I love Ted Talks. I've decided to start a thread to link the ones I (or anyone) like as they come up.
One of my absolute favorites is by Jill Bolte Taylor. She is a neuroscientist that had a massive stroke. She tells of the experience of being present in the moment when half her brain died or at least ceases to work.
www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_p ... of_insight
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Moderator: Fist and Faith
The power of vulnerability
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.
www.ted.com/playlists/171/the_most_popular_talks_of_all
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.
www.ted.com/playlists/171/the_most_popular_talks_of_all
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My problem with Ted Talks is that they take 15 or 20 minutes apiece to watch. But lots of people like 'em, so carry on. 
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I don't know - to me that is just the right amount of time. Some things can't be said in 2 minutes. And I have done the heavy work, found the really good ones (IMO) worth the 20 minutes.aliantha wrote:My problem with Ted Talks is that they take 15 or 20 minutes apiece to watch. But lots of people like 'em, so carry on.
Some I have found that I loved were only 1 or 2 minutes.
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You know me and TV watching. 
Either I commit to a 2-hour chunk of knitting-and-movie-watching time or it needs to be less than 3 minutes long.
But like I said, that's just me. And we've already established that I'm weird.
Either I commit to a 2-hour chunk of knitting-and-movie-watching time or it needs to be less than 3 minutes long.But like I said, that's just me. And we've already established that I'm weird.
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I don't know it as Ted Talks, but I remember hearing the stroke story on NPR at some point (maybe that was the name of the program?). It reminded me of this time I was laying with my head downwards on an incline while camping and started to feel very funny in my head. It was actually a pleasant feeling, but after about 5 minutes I reversed my position because I was worried I might be messing myself up somehow.
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A significant portion of Ted Talks people and/or topics end up on NPR as well [and the reverse].Holsety wrote:I don't know it as Ted Talks, but I remember hearing the stroke story on NPR at some point
I like them...quite a lot of them have sent me rushing madly around the web chasing links and info and education.
Not all of them are great, or even good...but they have a damn high average compared to other sources/aggregations.
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the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
How about putting up some of your favs?Vraith wrote:A significant portion of Ted Talks people and/or topics end up on NPR as well [and the reverse].Holsety wrote:I don't know it as Ted Talks, but I remember hearing the stroke story on NPR at some point
I like them...quite a lot of them have sent me rushing madly around the web chasing links and info and education.
Not all of them are great, or even good...but they have a damn high average compared to other sources/aggregations.
this one is pretty amazing and heartbreaking. worth the nine minutes....ali.
Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.
If you’re raised on dogma and hate, can you choose a different path? Zak Ebrahim was just seven years old when his father helped plan the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. His story is shocking, powerful and, ultimately, inspiring.
www.ted.com/talks/zak_ebrahim_i_am_the_ ... hose_peace
Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.
If you’re raised on dogma and hate, can you choose a different path? Zak Ebrahim was just seven years old when his father helped plan the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. His story is shocking, powerful and, ultimately, inspiring.
www.ted.com/talks/zak_ebrahim_i_am_the_ ... hose_peace
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story
www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_th ... ngle_story
www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_th ... ngle_story
this is hysterical
Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems... palsy is just one
www.ted.com/talks/maysoon_zayid_i_got_9 ... s_just_one
I wish I knew if I was wasting my time with these and the This I Believe thread. Sometimes I just feel silly posting to the void.
Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems... palsy is just one
www.ted.com/talks/maysoon_zayid_i_got_9 ... s_just_one
I wish I knew if I was wasting my time with these and the This I Believe thread. Sometimes I just feel silly posting to the void.
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(shrug) People will take what they need and leave the rest.
I'm doing a similar thing in the Writer's Circle -- posting quotes about writing that I see on Facebook. Dunno if people like 'em or not -- most don't get a comment -- but *I* like 'em, and that's a good enough reason for me to keep doing it.
I'm doing a similar thing in the Writer's Circle -- posting quotes about writing that I see on Facebook. Dunno if people like 'em or not -- most don't get a comment -- but *I* like 'em, and that's a good enough reason for me to keep doing it.
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of course, you are absolutely right....as usualaliantha wrote:(shrug) People will take what they need and leave the rest.
I'm doing a similar thing in the Writer's Circle -- posting quotes about writing that I see on Facebook. Dunno if people like 'em or not -- most don't get a comment -- but *I* like 'em, and that's a good enough reason for me to keep doing it.
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I haven't watched Ted Talks in a while. The Onion has a couple of great spoofs of them, but this is a good talk:
Game designer Jane McGonigal on the game that can give you 10 extra years of life.
Game designer Jane McGonigal on the game that can give you 10 extra years of life.
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
Sam Rayburn
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The Museum of 4 O'Clock in the Morning. One that a friend pointed out to me this morning
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
Sam Rayburn
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