The New Fountain of Youth: Lifelong Learning | Ingrid Bianca Byerly | TEDxStGeorgeSalon

In the past, retiring from a career suggested hanging up your hat, giving up your dreams, losing your initiative, losing your creativity, and losing your mind. Not anymore! Referencing scientific research, and showing a curious, audacious fun-loving group of adventurers as her case-study, Duke University educator, and Semester at Sea teacher and traveler Dr. Ingrid Bianca Byerly shares the secret to a fulfilling 'Third Act' of life. Ingrid Bianca Byerly serves as the Director of the Humanitarian Challenges Focus program, and teaches public speaking and ethnomusicology at Duke University. A native of South Africa, she grew up in a family of musicians, which inspired her doctoral research on the agency of music in societies. Her interests as an educator range from the Montessori and Suzuki methods in early education to Lifelong Learning approaches in later years. Having sailed around the world as faculty on three Semester at Sea voyages, teaching world music and global advocacy for humanitarian causes, she has visited over 50 countries, both as a teacher and traveler. Besides instructing freshmen on the skills of student success, and guiding college seniors through their honors theses to graduate with distinction, she treasures the lifelong learners attending her classes on Semester at Sea, as they inspire her interest in the importance of adult education, and of optimizing the golden Third Act in life. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx