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Which TED talk affected you the most ?

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Alessandro Paulo Martinez
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Mar 7 2012: I haven't been long enough to say but I think the one talk that affected me the most is Brené Brown's "The power of vulnerability".

I've always been a protective(?) person when it comes to myself. I lacked the ability to trust and be uncertain about things and in a way that was making me worse off than how I wanted to be. Listening to that talk gave me the push I needed to start working towards a better self.
Aldous Blair
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Mar 4 2012: Barry Schwartz... Practical Wisdom! A brilliantly inspiring talk, as the same sort of people with the willingness to do the right thing, and the knowledge and experience to know what the right thing is, would most easily buckle to pressure NOT to bend the rules in their favor.

What about my profile gave it away? *cough*
Rami Diab 10+
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Mar 4 2012: Rory Stewart: Time to end the war in Afghanistan

definitely one of the best talks in my opinion!
Zena el Khalil 50+
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Mar 4 2012: At first, I said to myself, don't cry in front of all these people... you don't want to embarrass yourself in front of a room full of such extraordinary people... and extraordinary humans we became... as tears rolled down all our cheeks, we weren't scientists, artists, designers, investors, anymore... we became human, and we cried together, and we loved together, and we were all extremely moved by Bryan Stevenson's talk. This talk is going to change the world. His words resonated with such clarity and simplicity. Rosa Park's advice to him is my new mantra "Be brave... be brave... be brave". Can't wait until his talk is put up!! But for now, check out the blog: http://blog.ted.com/2012/03/01/all-of-our-survival-is-tied-to-the-survival-of-everyone-bryan-stevenson-at-ted2012/
Amirpouya Ghaemiyan 30+
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Mar 4 2012: surely all of them.
but with "Jacqueline Novogratz on escaping poverty" I almost cried !
Jocelyne .
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Mar 4 2012: I would have to say that Thandie Newton's presentation "Embracing otherness, embracing myself" affected me the most. It's an issue that very much touched home.... It's been something I've always wanted to express vocally and through my art and she expressed it beautifully. It was very moving.

Oh and can't forget Ken Robinson's "schools kill creativity" :)
Peter Chiavetta
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Mar 4 2012: Absolutely Paul Gilding: The Earth Is Full. I have always had a concern about conservation since I was 12 years old. When I went to China on a cruise from Hong Kong to Beijing 14 years ago, I say the infrastructure for automobile travel being built. I thought "Oh my god, hell with enough oil on the planet, is there going to be enough oxygen to combust?"
There have been a number of other presenters that I would describe as insight to the human physique. Jill Bolte, A Stroke of Insight, describing left and right sided brain strengths. Now I know why I feel bigger than life when I walk into a room of strangers. Thandie Newton, Embracing otherness. Making being different ok. My last, Nancy Duate, How to make your ideas work. Finally figured out it's been my presentation, not my ideas that have been wrong. Armed with the knowledge of TED I hope to serve humanity in a stronger way. It's tough being out in-front and a little moral support from TED goes a long way.
Kylie Dunn 10+
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Mar 4 2012: I now need to add one more. Susan Cain: The power of introverts. Hearing someone so eloquently espouse the benefits of a character trait I have always been made to feel somehow abnormal about was inspiring. Just did a post talking about it in a little more detail http://bit.ly/zwKJox can't wait for the book to arrive.
Carl Pretorius 20+
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Mar 4 2012: No doubt, Bryan Stevenson. He hit the nail on the head. At the end of the day our legacy we will be measured by what we have done for those in need and not by what we have accumulated in material posessions. Thanks for asking ...
Terry Torok 50+
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Mar 4 2012: Always original Sir Ken & Wade Davis... but 3 new ones worth watching... Bryan Stevenson, Susan Cain, & a call of the wild... Reggie Watts.
Jam Cipres 500+
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Mar 3 2012: 1. radical/sensible talk from Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions
2. all courageous, core-shaking pieces from Eve Ensler
3. grounded, honest and utterly endearing Raghava: Five Lives of an Artist
Lyuba Busch
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Mar 1 2012: One about "Post Secret". Also, a few others but they were school related abd I listened to them a while ago.
Edwin Nazarian
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Mar 1 2012: I think the Favourite List will tell more than just name three of them.
we all have different test and interest. we choose the topics that most interest us.

To name the best three talks, by just using the word BEST means there are the worst three talks as well.
these words gives diagnoses to the choice or/and talks, but unfortunately I am not a doctor.

If I say what are the MOST interesting talks for me you might think there are the LEST interesting talks as well.
and above all, I haven't seen them all to be able to categorize, plus there are TEDx Talks around the world too.
do you count that?
- Mary M. 50+
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  Mar 2 2012: Edwin...........I thought I was going to read your list..........and then look at what you wrote.
  
  So funny.......oh well, you did answer the question.
  
  Your comment reminded me of the talk on the paradox of choice.
  
