My mission is to educate about plastic, advocating for reducing, reusing, and rethinking rather than solely relying on recycling. I aim to inspire others to understand plastic's impact and make a difference.

Guided by the Jewish concept of "Tikkun Olam" (repairing the world), my passion for addressing plastic pollution stems from an elementary school experience observing ecosystem damage. This firsthand realization of my own impact fuels my drive to educate and inspire collective action.

This talk was given at a TEDx event. Learn more at ted.com/tedx.

Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia and author of the bestselling "Finding the Mother Tree," is a world-renowned pioneer in plant communication and intelligence. Her groundbreaking research reveals the complex ways trees interact and communicate through below-ground fungal networks, which are crucial for forests’ resiliency, adaptability, and recovery.

Simard’s work has far-reaching implications for managing and healing forests from human impacts, including climate change. She discusses the dire global consequences of logging old-growth rainforests and advocates for nature-based solutions that combine Western science and Indigenous knowledge to preserve and care for these invaluable ecosystems for future generations.

Learn more at Bioneers.org.

New_ Public invites thinkers, builders, designers, and technologists to collaborate on creating better digital public spaces.

This platform combines a newsletter, magazine, and community, all supported by the Civic Signals team.

New_ Public is a home for those envisioning a diverse, community-serving, and anti-oppressive tech future. We connect thinkers, builders, designers, and technologists to share inspiration and create better digital public spaces.

It's a newsletter, magazine, and community, supported by Civic Signals. Stay updated on public-spirited tech by signing up for our dispatch: newpublic.substack.com.

Do you question how or why to trust God, especially when facing life's challenges? Many wonder about placing their faith in Him.

Join Life Church as we explore building faith and trust. This discussion continues our "Ever Wonder Why?" series.

Jason Saul, a leading expert in social impact measurement, delivered a TEDxChicago talk titled "How to restore trust in Government."

As Founder and CEO of Mission Measurement, he advises governments, corporations, foundations, and nonprofits. His work focuses on maximizing the return on their social initiatives.

Saul is also the author of numerous books and articles on social strategy and measurement.

Jo Simpson's TEDxUniversityofEdinburgh talk, "The courage to trust yourself...listen to the nudges," explores the transformative power of self-trust. Drawing on her own experiences, she guides listeners to embrace life's direction by learning to let go.

A leading authority in aligning leaders with their values, Jo Simpson is a respected international thought leader in coaching, consulting, and corporate innovation. With over 25 years in the banking industry, she has successfully led numerous corporate teams, making her a highly sought-after global consultant.

In his TEDxJaffa talk, "Why trust is so important and how we can get more of it?", Dan Ariely explores trust as a crucial, yet often undervalued, societal force. He discusses its building blocks and how we can design mechanisms to foster more trust.

Ariely, a James B. Duke Professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, highlights trust's significance. As one viewer noted, trust, particularly trustworthiness in friendships, is fundamental to happiness and longevity, underscoring the talk's profound value.

Baroness O'Neill, a leading UK philosopher, explores our flawed understanding and attribution of trust.

She examines the steps we can take to rectify these issues, offering insights into improving our approach to trust.

This discussion was presented at TEDxHousesofParliament.

Magnus Walker discusses his life journey, driven by passion and gut instinct.

His TEDxUCLA talk reveals how this approach ultimately transformed his dreams into reality.

This guide defines trust, exploring its two primary types. It opens with George MacDonald's profound observation: "To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."

Designed to be both instructional and helpful, this resource offers clear insights into understanding trust.

The Natural History Institute Speaker Series presents Dr. Mariana Altrichter, a javelina researcher and conservation biologist. Learn about Arizona's often-misunderstood collared peccary, covering its fascinating social habits, ecology, and behavior. The talk will also highlight its vulnerable relatives, threatened by deforestation and poaching.

Dr. Altrichter, originally from Argentina, holds an MS in Wildlife Conservation and a PhD in Natural Resources and Cultural Anthropology. With 30 years of research, she focuses on biodiversity conservation, wildlife use by indigenous communities, and macroeconomics' impact on livelihoods. She is co-Chair of the IUCN Peccary Specialist Group and has researched peccaries in Central and South America since 1997.

Elodie Rousselot, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Circular Design Programme Manager, discusses circular design for fashion. The Foundation, a UK charity, champions a circular economy model driven by design to eliminate waste, circulate materials, and regenerate nature.

Explore more about our work and the circular economy on our [website](https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org). You can also [subscribe to our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAC2otE5_agzHZPnk3mE5w?sub_confirmation=1) for insightful videos and follow us on [Instagram](http://instagram.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation), [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/ellenmacarthurfoundation), [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/circulareconomy), and [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation/).

Fear-based feelings, often products of the conditioned mind, should not dictate your life.

Instead, Eckhart Tolle advises seeking deeper feelings rooted in Presence, the wellspring of true intuition, to guide your actions.

Anne Böckler-Raettig is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Würzburg University. She studied in Berlin and Glasgow, earned her PhD from Radboud University, and conducted research at Princeton and the Max Planck Institute.

Her work integrates psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to explore social understanding and interaction. She focuses on gaze behavior, empathy, perspective-taking, and social decision-making. Recently, she investigates how meditation-based training can modify socio-affective and cognitive capacities.

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Trust is fundamental, but what happens when it breaks? Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei offers a crash course on building, maintaining, and rebuilding trust.

Drawing on her experience, including work at Uber, Frei emphasizes that increased mutual trust can lead to unprecedented human progress.

For millennia, Indigenous communities have been environmental guardians, using traditional knowledge to live in balance and protect flora and fauna. They safeguard 80% of the world's biodiversity, and protecting these lands and waters is crucial for climate mitigation, as these biodiverse areas are major carbon sinks. Indigenous peoples are the ancestral owners of nearly half the intact forest in the Amazon Basin.

Nemonte Nenquimo, a Waorani leader and co-founder of Ceibo Alliance and Amazon Frontlines, stresses that respecting Indigenous peoples' rights to their territories is vital for protecting the Amazon rainforest, our climate, and global life. Recognized by Time's 100 most influential people and a Goldman Environmental Prize winner, Nenquimo advocates against oil drilling on ancestral lands.

Learn more at Amazon Frontlines and explore more Bioneers videos.

Richard Wolff's "Democracy at Work: Curing Capitalism" was presented at Talks at Google.

Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he taught from 1973 to 2008. He currently serves as a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at New School University in New York City.

Dr. Negin Imani explores the potential of buildings imitating living organisms, responding to their environments to address climate change. She has developed an innovative, bio-inspired design tool that bridges architecture and biology.

As founder of Biomimicry New Zealand, Dr. Imani dedicates her work to sustainable building design, applying principles from how living organisms react to their surroundings. This concept was presented at a TEDx event. Learn more at ted.com/tedx.

Michael Kay, an agricultural innovator in Aotearoa, advocates for a symbiotic and sustainable relationship with the land. He shares his profitable practices as a radical alternative to mainstream agriculture.

This content was presented at a TEDx event, an independently organized local community conference following the TED format. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.