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Ask HN: What's your favorite TED Talk?
I've been going through the thread from about a year and a half ago that has a myriad of great TED talks, watching one or two of them every few nights. (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=442022)
I'm starting to run out on that thread, and I'd love to get a good compilation going that includes some from the past 2 conferences.
So, HN - what are you favorite TED talks? I'll get it started with these: Sir Ken's Robinson's talk on nurturing creativity in education (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html) and Inspiring Action through leadership (http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html)
- bmac 16y agoThe intelligence of crows has always been my favorite. Joshua Klein talks about a cleaver way to create a mutually beneficial relationship with a species usually considered to be a pest. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intelligence_of_crows.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intel...
- cmelbye 16y agoJill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke... A neuroscientist that suffered from a stroke talked about the experience and the interesting conclusion that came from it.
- biggitybones 16y agoI just watched this one a few days ago... probably one of the best TED talks I've seen. It's amazing the way she could remember and understand what she was going through and explain it as she does in this talk.
- barmstrong 16y agoThis is one of those talks you either love or hate. I was surprised to see it was one of the highest rated TED talks (on another site) because for some reason I found it rather irritating.
- hegemonicon 16y agoWhat I find irritating is that a neuroscientist would be so easily drawn into mysterious, magical thinking about what was going on in her head. Of course, I suppose I might see things differently if a blood clot turned half of my brain off for a while.
- andrewl 16y agoIt seems likely that most people would see things differently were they to have her experience. I like the talk, but I understand why some people do not. But I would not say she was "so easily" drawn into mysterious or magical thinking. She was drawn into it by a massive, life-changing medical event that attacked and damaged the organ which creates her mind. I think she's using the only words, metaphors, and ideas she has available to describe what is probably indescribable at base.
- Oxryly 16y agoShe's actually describing the archetypal enlightenment experience that many world religions (Buddhism in particular) attempt to convey. As such trying to put the experience into words is going to be unsatisfying and even absurd. It's vaguely akin to describing the taste of a hamburger to someone who's never eaten beef or bread (or pickles, cheese, etc...). Words cannot suffice.
- mikecane 16y agoGary Flake: is Pivot a turning point for web exploration? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT_x9s67yWA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT_x9s67yWA Because it illustrates why metadata is important, necessary, and its power.
- dreadlabs 16y agoI'm note sure if its my favourite but its one i find really interesting. Daniel Pink's talk on Drive, what makes people motivated to perform in the workplace. Really good for employers. There is a TED talk on it and i've seen it but i actually like the RSA animate one better which is essentially the same talk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
- samdk 16y agoI don't know if they're my favorite, but Rory Sutherland's two are excellent, and I think well worth watching especially if you ever think you might be trying to sell something to someone. Life lessons from an ad man: (http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_an_ad_man.html http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_a...) Sweat the small stuff: (http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_sweat_the_small_stuff.html http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_sweat_the_small_stu...)
- RyanMcGreal 16y agoIt seems to me that the word for the fourth quadrant in his latter talk is: "hacking".
- grandalf 16y agoI like Mark Roth's talk on suspended animation.
- trickjarrett 16y agoFor those who want to see it: http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_roth_suspended_animation.html http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_roth_suspended_animation.html
- nirmal 16y agoMatthieu Ricard - Habits of Happiness http://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_on_the_habits_of_happiness.html http://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_on_the_habits_of_ha... "What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment."
- adriand 16y agoThe only TED talk that has ever brought tears to my eyes - Jamie Oliver's: http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html
- bdickason 16y agoI love Jamie Oliver and highly recommend his show Food Revolution. It's 100x more moving than his talk. (just tried to find it on Hulu and it's not there, wish I could provide a DL)
- covercash 16y agoIt's on ABC's website: http://abc.go.com/shows/jamie-olivers-food-revolution http://abc.go.com/shows/jamie-olivers-food-revolution
- Radix 16y agoWow, that's a very good talk. He's a bit of a bleeding heart, but in such a way, that it's clear to me he couldn't be as effective as he is if he wasn't. There is also a lot of implication on what makes a good talk here. Thanks.
