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ShaoLan: Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!

For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be less difficult. ShaoLan walks through a simple lesson in recognizing the ideas behind the characters and their meaning -- building from a few simple forms to more complex concepts. Call it ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shaolan_learn_to_read_chinese_with_ease

Playlist: Ramsey Musallam: 6 talks that blew me away (6 talks)

Chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam knows that great educational media can be nothing short of explosive. Strap on your goggles and watch his top picks.
Curated by Ramsey Musallam · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/ramsey_musallam_6_talks_that

Philipp Gerbert: The basics of AI for business

On the TED@BCG stage, AI pathfinder Philipp Gerbert dispels the myth of AI as a complex and mysterious tool for business. In reality, he says, even those of us outside Silicon Valley can have an intimate understanding of AI and put it to work today. Gerbert walks us through the ABC's of AI and what it can mean for your organization.
https://www.ted.com/talks/philipp_gerbert_the_basics_of_ai_for_business

Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes

Diana Laufenberg shares three surprising things she has learned about teaching -- including a key insight about learning from mistakes.
https://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_how_to_learn_from_mistakes

Linda Zhang: Why schools should teach entrepreneurship

Linda Zhang says she knows how to get students excited about learning: Wrap their lessons in real-world problems they want to solve.
https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_zhang_why_schools_should_teach_entrepreneurship

Playlist: Thrifty TED Talks (7 talks)

Give old things new life and even imagine a futuristic perspective on repurposing everyday items with these fun and thoughtful talks.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/thrifty_ted_talks

TED Talks in the English classroom

National Geographic Learning’s goal is to bring the world to the classroom, and the classroom to life for English language learners at all levels. With National Geographic Learning programs with TED Talks, students learn their world by experiencing it through the stories, ideas, photography and video of National Geographic and TED. TED Speaker ...
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/national-geographic-learning-with-ted

Kai-Fu Lee: How AI can save our humanity

AI is massively transforming our world, but there's one thing it cannot do: love. In a visionary talk, computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee details how the US and China are driving a deep learning revolution -- and shares a blueprint for how humans can thrive in the age of AI by harnessing compassion and creativity. "AI is serendipity," Lee says. "It i...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kai_fu_lee_how_ai_can_save_our_humanity

Bernie Dunlap: The life-long learner

Wofford College president Bernie Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who taught him about passionate living and lifelong learning.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bernie_dunlap_the_life_long_learner

Playlist: When school's out for the summer (8 talks)

Keep the brain sharp and engaged with these talks that make it fun to avoid the "summer slump."
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/when_school_s_out_for_the_summer

David Gruber: Can we learn to talk to sperm whales?

Animals are communicating -- but what are they saying? And can we talk back? Marine biologist David Gruber introduces Project CETI: a team of scientists, linguists and AI specialists hoping to decode sperm whale language. Using noninvasive robots and a machine-learning algorithm to collect and analyze millions of sperm whale vocalizations known ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_gruber_can_we_learn_to_talk_to_sperm_whales

Kostas Karpouzis: Can machines read your emotions?

Computers can beat us in board games, transcribe speech, and instantly identify almost any object. But will future robots go further by learning to figure out what we're feeling? Kostas Karpouzis imagines a future where machines and the people who run them can accurately read our emotional states — and explains how that could allow them to assis...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kostas_karpouzis_can_machines_read_your_emotions

Nick Bostrom: What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?

Artificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds -- within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as "smart" as a human being. And then, says Nick Bostrom, it will overtake us: "Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make." A philosopher and technologist, Bostrom asks us to think...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_bostrom_what_happens_when_our_computers_get_smarter_than_we_are

Sylvain Duranton: How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses

Here's a paradox: as companies try to streamline their businesses by using artificial intelligence to make critical decisions, they may inadvertently make themselves less efficient. Business technologist Sylvain Duranton advocates for a "Human plus AI" approach -- using AI systems alongside humans, not instead of them -- and shares the specific ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sylvain_duranton_how_humans_and_ai_can_work_together_to_create_better_businesses

Playlist: Barbra Streisand: 8 must-see talks for women (8 talks)

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.
Curated by Barbra Streisand · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/barbra_streisand_8_must_see_t

