Cultural theorist Brittney Cooper examines racism through the lens of time, showing us how historically it has been stolen from people of color, resulting in lost moments of joy and connection, lost years of healthy quality of life and the delay of progress. A candid, thought-provoking take on history and race that may make you reconsider your understanding of time, and your place in it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 24.10.2017The racial politics of time | Brittney Cooper
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Folge vom 24.10.2017A few ways to fix a government | Charity WayuaCharity Wayua put her skills as a cancer researcher to use on an unlikely patient: the government of her native Kenya. She shares how she helped her government drastically improve its process for opening up new businesses, a crucial part of economic health and growth, leading to new investments and a World Bank recognition as a top reformer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 24.10.2017The data behind Hollywood's sexism | Stacy SmithWhere are all the women and girls in film? Social scientist Stacy Smith analyzes how the media underrepresents and portrays women -- and the potentially destructive effects those portrayals have on viewers. She shares hard data behind gender bias in Hollywood, where on-screen males outnumber females three to one (and behind-the-camera workers fare even worse.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 24.10.2017This app makes it fun to pick up litter | Jeff KirschnerThe earth is a big place to keep clean. With Litterati -- an app for users to identify, collect and geotag the world's litter -- TED Resident Jeff Kirschner has created a community that's crowdsource-cleaning the planet. After tracking trash in more than 100 countries, Kirschner hopes to use the data he's collected to work with brands and organizations to stop litter before it reaches the ground. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.