Do you love TED Talks? So do I. In fact, they’re one of my favorite ways to spend a lunch break or relaxing evening. The ideas and positivity of TED shine through in every talk – and often leave me more inspired to get out there and take action. I recently...
Adora Svitak was only 12 years old when she did her TED talk and I have to confess I was pretty surprised when I saw her standing up on stage looking so young and yet so confident. As I’m sure many others did I wondered what it was a 12 year old...
Memory Banda opens her TED talk with a poem written by a 13 year old girl entitled “I Will Marry When I Want, in which the speaker claims she will not marry until she is grown up, well educated, and even if she is beaten it will be a choice made by her and not...
Possibly the most impressive TED talk I’ve seen in a while was by Tavi Gevinson, who was only 15 at the time. She started making a name for herself at the age of 11 with her blog Style Rookie in which she posted pictures of herself wearing various...
While lots of teenagers augment their university applications with part-time jobs, volunteer work, and varied clubs, others go above and beyond. Eva Vertes is researching cancer and stem cells, testing the theory that cancer may be a healthy response to...
