TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) has established itself as one of the most visited and exciting intellectual think-tanks on the Web. It’s a feast of really knowledgeable people, strutting their stuff, in short presentations. For those of us on the go, it’s a perfect format: no 1-hour marathons. Just short, brilliant and inspiring!
- Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity (2006): 8,660,010 views
- Jill Bolte Taylor‘s stroke of insight (2008): 8,087,935
- Pranav Mistry on the thrilling potential of SixthSense (2009): 6,747,410
- Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense (2009): 6,731,153
- David Gallo‘s underwater astonishments (2007): 6,411,705
- Tony Robbins asks Why we do what we do (2006): 4,909,505
- Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen (2006): 3,954,776
- Arthur Benjamin does mathemagic (2005): 3,664,705
- Jeff Han demos his breakthrough multi-touchscreen (2006): 3,592,795
- Johnny Lee shows Wii Remote hacks for educators (2008): 3,225,864
- Blaise Aguera y Arcas runs through the Photosynth demo (2007): 3,007,440
- Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing your genius (2009): 2,978,288
- Dan Gilbert asks: Why are we happy? (2004): 2,903,993
- Stephen Hawking asks big questions about the universe (2008): 2,629,230
- Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation (2009): 2,616,363
- Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice (2005): 2,263,065
- Richard St. John shares 8 secrets of success (2005): 2,252,911
- Mary Roach 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm (2009): 2,223,822
- Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action (2010): 2,187,868
- Chimamanda Adichie shares the danger of a single story (2009): 2,143,763
This is one of my favorites, though not on the list: Paul Stamets talk about 6 ways mushrooms can save the world. He also explains how fungi first invented the Internet!
Do leave me a comment and let me know which ones you enjoyed!
The Renegade Guru
watched aarthur benjamin on mathmagic and was amazed…thanks, interesting site
I am really interested in good stuff which should lift us morally and physically.Please enroll me for this food.
Yes, yum yum!
Prof.
As a parent who chooses to not participate in compulsory education for my daughter, the Sir Ken talk has been an important influence in my life. But to see it here, at the top of the list…. well, I can only celebrate the implications.
Not one of your links work.
On the contrary Robert, they all work perfectly.
The problem is somewhere on your computer and I don’t know enough even to make suggestions.
Thousands of people have happily used these links in the last 24 hours.
I double-checked them, just to accord you respect. But they work fine.
Keith