- RevRal 16y agoPaul Stamets on 6 ways mushrooms can save the world: http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_ca... This talk is not about hallucinogenic mushrooms. It really opened my eyes to the awesome potential of fungi, and how this potential is largely ignored because of the connotation to "hippy" and "drugs." Fungi is just generally misunderstood. I was absolutely amazed at how thorough these clean-up jobs were, at how well the fungi consumed, not only the waste, but the toxins in the waste. Stamets recently wrote his fungi take to cleaning oil spills: http://www.fungi.com/mycotech/petroleum_problem.html http://www.fungi.com/mycotech/petroleum_problem.html
- itistoday 16y agoIt's too bad he didn't discuss as well the potentials of hallucinogenic mushrooms, but thank you for this fascinating link! I suppose that would have taken an entire talk of its own though.
- marknutter 16y agoI have to concur in a comment here because this TED talk was so mind blowing for me I feel I need to write down my opinions about it somewhere. The way this guy talks about mushrooms is extremely earnest and its clear he's both incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about his field. It's almost as though he can't get the information out of his mouth and into the crowd fast enough, and what's more is that he speaks like he has discovered and is revealing for the first time the world's most incredible secrets - which in a way he is. It's not over dramatic, just genuine and awesome. Watch this video!
- klous 16y agoResults of and a link to Google spreadsheet of TED talks in order of "engagement". http://blog.postrank.com/2010/05/and-the-most-engaging-ted-talk-is/ http://blog.postrank.com/2010/05/and-the-most-engaging-ted-t...
- seancron 16y agoThe code that was used to create the spreadsheet: http://gist.github.com/391312 http://gist.github.com/391312
- jerf 16y agoMike Rowe celebrates dirty jobs: http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.html http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.htm... A surprisingly powerful ode to people who just do the work. Our jobs may not be dirty but the lessons are still interesting and applicable; connecting to startups isn't that hard. I like many of the other linked talks too, but as of my writing this one was not posted.
- masterj 16y agoThat was fantastic, and I don't think I would have ever come across it otherwise. Thank you.
- ju2tin 16y agoI didn't like it. Rowe has a disingenuously self-deprecating speaking style, where he says again and again how much he "got wrong", but the subtext is how smart he is for realizing certain things that the rest of us supposedly haven't. And his big insight is that for every Steve Jobs, we need a bunch of workers to actually build the iPods? Wow, golly. I also hate the verbal tic he demonstrates, which is becoming depressingly common, of saying "right" after every few sentences in a story. For example: "I was working on a crab boat, right? And this big wave comes over the side, right?" Etc. It's a lazy way of trying to psychologically condition the audience into agreeing with you without actually doing the hard rhetorical work of convincing them. Drives me nuts.
- jamesbritt 16y agoWow. I'm almost done watching iti right now, and didn't catch him saying 'right?' at all; maybe it happens in the earlier part, but in the last few minutes, none at all. If he's saying it, I hardly think it's meant as some subtle pysch trick. Nor did I get the feeling that his claims of being wrong was in any way disingenuous. At worst it's a ploy to structure his talk. Every TED talk works off the assumption that the speaker has some insight worth sharing with the audience, presumably non-obvious or non-trivial realizations, so of course he's going to try say something worth thinking about. There's nothing subtext about it; it's the whole point of being on stage. My takeaway was not simply "for every Steve Jobs, we need a bunch of workers to actually build the iPods", but that there are a lot of seemingly oddball jobs done by happy people who did not bother to "follow their bliss", that conventional wisdom on what work might make you happy or how work should be approached might very well be wrong, and that plain old labor should not be looked down on.
- clayrab 16y agoThere are a couple the deal with choice and happiness that I found very enlightening. Matthieu Ricard's may be one of them, and was already mentioned. There is at least one other and maybe more on that general subject though.
