and girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the world, both developed and developing. The final reason he gives? “In general, men don’t give a damn.”... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Dame Ellen MacArthur: The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world

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What do you learn when you sail around the world on your own? When solo sailor Ellen MacArthur circled the globe – carrying everything she needed with her – she came back with new insight into the way the world works, as a place of interlocking cycles and finite resources, where the decisions we make today affect what’s left for tomorrow. She proposes a bold new way to see the world’s economic systems: not as linear, but as circular, where everything comes around.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!