Join us for TED Talks @ Lunch! In anticipation of TEDx Edmonton, the U of A Alumni Association and artsScene Edmonton are bringing the inspirational TED Talks to downtown Edmonton. Join us on the last Wednesday of every month to watch and discuss an “idea worth spreading”. This free lunchtime event takes place Wed, Feb 24 at noon in Room 2-157, Enterprise Square (10230 Jasper Avenue). Seats are limited, so sign up today!

Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his
New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.

To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and team study the world’s “Blue Zones,” communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. At TEDxTC, he shares the 9 common diet and lifestyle habits that keep them spry past age 100.

One of my favourite TEDTalks features Jeff Skoll at TED 2007. Jeff was eBay’s first president who invested his fortune and entrepreneurial skills into The Skoll Foundation, a nonprofit that invests in social entrepreneurs, and his new film production company, Participant Productions, through which he’s making movies to inspire social change (An Inconvenient Truth, Food Inc., North Country, The Cove).