# Curating humanity's heritage

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDWomen 2010
- Speaker: Elizabeth Lindsey
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_lindsey_curating_humanity_s_heritage)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It's been said that when an elder dies, it's as if a library is burned. Anthropologist Elizabeth Lindsey, a National Geographic Fellow, collects the deep cultural knowledge passed down as stories and lore.

## Lectures

1. [Curating humanity's heritage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/elizabeth_lindsey_curating_humanity_s_heritage/bc5cfef9fe45), 10 min (TED's player)