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Economical care for rabid dog bite | Dr. Omesh Kumar Bharti | TEDxKIITUniversity
Videos | Contributor(s): Omesh Kumar Bharti
A field epidemiologist by profession and a leader in medical research. With his life-changing work on economical care for rabid dog bite, he has turned the table for thousands of people. Recognized by the WHO and felicitated by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2019, he is...
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The creative magic of black dogs | Emma O'Brien | TEDxPretoria
Videos | Contributor(s): Emma O'Brien
Creativity What it is, how do you nurture it and why it's important. Find out how Emma discovered the power of authenticity with her black dog photography series, and how having the courage to share one's creativity with the world opens up opportunities and brings about positive change....
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Us and the rez dogs | Max Kakekagumick | TEDxKitchenerED
Videos | Contributor(s): Max Kakekagumick
Growing up on a northern Ontario reserve, Max Kakekagumick and other youth struggled with the same issue - trying to get to school safely without being attacked by wild dogs, also known as “rez dogs”. As a high school student, he and some of his peers came up with a potential...
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Confessions of a Wildlife Filmmaker | Chris Palmer | TEDxAmericanUniversity
Videos | Contributor(s): Chris Palmer
Television networks like Discovery, Animal Planet, National Geographic, and the History Channel are failing to put conservation, education, and animal welfare ahead of ratings and profits when producing and airing films on wildlife. I believe it's time for wildlife filmmaking to move in a...
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How you can help save the monarch butterfly -- and the planet | Mary Ellen Hannibal
Videos | Contributor(s): Mary Ellen Hannibal
Monarch butterflies are dying at an alarming rate around the world -- a looming extinction that could also put human life at risk. But we have just the thing to help save these insects, says author Mary Ellen Hannibal: citizen scientists. Learn how these grassroots volunteers are playing a...
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What animals taught me about a fulfilling life | Ayesha Chundrigar | TEDxIslamabad
Videos | Contributor(s): Ayesha Chundrigar
In this talk Ayesha shares her journey of caring for animals and what it aught her about a fulfilling life. With 17 internships under her belt ranging from theater to newspapers, news channels, digital media and creative writing, Ayesha is a licensed psychotherapist with the British Association...
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4 life lessons from our old dogs | Elizabeth Johnson | TEDxSnoIsleLibraries
Videos | Contributor(s): Elizabeth Johnson
This talk explores and shares key ways we can support the healthier aging of our dogs and our humans. We can learn from the many parallels in how people and dogs age, and doing so can make the often challenging caregiving journey a better one, for all our aging loved ones, while helping us to...
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Sustainability in Conservation Activism | Farwiza Farhan | TEDxJakarta
Videos | Contributor(s): Farwiza Farhan
Farwiza Farhan is the winner of the 2016 Whitley Awards, she works at the Leuser Ecosystem, the only place on earth where four gigantic beasts--orangutans, elephants, tigers, and rhinos still roam the land. After graduating with a master’s degree from the University of Queensland, in 2012...
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Let's Treat Each Other More Like Dogs | Ryan Matthews | TEDxSkyforest
Videos | Contributor(s): Ryan Matthews
What are the lifelong lessons dogs can teach us? Former elite military dog trainer and published author, Ryan Matthews, shares what dogs have taught him about human relationships. Perhaps it's no coincidence that dog spelled backward is G-o-d! Decorated veteran, gifted dog trainer and...
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Animals in Domestic Violence | Heather Fraser | TEDxQUT
Videos | Contributor(s): Heather Fraser
Heather Fraser (PhD) is an Associate Professor in Social Work at QUT, who started her career working in refuges for women and young people fleeing violence 35 years ago. She is a passionate advocate for the rights of all victims/survivors of violence. Heather has co-produced four books and...
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Alternative Equine Therapy Helping Autistic Children | Mugur Pop | TEDxCambridgeSchoolofBucharest
Videos | Contributor(s): Mugur Pop
“Descopera Natura” aims at developing and supporting equestrian tourism as an ecotouristic alternative for the protected natural and communitarian protected areas in Romania. The activity covers areas such as Muntii Macinului, Muntii Apuseni, Muntii Rodnei and Muntii Calimani, as...
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Using Training Techniques | Ryan Matthews | TEDxAlmansorPark
Videos | Contributor(s): Ryan Matthews
From elite Army working dog handler to celebrity dog trainer to several near-death experiences, Ryan Matthews discovered that applying his dog training methodology, RTCR, helped him bridge the gap from extensive trauma to a joyous, fulfilling life. Ryan Matthews invites you into the mind of a...
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Therapy Dogs and Recovery from Addiction | Colleen Anne Dell | TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan
Videos | Contributor(s): Colleen Anne Dell
What if we included domesticated animals, and in particular dogs, into the recovery plans of people struggling with addictions? Colleen Anne Dell is a Professor & Centennial Enhancement Chair in One Health and Wellness at the University of Saskatchewan in the Department of Sociology and...
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Horse Wisdom for the Human World | Tracy Weber | TEDxSVSU
Videos | Contributor(s): Tracy Weber
Horse wisdom can inspire humans to engage authentically in ways which nurture self awareness, empathy, compassion, transforming our own lives, our organizations, our communities and the world. Tracy Weber, Ph.D. is a recognized leader in equine-assisted learning (EAL), a university professor,...
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How horses heal, transform, and empower| Mindy Tatz Chernoff | TEDxWilmington
Videos | Contributor(s): Mindy Tatz Chernoff
Mindy Tatz Chernoff is the founder of The Resonant Horse, an innovative approach to healing using horses as teachers and catalysts for change and transformation. Mindy recognizes how horses can aid in facilitating a sense of presence, authenticity and congruence in people. Within the safe...
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Negotiation expert: Lessons from my horse | Margaret Neale | TEDxStanford
Videos | Contributor(s): Margaret Neale
Co-author of Getting (More of) What You Want, award winning researcher and management professor Margaret Neale admits she doesn’t always take her own advice. In an honest talk about her personal experience, and based on her philosophy that “you can’t force someone to say...
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What conservation can look like for an African | Luwi Nguluka | TEDxLusaka
Videos | Contributor(s): Luwi Nguluka
In this talk, conservationist Luwi Nguluka challenges the audience to consider some not so little known facts about wildlife and conservation in Africa.
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Can Shelter Pets Heal a Community? | Stacy Mendell Matt Angleman | TEDxGrandJunction
Videos | Contributor(s): Stacy Mendell, Matt Angleman
They look at how to harness the power of the human-animal bond to create healthier and more compassionate communities. Their presentation includes therapy dogs Chazz and Ness. Stacy is a licensed clinical social worker who uses four-legged co-therapists in her mental health work on the Western...
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Achieving change through horses: Peter van Dommele at TEDxBilbao
Videos | Contributor(s): Peter van Dommele
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Workhorse: The Horsemanship of Business | Alexandra Moran | TEDxValparaisoUniversity
Videos | Contributor(s): Alexandra Moran
"Workhorse: The Horsemanship of Business" explores the power of equine assisted learning, or EAL. EAL is a method to weave the world of horses and their herds into the corporate and personal landscape, and to explore traits, techniques, and skills that humans and horses share. Through...