TED talks

[forestgrovejerry]

http://www.ted.com/

this is a pretty interesting site. 15 minute talks by experts in their field, on pressing contemporary topics.

 

[Just beat it]

Great find. Thank you for sharing.

 

[divinemystick]

Will view it when I have 15 minutes to spare, thanks Hoop.

 

[Indumukhi]

Enric Sala: Glimpses of a pristine ocean is a must see by all. Thank you Ahahooper.

 

[Lillyyyy]

TED is wonderful. It's a non-profit organization that challenges professionals of all fields to "give the speech of their lifetime" They have from 15 min to one hour to do so. The concept: Ideas Worth Spreading.

They also have conferences that are well worth attending. An annual one is held in California, they also have a global one, which I believe is hosted by different countries each year.

Some Great TED talks:

On the use of Suspended Animation in trauma:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/mark_roth_suspended_animation.html

On Mass Extinctions:
http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_ward_on_mass_extinctions.html

Jane Goodall One What Separates Us From Apes:
http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_goodall_on_what_separates_us_from_the_apes.html

Oliver Sacks: What hallucination reveals about our minds:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/oliver_sacks_what_hallucination_reveals_about_our_minds.html

On Creativity and Nurturing Genius:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

String Theory:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/brian_greene_on_string_theory.html

Stephen Hawking asks big questions about the universe:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/stephen_hawking_asks_big_questions_about_the_universe.html

 

[Mr. Tea]

Here's one for you inner child Lauren.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_than_fun_it_s_vital.html

I've posted it before but it's still one of my favorite talks.

 

[Bellatrix]

kyra, you may like this one. i found this one inspirational.
you may recognize this guy as a popular internet wine enthusiast, now entrepreneur.
he is all over youtube doing mini wine tasting. he is very very good.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/gary_vaynerchuk_do_what_you_love_no_excuses.html

 

[Ang(:]

I hadn't seen that one yet but it's fantastic, I wonder why more people don't do what they love.

As a related link did you see the Ze Frank Nerdcore comedy?
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ze_frank_s_nerdcore_comedy.html

Have you seen this one yet? It's another favorite that someone passed on to me.
http://sivers.org/ff
The link above is from the speakers personal site as I think the sound quality is better, this is the actual TED talk.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html

 

[gosh137]

Glimpses of a pristine ocean is a very interesting watch.