From TED webpage: In this deeply personal talk, novelist and poet Chris Abani searches for the heart of Africa through poetry and narrative -- including his own story of artistic and political awakening,... continue reading

posted by eleavitt 1 decade 7 years 7 months ago • 1,417 views

Speaker Gever Tulley explains the necessity of learning through experience for children. When I grew up I did 4 of the 5 and am no worse for the wear.

posted by theaceofclubz 1 decade 7 years 2 months ago • 6,471 views

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... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 4,994 views • 20:22

Author Robert Wright argues that history has an arrow: That humans have continued to evolve -- if not biologically, than culturally and technologically -- toward greater complexity and intelligence. He... continue reading

posted by bluecliff 1 decade 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 5,216 views

"In a wildly entertaining discussion with Richard Saul Wurman, architect Frank Gehry gives TEDsters his take on the power of failure, his recent buildings, and the all-important 'Then what?' factor."

posted by jonny 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,558 views

The Gapminder software can now visualize change in life expectancy and income per person over the last two centuries. http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world/

posted by fissionchips 1 decade 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 2,070 views

Y/T: The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that... continue reading

posted by Fletch 1 decade 4 years 8 months ago • 3,432 views

Hans Rosling's famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sport's commentator's style to reveal the story of the world's past, present and future development. Now he explores stats... continue reading

posted by geo321 1 decade 4 years 3 months 1 week ago • 3,099 views • 4:48

aka Rob Reid: The $8 billion iPod TED: Comic author Rob Reid unveils Copyright Math (TM), a remarkable new field of study based on actual numbers from entertainment industry lawyers and lobbyists.

posted by TheGenk 1 decade 2 years 12 months ago • 6,154 views • 5:12

"In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with... continue reading

posted by Norsuelefantti 1 decade 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,823 views • 23:41

Drew Curtis of Fark.com explains that ..... "Patent trolls have done more damage to the United States economy than any domestic or foreign terrorist organization in history every year."

posted by Barseps 1 decade 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 3,266 views • 6:41

TED: Web cartoonist Randall Munroe answers simple what-if questions ("what if you hit a baseball moving at the speed of light?") using math, physics, logic and deadpan humor. In this charming talk, a reader’s... continue reading

posted by Zawash 1 decade 10 months 1 week ago • 1,384 views • 9:29

Published on July 4th, 2014 When he was a child, George Takei and his family were forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans, as a "security" measure during World War II. 70 years later, Takei... continue reading

posted by Grimm 1 decade 8 months 1 week ago • 577 views • 15:59

"Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bacteria’ that are pretty nasty — and they’re... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 7 months ago • 152 views • 4:35

Inspired teacher will not be silenced anymore. /eric3579 Published on Aug 15, 2014 "We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't,"... continue reading

posted by my15minutes 1 decade 6 months 4 weeks ago • 587 views • 4:23