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Tony Robbins motivates you in 20 minutes: TEDTalks http://www.ted.com Tony Robbins talks about how to unlock your true potential -- and high-fives Al Gore in the front row! A fast-paced, mind-expanding, motivating TEDTalk for high achievers and those who wish to be. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Tags: TEDTalks TonyRobbins AlGore highfive potential motivation |
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Do schools today kill creativity? (Ken Robinson, TEDTalks) http://www.ted.com A must-see for every parent and teacher. Education guru Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. Sir Ken Robinson is author of "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative," and a leading expert on innovation in education and business. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) More TEDTalks at www.TED.com Tags: TED Conference TED2006 TEDTalks "Ken Robinson" education creativity innovation |
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TEDTalks: Malcom Gladwell (2004) http://www.ted.com Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker, and best-selling author ofThe Tipping Point and Blink. In this talk, filmed at TED2004, he explains what every business can learn from spaghetti sauce. (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 18:15) Tags: TEDTalks |
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Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to debunk several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Tags: TEDTalks Hans Rosling Gapminder gapminder.org presentation third_world statistics data mining PowerPoint world_health |
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TEDTalks: Dan Dennett (2006) http://www.ted.com Dan Dennett is a Tufts philosophy professor and cognitive scientist, renowned for his books, Consciousness Explained (1991) and Darwin's Dangerous Idea (1995). His most recent book, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a natural phenomenon calls for a rational examination of religion as a cultural phenomenon that has co-evolved over milennia to meet human needs. In this talk, which followed the presentation by Pastor Rick Warren, he takes issue with some of Warren's claims in The Purpose-Driven Life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 25:29) Tags: TEDTalks |
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Richard Dawkins on the strangeness of science: TEDTalks http://www.ted.com Mind-expanding talk that probes the limits of human understanding: Why can't we see atoms? Why can't we hear color? How can we understand randomness? Dawkins suggests that the true nature of the universe eludes us because the human mind has evolved mainly to understand other humans -- and to look for human motives even in natural processes. Thus, we create a humanlike God to explain phenomena we can't otherwise comprehend; right or wrong, we're simply wired for it. Dawkins is Oxford's Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, and the author of the landmark 1976 book The Selfish Gene and the 2006 bestseller The God Delusion. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK) Tags: TEDTalks science atoms Richard Dawkins God Delusion gravity space-time middle-world |
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TEDTalks: Barry Schwartz (2005) http://www.ted.com Barry Schwartz is a sociology professor at Swarthmore College and author of The Paradox of Choice. In this talk, he persuasively explains how and why the abundance of choice in modern society is actually making us miserable. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 20:22 Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: Dan Gilbert (2005) http://www.ted.com Dan Gilbert is a psychology professor at Harvard, and author of Stumbling on Happiness. In this memorable talk, filmed at TED2004, he demonstrates just how poor we humans are at predicting (or understanding) what will make us happy. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 22:02) Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: Cameron Sinclair http://www.ted.com TEDPrize winner Cameron Sinclair is founder of Architecture for Humanity, and author of Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises In this presentation, he demonstrates the need for a design response to humanitarian crises, and unveils his TEDPrize wish: to create a community that actively embraces open-source design to generate innovative and sustainable living standards for all. Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: Aubrey de Grey (2005) http://www.ted.com Aubrey de Grey, British biogerontologist and founder of SENS, controversially claims to have created a roadmap to defeat biological aging. In this talk, he argues that aging - like other diseases - can be cured, and that humans can live for centuries, if only we approach the aging process as "an engineering problem." (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 23:31) Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: Larry Brilliant http://www.ted.com TEDPrize winner Larry Brilliant is an epidemiologist who presided over the last case of SmallPox on the planet. He also founded the Seva Foundation, which works to reverse cases of blindness, and co-founded several technology start-ups, including the legendary online community, The Well. He was recently named Executive Director of the Google Foundation. In this talk, he explains in fascinating detail the key behind the successful WHO campaign to eradicate Smallpox, and then unveils his TEDPrize wish: to build a global system that detects each new disease or disaster as it emerges or occurs. Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: Sasa Vucinic (2005) http://www.ted.com Sasa Vucinic, a former editor for Belgrade radio station B92, founded the Prague-based Media Development Loan Fund, which applies venture-capital principles to finance sustainable media companies in nations emerging from repressive regimes. In this quietly persuasive talk, Vucinic explores the power of a free press to reinvigorate struggling democracies, and proposes his vision - now realized - to sell "free press bonds," publicly traded securities that mobilize private investment to support independent media in emerging democracies. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 18:46) Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: David Deutsch (2005) http://www.ted.com Legendary physicist David Deutsch is author of The Fabric of Reality and the leading proponent of the multiverse intrepretation of quantum theory ��� the astounding idea that our universe is constantly spawning countless numbers of parallel worlds. In this rare (and delightfully engaging) public appearance, he weaves a complex and captivating argument placing the study of physics at the center of our species' survival. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 19:45) Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: Jimmy Wales (2005) http://www.ted.com Jimmy Wales is founder of Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, ever-expanding, and thoroughly addictive encyclopedia of the future. In this presentation, he explains how Wikipedia's collaborative system works, and why it succeeds. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 20:47) Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: Al Gore (2006) http://www.ted.com Al Gore, in his own words, "used to be the next President of the United States of America" but has since changed professions. This talk is a follow-up to his now-famous presentation, featured in the movie, "An Inconvenient Truth." In it, he outlines what we can do to avert a global climate crisis. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Tags: TEDTalks |
