Category: show case-inspirational

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Revolutionizing Education from the Ground Up-Sir Ken Robinson

In a highly memorable and humorous talk at Engage 2018, Top Hat’s conference for innovative higher educators, international education expert and TED talk alumnus Sir Ken Robinson spoke about the radical changes needed in education to help the next generation thrive. Watch as the New York Times best-selling...

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How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day -Tristan Harris

A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris. From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they’re all competing for one thing: your attention. Harris shares how these companies prey on...

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Waking Up with Sam Harris-Sacred & Profane (with Bill Maher and Larry Charles)

In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris gets together with Bill Maher and Larry Charles to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their film “Religulous.” They discuss religion, politics, comedy, and other dangerous topics. Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can...

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TimesTalks | Yuval Noah Harari-21 lessons for 21st century

Bari Weiss, Op-Ed staff editor and writer at The New York Times, will join Yuval Noah Harari, historian, philosopher and international best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Homo Deus” for a thought-provoking evening of conversation. Harari’s new book, “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” untangles political, technological, social and...

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Fake news-A Quest weekend special

What happens when people don’t know what to believe? Welcome to the world of ‘alternative facts’, where conspiracy theories, false claims and dodgy statistics proliferate. This phenomenon doesn’t just undermine the work of the mainstream media: it may have devastating consequences for democracy itself. Our system depends on...

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Design impact award-One more feather in the cap of path shodh-A quest special

The quest forum is happy and feel proud that one of our own quester is felicitated with this year’s Design :Impact award for social change https://designimpactawards.in/  (Titan Company Ltd, lifestyle company driven by innovation and design, has launched the ‘Design:Impact Awards for Social Change’ in collaboration with Tata Trusts. With...

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Barack Obama speaks at Nelson Mandela centenary celebrations in South Africa-A quest special

Every year on July 18, the world joins South Africa in marking the late Nelson Mandela’s birthday. This year, South Africa celebrated the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birthday. Here is Former US President Barrack Obama’s public address at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on the eve of Nelson Mandela...