82. Is This the Future of High School?

<p>Michael Greenstone knows it’s corny, but he wants to make the world a better place — by tracking the impact of air quality, developing pollution markets in India, and … starting a podcast, which Steve says proves he’s over the hill.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong> ... Show More

<p>Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with cancer at 22. She made her illness the subject of a <i>New York Times</i> column and a memoir, <i>Between Two Kingdoms.</i> She and Steve talk about what it means to live with a potentially fatal illness, how to talk to people who've gone thro ... Show More

<p>Physicist and former pop star Brian Cox tells Steve about discovering the Higgs boson, having a number-one hit, and why particle physics research will almost certainly not create a black hole that destroys all life on earth.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li> ... Show More

Sal Khan is a true pioneer of harnessing the power of technology to help kids learn. So, when I wanted to learn more about how artificial intelligence will transform education, I knew I had to talk to the founder of Khan Academy. I loved chatting with Sal about why tutoring is so ... Show More

<p>This week’s conversation is with Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of <em>Khan Academy</em>, a nonprofit organization on a mission to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.</p><p>Since its inception in 2008, Khan Academy has helped teach <em>hundreds of millions ... Show More

Today in Closing Remarks, Steve goes to Memory Lane and leaves us with an important lesson that he learned in college.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Steve talks about his most memorable teachers growing up. Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today in Closing Remarks, Steve talks about the connection between dreams and education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In 2009, Sal Khan walked away from a high-paying job to start a business that had no way of making money. His idea to launch a non-profit teaching platform was ignited five years earlier, when he was helping his young cousins do math homework over the computer. They loved his cle ... Show More

<p>To celebrate TED's 40th anniversary, Head of TED Chris Anderson and TED's founder Richard Saul Wurman reflect on the conference's transformative journey — from its inception as a daring experiment blending technology, entertainment and design to its expansion into a global pla ... Show More

Today in Closing Remarks, Steve tells us the origin of success and greatness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>TED is on a mission to discover and champion the ideas that will shape tomorrow. Reflecting on the evolution of that mission, TED's Chris Anderson and Monique Ruff-Bell cast a visionary gaze on the organization's future — including a revamped tagline, a renewed emphasis on deb ... Show More

Today in Closing Remarks, Steve tells us something that he learned from Albert Einstein.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.