- joejohnson 16y agohttp://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_... Kevin Kelly on the next 5,000 days of the web
- linhir 16y agoI really like Sherwin Nuland's talk on electroshock therapy: http://www.ted.com/talks/sherwin_nuland_on_electroshock_therapy.html http://www.ted.com/talks/sherwin_nuland_on_electroshock_ther... I've never seen anyone write about this talk, but it is intensely personal story of his depression and recovery through electroshock therapy.
- mgrouchy 16y agoMy Favorite Ted Talk is Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html
- jbellis 16y agoIt's a good talk, but if you go read the research he's citing, he took a great deal of liberties. :-|
- slillibri 16y agoPersonally, my favorite TED talk is David Eggers' TED wish http://www.ted.com/talks/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wis...
- gkoberger 16y agoEasily my favorite is Dean Kamen's "The emotion behind invention." He has at least two TED talks, this is his longer, more complete one. http://blog.ted.com/2010/04/the_emotion_beh.php http://blog.ted.com/2010/04/the_emotion_beh.php
- rje 16y agoI've always found the talk "Adam Savage's Obsessions" to be inspiring. His eye for detail and relentless obsession for getting things right are contagious. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/adam_savage_s_obsessions.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/adam_savage_s_obsessions....
- trafficlight 16y agoFor me, it's a toss up between Adam's talk and Mike Rowe's talk. The best part about Adam is his amazing energy and enthusiasm for everything he does.
- plinkplonk 16y agohttp://www.ted.com/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind.html http://www.ted.com/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind... ("Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples. .. Dr Ramachandran is the author of the author of Phantoms in the Brain (the basis for a Nova special), A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness and The Man with the Phantom Twin: Adventures in the Neuroscience of the Human Brain") Very hacker like, brilliant, work.
- chroma 16y agoThis is also my favorite TED talk. Ramachandran has come up with some clever ways to study and heal the brain. His mirror box therapy is not only simple and effective, but his prerequisite theory was accurate yet initially based on a tiny amount of evidence. Here's a short talk by Ramachandran on mirror neurons: http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization.html http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_sh...
- tunaslut 16y agoThe mirror neurons talk is awesome - I saw it several months ago - thanks for reminding me about it!
- avinashv 16y agoI highly recommend reading his book Phantoms in the Brain. Fascinating and approachable introduction to the kind of neuroscience--some of the talk's examples come from this book--that he talks about.
- dgulledge 16y agoThere are a lot of good ones, but my favorite is still Erin McKean's talk about dictionaries: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/erin_mckean_redefines_the_dictionary.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/erin_mckean_redefines_the_...
- mikeleeorg 16y agoGreat question. It's tough for me to single out just one favorite, though this one has had a large impact on me. It's from Dan Buettner on his study of Blue Zones and why inhabitants regularly live long lives: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.... This talk from Robert Full also had an impact, because it reminded me to look at unrelated fields for inspiration & solutions, like as the field of biology: http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_full_learning_from_the_gecko_s_tail.html http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_full_learning_from_the_gecko... On a side note, an exercise I've had fun doing with friends lately is to ask them who among our own social circles we would like to see speak, if we held our own TED talk. And what topics we would like to speak about ourselves. It has spurned a lot of interesting discussions amongst ourselves.
- davidedicillo 16y agoDerek Sivers: Weird, or just different http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different.html http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_differen... I just think this is the way we should look at the world
- ojbyrne 16y agoClifford Stoll is mine.
- transatlantic 16y agoBen Dunlap talks about a passionate life: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ben_dunlap_talks_about_a_passionate_life.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ben_dunlap_talks_about_a_... "This is what I'm passionate about. It is precisely this. It is this inextinguishable, undaunted appetite for learning and experience, no matter how risible, no matter how esoteric, no matter how seditious it might seem."
- allend 16y agoBrian Cox http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdwOlk6HIVc&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdwOlk6HIVc&feature=playe...
- Anon84 16y agoHans Rosling with the best stats you've ever seen: http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_y...