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Majora Carter on "Greening the Ghetto (TEDTalks) http://www.ted.com Majora Carter is the Macarthur-winning founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization dedicated to holistic community development, sponsoring projects that create jobs, protect the environment and bring beautiful green space to the inner city. In this charismatic presentation (which received a prolonged standing ovation), she explains her commitment to environmental justice and her vision for a renewed South Bronx. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Tags: TED Conference TED2006 TEDTalks Majora Carter Sustainable South Bronx environment green |
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TEDTalks: Mena Trott (2006) http://www.ted.com Mena Trott is the 28-year-old founder of leading blog software company Six Apart (Creators of Typepad, Movable Type, LiveJournal and Vox). In this talk, she explores the personal side of blogging. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 17:30) Tags: TEDTalks |
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Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body http://www.ted.com In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie leads the audience through an exploration of music not as notes on a page, but as an expression of the human experience. Playing with sensitivity and nuance informed by a soul-deep understanding of and connection to music, she talks about a music that is more than sound waves perceived by the human ear. She illustrates a richer picture that begins with listening to yourself, and includes emotion and intent as well as the complex role of physical spaces -- instrument, concert hall and even the bones and body cavities of musician and listener alike. Tags: ted tedtalks music |
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Julia Sweeney: Letting Go of God (excerpt): TEDTalks http://www.ted.com Julia Sweeney shares the first 15 minutes of her new solo show at TED2006. The comedian and playwright created the SNL character "Pat," and wrote her own hit Broadway show "God Said Ha!" (produced also as a film). (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Tags: TEDTalks atheist atheism catholic catholicism LDS Mormon Julia Sweeney Letting Go of God solo |
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Explorer Wade Davis on our amazing "ethnosphere":TEDTalks http://www.ted.com In this stunning talk, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, many of which are disappearing, as ancestral land is lost and languages die. (50 percent of the world's 6000 languages are no longer taught to children.) Against a backdrop of extraordinary photos and stories that ignite the imagination, Davis argues that we should be concerned not only for preserving the biosphere, but also the "ethnosphere," which he describes as "the sum total of all thoughts and dreams, myths, ideas, inspirations, intuitions brought into being by the human imagination since the dawn of consciousness." An anthropologist and botanist by training, Davis has traveled the world, living among indigenous cultures. He's written several books, including The Serpent and the Rainbow and Light at the Edge of the World. (Recorded February 2003 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 22:44) Tags: TEDTalks National Geographic Wade Davis language ethnosphere indigenous dreams culture myth |
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Ideas Worth Spreading: TEDTalks Trailer http://ted.com/tedtalks - Here is a sneak peek inside the TED2006 Conference. This is a trailer for the new, weekly, free TEDTalks web/podcast series featuring Al Gore, Rives, Amy Smith, Cameron Sinclair, Alan Russell, Clifford Stoll (pictured), Sir Ken Robinson, Sirena Huang, Larry Brilliant, Bono, Julia Sweeney, Vishal Vaid, Jeff Han, and others. Tags: TED Talks TEDTalks al gore bono world changing ideas worth spreading technology entertainment design |
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TEDTalks: Ze Frank (2004) http://www.ted.com Ze Frank rose to Internet fame with his viral video How to Dance Properly, and has been a purveyor of imaginative online comedy ever since. His latest experiment, the show, is posted daily at zefrank.com. In this performance, drawn from the TED2004 archive, he offers the signature blend of comedy, technology and social theory that made him our favorite philosopher comic. (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 19:42) Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: David Pogue (2006) http://www.ted.com David Pogue is the personal technology columnist for The New York Times, an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, and one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. In this unconventional talk, he offers a sweeping (and unusual) view on the state of software, partially set to music. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Tags: TEDTalks |
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TEDTalks: Sirena Huang (2006) http://www.ted.com Sirena Huang started violin lessons at four, and made her professional solo debut at age nine, with the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. Now 11, she has won top prizes in numerous international competitions, delighting audiences worldwide with her virtuosity and musical imagination. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 25:25) Tags: TEDTalks |
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Helen Fisher on love, lust and antidepressants: TEDTalks http://www.ted.com Anthrolopogist Helen Fisher outlines the bio-chemical foundations of love, lust and intimacy, discusses the changing role of women, and ends with a warning that antidepressants may be killing love. Fisher is an anthropologist at Rutgers, specializing in gender differences and the evolution of human emotions, and author of Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA) Tags: TEDTalks antidepressants love chemistry women intimacy anthrolopogy |