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Larry Smith: Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career

Passion is your greatest love. Passion is the thing that will help you create the highest expression of your talent.
In this funny and blunt talk, Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people
invent when they fail to pursue their passions. A professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in
Canada, Smith coaches his students to find careers that they will truly love.

Emilie Wapnick: Why Some of Us Don't Have One True Calling

Embrace your many passions. Follow your curiosity down those rabbit holes. Explore your intersections. Embracing
our inner wiring leads to a happier, more authentic life. And perhaps more importantly--multipotentialites, the world
needs us.

Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts

In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful,
to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and
abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.

Mother and daughter doctor heroes: Hawa Abdi & Deqo Mohamed

A story of hope, resilience, and serving mankind without expectation of reward

They've been called the "saints of Somalia." Doctor Hawa Abdi and her daughter Deqo Mohamed discuss their
medical clinic in Somalia, where -- in the face of civil war and open oppression of women -- they've built a hospital,
a school and a community of peace.

Vik Nithy: Why We Procrastinate

At just twenty years old, psychology student Vik Nithy has already founded three companies; yet he describes
himself as a chronic procrastinator. In Why Do We Procrastinate?, he offers both a scientific explanation of what’s
going on in our minds when we procrastinate and practical steps for overcoming the tendency.

Angela Zhang: Breaking Down the Unknown- Solving Problems

When she was seven years old, Angela Zhan’s “smart-aleck, socially awkward” father asked her, “Do you know why
manhole covers are round?” In Breaking Down the Unknown, high school senior Angela Zhan explains how her
father’s help in breaking that question down into smaller, solvable parts sparked her interest in science and math.
Today, she’s applying that same approach to tackle the “huge problem of cancer,” studying nanoparticles that
help destroy cancer cells but leave healthy cells intact. For fellow students who feel overwhelmed by the problems
they face, Zhan’s advice is simple and encouraging. Just break down the most complex problems you don’t
understand into the smallest possible parts you do understand and go from there. With that, she says, “I truly believe
that … you too can use that principle of breaking down things to achieve [the] incredible as well.”

Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu: How Africa can use its traditional knowledge to make progress

Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu wants to see Africans unleash their suppressed creative and innovative energies by
acknowledging the significance of their indigenous, authentic knowledge. In this powerful and inspiring talk, she
shares examples of untapped, traditional African knowledge in agriculture and policy-making, calling on Africans
to make progress by validating and dignifying their reality.

Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò: Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again

How can Africa, the home to some of the largest bodies of water in the world, be said to have a water crisis? It
doesn't, says Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò -- it has a knowledge crisis. Táíwò suggests that lack of knowledge on important topics
like water and food is what stands between Africa's current state and a future of prosperity. In a powerful and
thought-provoking talk, Táíwò calls for Africa to make the production of knowledge within the continent rewarding
and reclaim its position as a locus of learning on behalf of humanity.