- Enlightenment 16y agoTED - Michael Shermer - Why People Believe Strange Things: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T_jwq9ph8k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T_jwq9ph8k
- Enlightenment 16y agoTED - Richard Dawkins - An Atheist's Call To Arms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxGMqKCcN6A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxGMqKCcN6A
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- carbon8 16y agoMy most recent favorite: Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors: http://www.ted.com/talks/itay_talgam_lead_like_the_great_conductors.html http://www.ted.com/talks/itay_talgam_lead_like_the_great_con...
- irons 16y agoI enjoyed Daniel Kahneman on "The riddle of experience vs memory", which is about the ways people structure their lives for experiences they think they will enjoy remembering, rather than things they'd necessarily enjoy doing at the time. There's also a good anecdote about how making a colonoscopy slightly more unpleasant cam leave the patient with a more favorable recollection. http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory.html http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_exper...
- dave_lo 16y agoAlways liked Thomas Barnett's talk on the Pentagon's new map for peace. Interesting ideas. Delivers with some humor. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/thomas_barnett_draws_a_new_map_for_peace.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/thomas_barnett_draws_a_new...
- dimarco 16y agoThat was great, thanks. Asides from being very funny, I have never heard of a force like the two-sided, Leviathian / SysAdmin one that he describes. Attributing some of the failure in Iraq, namely the persistent Leviathian force and the non-existant SysAdmin force is very compelling, to say the least.
- prosa 16y agoLarry Lessig on laws that choke creativity: http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity.html http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strang...
- metamemetics 16y agoHands down the all time best, Richard Dawkins on our "queer" universe: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_our_queer_universe.html http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_our_queer_univer... Aubrey de Grey on aging is also pretty good: http://www.ted.com/talks/aubrey_de_grey_says_we_can_avoid_aging.html http://www.ted.com/talks/aubrey_de_grey_says_we_can_avoid_ag...
- mgh2 16y agoFascinating, this post acts as an aggregator for the best TED talks from the point of view of my favorite community of intelectuals: hackernews =)
- xiaoma 16y agoI enjoyed all three of Juan Enriquez's talks, Kevin Kelly on how technology evolves and Ray Kurzweil on how technology will transform us. Together, those 5 talks greatly changed the way I view the world. http://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_wants_to_grow_energy.html http://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_wants_to_grow_energy.... http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_kelly_on_how_technology_evolves.html http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_kelly_on_how_technology_evolv... http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ray_kurzweil_on_how_technology_will_transform_us.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ray_kurzweil_on_how_techno...
- defdac 16y agoSheila Patek on the fastest animal on Earth. One thing a particularily like about this talk is that it seems she doesn't realize how captivating she is: http://www.ted.com/talks/sheila_patek_clocks_the_fastest_animals.html http://www.ted.com/talks/sheila_patek_clocks_the_fastest_ani...
- mzl 16y agoI really like Elisabeth Pisani's talk on HIV prevention and rationality. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=442022 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=442022
- OoTheNigerian 16y agoMy best is The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Adichie. She was able to articulate the feeling that stereotyped people have. Unfortunately, we are all guilty in some way knowingly or unknowingly. It is a must watch. http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_...
- pathik 16y agoI have liked many of the TED talks, can't point out a single favorite. This is one I saw recently - It's good. And quite relevant to entrepreneurs - http://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_herold_let_s_raise_kids_to_be_entrepreneurs.html http://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_herold_let_s_raise_kids_to_...
- scotty79 16y agoI like talks by scientists who talk about their jobs. This one is especially captivating for me: http://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_saxe_how_brains_make_moral_judgments.html http://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_saxe_how_brains_make_moral_... I also like answers to questions after this talk.
- Emouri 16y agoDaniel Gilbert asks, Why are we happy? in this TED talk. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.h... He also did a great interview on the Colbert Report that never fails to crack me up.
- getonit 16y agoDan Gilbert on happiness - it changed my life. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.h...
- brianwillis 16y agoLiz Gilbert's talk on Creative Genius (http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html) is really underrated. Not only does it cover a fascinating subject, it's also a beautifully done speech. Gilbert skims across the surface of many subjects, and in the final few minutes ties it all together into one cohesive whole. Poignant, thoughtful, and entertaining - as all speeches should aspire to be.
