Playlist (6 talks)

The first 6 TED Talks ever

Playlist (6 talks): The first 6 TED Talks ever

• 16:17

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  Al Gore Averting the climate crisis

  With the same humor and humanity he exuded in "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter brand name for global warming.

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  Hans Rosling The best stats you've ever seen

  You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."

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  Tony Robbins Why we do what we do

  Tony Robbins discusses the "invisible forces" that motivate everyone's actions — and high-fives Al Gore in the front row.

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  Majora Carter Greening the ghetto

  In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx — and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy.

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• 19:24

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  Ken Robinson Do schools kill creativity?

  Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

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  David Pogue Simplicity sells

  New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technology’s worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. To funny things up, he bursts into song.

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