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Laughter is the best medicine — or what I learned at #TEDx posted by Candace Kuss Follow me on Twitter On Monday, I was invited to attend TEDxLondon at the Science Museum. We were one of 82 satellite events hooked up to TEDxChange New York, where Melinda Gates and other top speakers marked the 10th Anniversary of the eight Millennium Development Goals. Now the MDGs are pretty heavy stuff. So while I was ready to be inspired by the talks, I wasn’t exactly expecting to enjoy them. Even though the event was catered by Jamie. Hans Rosling, however, made me laugh out loud during his talk about child mortality. That’s a good thing, because it is such a heartbreaking topic. I learned heaps more than I would have from a depressing lecture. Hans uses an endearing personal charm and impish humor — in addition to his data visualizations — to make serious points sink in. It’s the comedy sugar that makes the medicine go down. And joyously celebrates all the progress being made around the world.
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Mechai Viravaidya, the next speaker, would be raking in the Gold Lions imho if he did anything as shallow as advertising. He runs one of the largest non-profits in Thailand and is famous for, among other things, promoting family planning through desensitizing contraceptive use. His genius is using an arsenal of inventive and witty tactics to create positive behavior change. Being somewhat in that same business, I can but bow to a master. And stand in awe at all the amazing people who devote their talent to The Future We Make.
Mechai’s restaurant is called Cabbages & Condoms. They’ve got a statue of Tiger Woods made out of condoms. Loving.
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For the full event round up, check some other blog posts: here and here, as well as cool pictures of the London venue. Another local TEDx is happening in October. Hope I get to see you there. Tags: condoms, Hans Rosling, Jamie Oliver, MDGs, Mechai Viravaidya, Melinda Gates, Millennium Development Goals, Science Museum, statistics, TED, TEDx, TEDxChange, TEDxLondon, UN Categories: Sustainable Futures, events Add Comments
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