- ugh 16y agoCarolyn Porco about the Cassini–Huygens mission to Saturn: http://www.ted.com/talks/carolyn_porco_flies_us_to_saturn.html http://www.ted.com/talks/carolyn_porco_flies_us_to_saturn.ht... Really passionate.
- convel 16y agothis one indeed http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/663 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/663
- blahpro 16y agoMy favourite is probably Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/barry_schwartz_on_the_para...
- nrbafna 16y agoPranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology.Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pranav_mistry_the_thrillin...
- RevRal 16y agoSixthSense is the most promising system of augmenting reality I have seen.
- covercash 16y agoI used to keep a txt file of my favorite TED Talks. A while ago my mom was having issues with iWeb so I used my TED list as test content in order to trouble shoot. It's just links with some notes about why I liked it or what made it memorable for me but I still reference it every now and then when I'm in need of inspiration. http://chrisovercash.com http://chrisovercash.com
- jedc 16y agoI can't believe no one has mentioned Ken Robinson's talk yet! http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_... Brilliant (and funny) talk about how schools suck the creativity out of students, but also how this doesn't have to be the case. My favorite TED Talk of all time.
- wowik 16y agoBenjamin Zander on classical music and shining eyes :) http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_... And a rather controversial but spectacular idea by Wubbo Ockels on time as a creation of human mind as a response to gravity http://www.tedxamsterdam.com/2009/video-wubbo-ockels-on-time-and-gravity/ http://www.tedxamsterdam.com/2009/video-wubbo-ockels-on-time...
- Sukotto 16y agoI liked (in the order they show up in my del.icio.us stream): * Dan Buettner How to live to be 100 http://blog.ted.com/2010/01/how_to_live_to.php http://blog.ted.com/2010/01/how_to_live_to.php * Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html * Kamal Meattle on how to grow fresh air http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kamal_meattle_on_how_to_grow_your_own_fresh_air.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kamal_meattle_on_how_to_g... * Ian Dunbar on dog-friendly dog training http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ian_dunbar_on_dog_friendly_dog_training.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ian_dunbar_on_dog_friendl... * Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mark_bittman_on_what_s_wrong_with_what_we_eat.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mark_bittman_on_what_s_wr... * Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_be... * Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sugata_mitra_shows_how_kids_teach_themselves.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sugata_mitra_shows_how_ki... * Alan Russell on regenerating our bodies http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/alan_russell_on_regenerating_our_bodies.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/alan_russell_on_regenerat... * Robert Lang folds way-new origami http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/robert_lang_folds_way_new_origami.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/robert_lang_folds_way_new... * John Maeda: Simplicity patterns http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/172/ http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/172/ Somehow I never bookmarked * Dan Gilbert's talks http://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_gilbert.html http://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_gilbert.html * Dan Ariely's talks http://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_ariely.html http://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_ariely.html Which I've now remedied There was also one about regenerating local ecosystems that I somehow can't seem to find right now.
- mgh2 16y agoMy favorite one is definitely Simon Sinek's talk on 'How great leaders inspire action'. If you want to see a collection of inspiring videos on social entrepreneurship you can visit this site: http://trendguardian.blogspot.com/search/label/Social%20Entrepreneurship http://trendguardian.blogspot.com/search/label/Social%20Entr...
- dnsworks 16y agoErin Mckean speaking about the dictionary http://www.ted.com/talks/erin_mckean_redefines_the_dictionary.html http://www.ted.com/talks/erin_mckean_redefines_the_dictionar... .. watching Erin make the dictionary seem so excited and passionate about something I had never quite considered, that helped pulled me out of a deep funk and get excited about problems I was solving again. Miru Kim speaking about her Urban Exploration Photograpy: http://blog.ted.com/2009/02/making_art_of_n.php http://blog.ted.com/2009/02/making_art_of_n.php
- skotzko 16y agoBen Zander (conductor of the Boston Philharmonic) gives an amazing presentation on "Music and Passion." It is my favorite TED talk besides Simon Sinek's, which you mentioned. http://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html http://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passio...