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Exploring ‘Pornland’ with Dr. Gail Dines

Pornland. Sounds like an amusement park rated for mature audiences with very adult rides, right? (Sex sells, after all.) Nope. Pornland is the main title of a book translated into four languages,...

7 Science-Based Tips for Valentine’s Day from Dr. Gary Lewandowski

People’s opinions about Valentine’s Day run the spectrum from it being an arbitrary “Hallmark Holiday” to it being a special day that allows you to celebrate your relationship and your partner....

Procrastination—Deceleration at its Finest

If there was a competition for procrastination, I would take first place, hands down. I put most things off until the last possible minute, like the time I started a six-page paper an hour and a...

Lois Holzman Lives What She Teaches About Play

Lois Holzman doesn’t just talk about play—she lives it.From her work as Director of the East Side Institute for Group & Short Term Psychotherapy, organizer of an international movement of play...

Linda Ambis is Promoting Healthy Living in Monmouth County

A shy girl learns to break out of her shell and make new friends. Parents exercise daily trying to set healthy examples for their children. Cancer survivors regain strength and work to get back into...

‘Ultimate Dude’ Dan Neil Is In a Class All His Own

Dan Neil has the “ultimate dude’s job.” In fact, he just got back from a work trip to Iceland where he picked up a hitchhiker who ate Dan and his coworker out of house and, well… automobile.Confused...

Ted Coiné Wants to Turn Impatience on Its Head

Ted Coiné lacks patience for people who aren’t curious, job opportunities that don’t materialize quickly, and life situations that are broken and need fixing.One thing Ted does have patience for is...

How the Paleo Diet Changed my Life

We are all familiar with the feelings experienced the night before the first day of school. That next morning is most likely the only morning you will actually wake up early instead of hitting the...

Michele Mitchell Is Using Investigative Journalism for Social Change

Most watch an influential documentary and are inspired for hours, maybe even days, wondering how to turn the knowledge they’ve learned into action. But how does one start to create change?Michele...

John Denniston Wants to Revamp Farming in Developing Countries

John Denniston and his wife were worried about their daughters. Looking around at the area where they lived in Silicon Valley, the parents of two realized the girls would grow up around many...

So, You Want To Be a TEDxNavesink Speaker (Or Select the Speakers)?

It is truly an honor and privilege to be invited to apply to speak at a TEDx event. It is just as much so to be a volunteer organizer, especially to serve on the curation team. But have you ever...

TEDx Talk—11 Tips to Help Prepare

Imagine, it’s the day of...it’s about to all come true. Today, you give your TEDx talk. You’re mic’d up; you step out from the darkened wings of backstage into the spotlight; you’ve reached the red...