{"id":641006,"date":"2013-02-01T16:45:58","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T21:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/?p=68553"},"modified":"2013-02-01T16:33:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T21:33:09","slug":"x-marks-the-spot-this-weeks-tedx-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/641006","title":{"rendered":"X marks the spot: This week&rsquo;s TEDx Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68557 aligncenter\" alt=\"TEDx-image-Legos\" src=\"http:\/\/tedconfblog.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/tedx-image-legos.jpg?w=900\"   \/><\/p>\n<p>Each week, TEDx chooses\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/\">four of our favorite talks<\/a><em>,<\/em>\u00a0highlighting just a few of the great speakers from the TEDx community and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Below, give this week\u2019s talks a listen.<\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R7KbN9qMk0w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/video\/Boniface-Mwangi-at-TEDxKibera;Featured-Talks\"><b>Let\u2019s find the strength to change our slums: Boniface Mwangi at TEDxKibera<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nWhile working as a photographer for a Kenyan news service, Boniface Mwangi bore witness to some of the most horrible atrocities in the country\u2019s recent history. Overcoming self-doubt and thoughts of suicide, Mwangi decided to use photography to inspire change within Kenya\u2019s toxic political structure.\u00a0<i>(Filmed at TEDxKibera)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SAWKDRHZuw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/video\/Escape-from-Camp-14-Shin-Dong-h;Featured-Talks\"><b>Born into a prison camp: Blaine Harden at TEDxRanier<\/b><\/a><b><\/b><br \/>\nShin Dong-Hyuk, raised by guards to be an informant in a North Korean prison camp, escaped and found freedom in the outside world, but soon realized living with freedom wasn\u2019t easy. At TEDxRainier, Blaine Harden shares Shin\u2019s story to explain the effect of totalitarian governments on their citizens\u2019 mental health, and to raise awareness that \u2014 someday \u2014 integrating millions of North Koreans into free society might not be as easy as we think.\u00a0<i>(Filmed at TEDxRainier)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3OMgvtWNHp4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/video\/My-Journey-to-Start-a-School-fo;Featured-Talks\"><b>The first school for Maasai girls: Kakenya Ntaiya at TEDxMidAtlantic<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nGrowing up in the Maasai culture, Kakenya Ntaiya faced genital mutilation and forced marriage; her education might have ended at age 13. Against the odds, Ntaiya convinced the men of her village to allow her to attend college, and in this talk at TEDxMidAtlantic, she explains how she returned to her village to start its very first all-girls school.\u00a0<i>(Filmed at TEDxMidAtlantic)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jKOp-tqBawM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/video\/The-three-sides-of-corruption-A;Featured-Talks\"><b>The three sides of corruption: Afra Raymond at TEDxPortofSpain<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nFrom pork-laden congressional bills to revolving-door lobbying jobs, corruption is an all-too-familiar aspect of political behavior. Afra Raymond insists on eliminating it. In this passionate talk from TEDxPortofSpain, he lays bare the rampant corruption in his nation of Trinidad and Tobago, and shares important lessons for every concerned global citizen.\u00a0<i>(Filmed at TEDxPortofSpain)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>And here, some of the week\u2019s highlights from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/\">TEDx blog<\/a>\u00a0this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/41793053717\/tedxchicuque-the-first-tedx-event-in-mozambique\">TEDxChicuque, the first TEDx event in Mozambique, shines a light on Mozambiquan stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/41723793066\/i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-tedx-ice\">Introducing TEDx ice cream<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/41882779194\/say-cheese-portraits-from-benjamin-borleys\">Say cheese. Portraits from Benjamin Borley\u2019s photo series \u201cThe faces of TEDxExeter\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/40103519827\/vladimir-franz-at-tedxbrno-the-professor\">TEDx speaker running for president in the Czech Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/40179950533\/top-the-stage-background-from-tedxriodelaplata\">Pixels rule at TEDxRiodelaPlata<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/tedconfblog.wordpress.com\/68553\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/tedconfblog.wordpress.com\/68553\/\" \/><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=blog.ted.com&#038;blog=14795620&#038;%23038;post=68553&#038;%23038;subd=tedconfblog&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/TEDBlog\/~4\/7EQapmYAzfs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each week, TEDx chooses\u00a0four of our favorite talks,\u00a0highlighting just a few of the great speakers from the TEDx community and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. 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