  Thank you
William Parker
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Mar 1 2012: All of the Rosling ones. Michael Pawlyn on Biomimcry is also brilliant as about simplicity and effectiveness. THe seawater greenhouse will be very useful in Spain and other parts of the world
Kevin Claiborne
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Feb 29 2012: Dan Pink on the science behind motivation.
Simply because it reminds me of how stupid the typical 9-5 slaveshift is, especially when the majority of people are not interested in what they get paid to do.
But it keeps the American machine running. 9-5's are a necessary evil.
Mary M. 50+
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Feb 29 2012: There have been several, for different reasons:
In music... a 3 minute clip by Bobby McFerrin...definitely worth watching if you haven't seen it.

In psychology...Brene Brown's Power of vulnerability....I have watched it several times and share it quite a bit.
In Science....Karry Mullis on "Celebrate the experiment"....so beautifully inspiring, and a tie for third place with the wacky Clifford Stoll on "Everything".

[Edited...reduced list, had not noticed top 3...sorry]
Rhona Pavis 30+
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Feb 28 2012: Ray Kurzweil
Benjamin Zander
Grier Barnes
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Feb 28 2012: Jill Bolte Taylor's talk, A Stroke of Insight, is incredibly moving. As a scientist, a woman, and a human being, she reaches out to the audience and connects with them in such a profound way unparalleled by any other TED talk I have ever seen. If you haven't watched it, do. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
She says it better than I can: "So who are we? We are the life force power of the universe, with manual dexterity and two cognitive minds. We have the power to choose moment by moment who and how we want to be in the world."
Vidhya Ravi 50+
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Feb 26 2012: Sunitha Krishnan's Talk on Sex Slavery brings me to tears every time I watch it. Maybe it's becauseI know that what is happening is wrong and I'm not sure what I can do to help - but part of me feels this way because I'm a decendent from a culture that seems all too willing to turn its eyes away from such happenings that have continued for centuries.
Vojtěch Pacík 10+
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TED Translator

Feb 25 2012: When I think about it I found the Brian Cox's presentation "Why do we need explorers" (http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_cox_why_we_need_the_explorers.html) really inspiring, mostly due to the fact that I came across this presentation in time when I was about to decide about my future life (I mean choosing the right university of course). And few years after this - today - I may say I did the right decision.

But one presentation I found really inspiring and somehow important to me is Robin Ince's "Science vs. Wonder?" (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/cs/robin_ince_science_versus_wonder.html), because of this talk I took up translating TEDTalk to my native language. So therefore it was then when I - for the first time - participate on spreading the TED idea.
Bernd Fesel 30+
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Feb 25 2012: Great and simpel question, my straightforward answers:

Ken Robinson on School killing creativity

Thelma Golden on art shaping societys´ change
Gerald O'brian 30+
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Feb 24 2012: deutsch on good explanations
david adjei
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Feb 24 2012: Single Story by Chimamanda Adisi.
- Fritzie Reisner 10+
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  Feb 24 2012: I liked that talk very much. Another favorite of mine for different reasons was Clay Shirky on cognitive surplus. Another was Stefan Sagmeister on the power of time off.
- Mary M. 50+
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  Feb 29 2012: I also was moved my her talk. It was one of the first TED talks I ever watched.
  
  I have used the term "the danger of a single story" many times when I run into individuals who have only one view of any particular idea, peoples, etc.. She opened my eyes of understanding quite a bit.
Gustavo Ribeiro
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Feb 24 2012: William Kamkwamba on building a windmill
Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education and Ken Robinson
Philip Zimbardo shows how people become monsters ... or heroes
Every time i'm feeling bad . I watch this or better i come to the site and watch the videos for me is a therapy. hhehe
Abraços do Brasil a todos.
Chris Dux
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Feb 24 2012: For me it is Thandie Newton with "embracing otherness, embracing myself". His speech is so deep and intimate, and the message is very clear. I discovered by greatest chance. One of those things that upset moment of my life. Thank you to her and TED.
Russ Conser 50+
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TED Attendee

Feb 24 2012: For personal impact, I agree with Clarence, Dr. Terry Wahls at TEDx Iowa City http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxIowaCity-Dr-Terry-Wahls-Min;search%3Awahl

For mind blowing, Dr. Tony Attala at TED2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_printing_a_human_kidney.html
Austin Benjamin
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Feb 24 2012: "Carl Safina: The oil spill's unseen culprits, victims" . I really got tears on my eyes when he says the dolphin story. That story will be longlasting in mind until to death. May God help the Nature and Animals.
Marco Lavagnino
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Feb 24 2012: Benjamin Zander, on music and passion. That was the first time I experienced the beauty of classical music... It was amazing.
- Augusto Ferreira da Silva
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  Feb 25 2012: For another amazing experience, search YouTube for Leonard Bernstein's Young Peoples Concerts.
Niaz Uddin Sohel
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Feb 23 2012: Ken Robinson's 'schools kill creativity'