The Only True Disability is a Crushed Spirit: Aimee Mullens on TED
As the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games open in Vancouver, Life As A Human is proud to feature athlete Aimee Mullins' talk at TED about embracing adversity. American Aimee Mullins is a record-breaking Paralympic athlete (breaking sprinting records in … Read more →
Pants Optional
Sometimes pants just fall off. Right? On “Pants Off Friday”, Sarah Gignac reviews her life’s pantless episodes.
How David Blaine Held His Breath for 17 Minutes…and Why
How does a human being hold his breath for 17 minutes…and why would he even bother? Stuntman and magician David Blaine offers a personal glimpse into his mind and methods in this compelling TEDMED video.
Wedding Dress: A Story of Hemlines and Lifelines
Important stages in our lives can be marked in many ways. Our writer takes us through her life, from hemlines to lifelines, including the story of her wedding dress.
The Magic of Maps
While today we may see maps as definitive and even scientific, Nathan Thompson reveals that the way mapmakers define the world is as much driven by imagination and even love as by measurement.
Canada Reads. Do You?
You know the story about the girl who wakes up one day and realizes that she's in love with someone who she's known all her life, but never really paid attention to before? It's a pretty common theme in trashy romance stories, and one I always … Read more →
Minnesota Sunrise: A Photographer’s Reflection
A photographer reflects on moment in time captured shortly after sunrise on a lakeshore in northern Minnesota.
Peter Gabriel’s Secret World
Peter Gabriel is an extremely passionate musician and songwriter who has earned international acclaim, not only for his music but also for his human rights work and his promotion of world music.
My Lakota Name
I am VERY proud of my name. It envelops completely my journey home and all the stepping stones that were put in place on that journey. It gave me goosebumps when I received it, because I knew what it meant, and flashed on a few specific times in my life when these events had happened, in a life so far away and so foreign from the people whose blood flowed through my veins.
The Ugliest, Best Tasting Food in the World
Food does not have to look great to taste great. Râpure or rappie pie, found in some Acadian communities in Nova Scotia, may be the best comfort food on the planet in spite of its appearance.
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