When we asked Bill Gates to curate a list of his favorite talks, his first response was, “There are too many to pick, really.” Here, he's whittled it down to 13 essentials.
Bono picks 8 talks that express powerful ideas -- and shares exactly why each needs to be spread far and wide.
An advocate for women's health, Barbra Streisand founded the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center -- whose director is TEDxWomen star Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz. Together they pick some great talks for women and, really, anyone.
Daryl Hannah gathers TED Talks that span the globe, from the Black Hills Mountains of the United States to the underwater worlds of Antarctica.
Education researcher and 2013 TED Prize winner Sugata Mitra founded the "Hole in the Wall" experiments. Here are 5 talks that align with his vision of education's future.
Browse Ben Affleck's super 8, and his director's notes on why he picked them.
Steve Case says, “It has been amazing to watch TED's transition from party to platform, and from a small gathering for the benefit of a few to a massive global movement. Choosing my favorite TED Talks after so many years was no easy task, but here goes … ”
What moves Jill Bolte Taylor? "I love talks that contribute to the overall well-being of who we are as humanity -- about how we can explore ourselves as people in relationship with one another and with this beautiful planet."
Björk picks 6 TED Talks that she simply adores, from a mushroom burial suit to a virtual choir of thousands.
Novelist Elif Shafak says, “Even long after I listened to these talks, I noticed I was carrying the words with me wherever I traveled. I can listen to these speakers again and again, hearing something new each time.”
A top newscaster in China, Wang Lifen is launching her latest venture, Umiwi, to call on the youth of China to make their own media. Here, her 5 most quotable TEDTalks.
Droids, mushrooms, pranks, fractals -- Reggie Watts shares some simple tools for brain expansion.
Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Media (Make: magazine, anyone?) shares his favorite TED Talks with notes about why each one had an impact. Surprise: It's not all tech.
We asked Peter Gabriel what TEDTalks he thinks will still be making waves in 25 years, like his classic 1986 album So. Here are his picks, from printing a human kidney to the learning revolution.
Designer Philippe Starck handpicked this list of talks about science and design -- ideas that spur imagination and inspire creativity.
Macy Gray's voice just does something for us. Here, the songstress picks four talks she would never try to say goodbye to.
Brandon Boyd, lead singer of Incubus, says, "I hope to one day perform live music on the moon. Perhaps if all goes according to plan, we can make a TED Talk out of it!" We eagerly await this event. Until then, here are his favorite talks.
Glenn Close shares 5 TEDTalks that had a lasting effect on her, and luminous notes on why each one struck a chord.
As Dave Eggers says, "The best TEDTalks make sense of complicated ideas and trends, and have an elegant simplicity to them. It’s plenty of time to get across a clear and bold idea.” Below, his notes on 4 great talks.
Data visionary Hans Rosling's favorite talks keep an eye toward health, economics and population growth -- from business in Africa to youth culture in China.
