And I've found that a lot of TED talks are pretty mediocre. They have good delivery, but they're a bit light on proof, so I find them hard to accept at face val

And I've found that a lot of TED talks are pretty mediocre. They have good delivery, but they're a bit light on proof, so I find them hard to accept at face value. Instead of watching a ton of TED talks, I look to see which speakers wrote a book, check out reviews (to see if they cited sources), and watch only if their full content checks out. If I like the talk, I'll read the book. There's just a ton of mediocre content out there, and I just don't have time to watch them all.