At TEDxBG in Sofia, Steve Keil fights the "serious meme" that has infected his home of Bulgaria -- and calls for a return to play to revitalize the economy, education and society. A sparkling talk with a universal message for people everywhere who are reinventing their workplaces, schools, lives.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sarah Jessica Parker was present at the launch for the Tap Project, an initiative to encourage New Yorkers to contribute to UNICEF's water and sanitation programs. UNICEF Television is a global news service focusing on the health, education, equality and protection of...

The first comprehensive study on the condition of schools in post-conflict Iraq has confirmed that thousands of school facilities lack the basics necessary to provide children with a decent education. The school survey, released this week by the Iraq Ministry of Education, shows that one-third...

A warning to some: This episode contains very *basic* knowledge. This is a new series from pinkparachutes.com. In breif, it aims to education listeners about computer hardware. Because we wish to include anyone who is interested, the series begins with basic knowledge (and each episode will...

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller spent 43 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and has sold over 1.5 million copies to date. The semi-autobiographical story was adapted for the screen by Miller, Steve Taylor and Ben Pearson. In Blue Like Jazz, Don (Allman), a pious nineteen-year-old...

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller spent 43 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and has sold over 1.5 million copies to date. The semi-autobiographical story was adapted for the screen by Miller, Steve Taylor and Ben Pearson. In Blue Like Jazz, Don (Allman), a pious nineteen-year-old...

Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional...

By now, we're used to letting Facebook and Twitter capture our social lives on the web -- building a "social layer" on top of the real world. At TEDxBoston, Seth Priebatsch looks at the next layer in progress: the "game layer," a pervasive net of behavior-steering game dynamics that will reshape...

Awra.Amba.2009.Xvid-VODO They harness education, equal rights for women and men and a strong work ethic. They believe there is a way out of poverty, hunger and inequality, simply by working hard, reversing traditional values and getting rid of lengthy religious practices. ‘They’ are Awra...

Filmmaker Steven Swankay, 17, of Sierra Leone talks about participating in a video workshop ahead of the 5th World Summit on Media for Children. Produced by Sarah Crowe and Guy Hubbard. UNICEF Television is a global news service focusing on the health, education, equality and protection of...