Sunday, April 3, 2016

Alan: Don't miss pediatric micro-surgeon Ken Kamler's talk. (Click on individual talk titles to access audio file.)

Crisis And Response

Moments of crisis can upend our lives, but can also help define them. This episode, TED speakers explore how a quick, compassionate or unexpected response can turn crisis into opportunity.

http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/

"You really never know how you're going to respond to a crisis until that time happens." — Ken Kamler

Ken Kamler: When Crisis Strikes On Everest — How Do You Respond?

"Whatever happens to you you can grow from it. You can learn from it. You can get stronger from it." — Matt Weinstein

Matt Weinstein: What Lessons Can We Learn From Losing Our Life's Savings?

"For the most part, people experience a crisis and it is confined to their family or their friends, or their own community, and this is something that ripples throughout the world." — Melissa Fleming

Melissa Fleming: How Do You Make The International Community Care About The Refugee Crisis?

"The beautiful thing about Crisis Text Line is that these are strangers counseling other strangers on the most intimate issues." — Nancy Lublin

Nancy Lublin: How Can Text Messaging Save Lives?

"[My father] said 'Kitra, my beauty, don't cry. This is a blessing.'" — Kitra Cahana

Kitra Cahana: Can A Massive Stroke Change A Life — For The Better?

Pax on both houses

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Sunday, April 3, 2016

TED Radio Hour: When Crisis Strikes On Everest (And Elsewhere) How Do We Respond?