Joachim Horn: A solution for building a generation of inventors

What if building intelligent systems and innovations was as easy as drawing connections on a computer screen? Joachim Horn has made this possible. SAM Labs' K-12 STEM, STEAM and learn to code courses put the brainpower and experience of engineers in the hands of anyone. SAM Labs enables students with imagination to go from idea to prototype almo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/joachim_horn_a_solution_for_building_a_generation_of_inventors

Playlist: Advice from educators, for everyone (6 talks)

Words by teachers, for teachers and everyone else who just needs some solid and worldly advice.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/advice_from_educators_for_everyone

Julia Sweeney: It's time for "The Talk"

Despite her best efforts, comedian Julia Sweeney is forced to tell a little white lie when her 8-year-old begins learning about frog reproduction -- and starts to ask some very smart questions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_sweeney_it_s_time_for_the_talk

Matt Beane: How do we learn to work with intelligent machines?

The path to skill around the globe has been the same for thousands of years: train under an expert and take on small, easy tasks before progressing to riskier, harder ones. But right now, we're handling AI in a way that blocks that path -- and sacrificing learning in our quest for productivity, says organizational ethnographer Matt Beane. What c...
https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_beane_how_do_we_learn_to_work_with_intelligent_machines

Mariana Lin: How we can bring AI personalities to life

Conversing onstage with an AI persona she created just for this talk, Mariana Lin, one of the principal writers for the voice of Siri, shares what she's learned designing artificial personalities -- and calls on tech companies to get more creative when bringing AI to life in all its messy, complicated glory.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mariana_lin_how_we_can_bring_ai_personalities_to_life

Claudia Miner: A new way to get every child ready for kindergarten

Early education is critical to children's success -- but millions of kids in the United States still don't have access to programs that prepare them to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. Enter the UPSTART Project, a plan to bring early learning into the homes of children in underserved communities, at no cost to families. Education innovator Cla...
https://www.ted.com/talks/claudia_miner_a_new_way_to_get_every_child_ready_for_kindergarten

Shyam Sankar: The rise of human-computer cooperation

Brute computing force alone can't solve the world's problems. Data mining innovator Shyam Sankar explains why solving big problems (like catching terrorists or identifying huge hidden trends) is not a question of finding the right algorithm, but rather the right symbiotic relationship between computation and human creativity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shyam_sankar_the_rise_of_human_computer_cooperation

Anita Collins: The benefits of music education

In this talk, musician and educator Anita Collins makes a passionate case for music education as an indispensable part of school curricula, describing how learning to play music is the neurological equivalent of a full-body workout.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anita_collins_the_benefits_of_music_education

Playlist: WorkLife with Adam Grant: Season 2 (8 talks)

You spend a quarter of your life at work. You should enjoy it! Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world's most unusual professionals to discover the keys to better work life. From learning how to love your rivals to harnessing the power of frustration, one thing's for sure: You'll never see your job ...
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/worklife_with_adam_grant_mar_2019

Kenneth Cukier: Big data is better data

Self-driving cars were just the start. What's the future of big data-driven technology and design? In a thrilling science talk, Kenneth Cukier looks at what's next for machine learning -- and human knowledge.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kenneth_cukier_big_data_is_better_data

Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture

How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pawlyn_using_nature_s_genius_in_architecture

Srikumar Rao: Plug into your hard-wired happiness

We all strive for happiness -- but we spend most of our lives learning to be unhappy, says Srikumar Rao. In this practical talk, he teaches how to break free of the "I'd be happy if ..." mental model, and embrace our hard-wired happiness.
https://www.ted.com/talks/srikumar_rao_plug_into_your_hard_wired_happiness

David Merrill: Toy tiles that talk to each other

MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_merrill_toy_tiles_that_talk_to_each_other

Playlist: Sharks! (5 talks)

Our talks featuring sharks -- arguably one of the more misunderstood creatures of the deep blue sea.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/sharks

Alex Laskey: How behavioral science can lower your energy bill

What's a proven way to lower your energy costs? Would you believe: learning what your neighbor pays. Alex Laskey shows how a quirk of human behavior can make us all better, wiser energy users, with lower bills to prove it.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_laskey_how_behavioral_science_can_lower_your_energy_bill
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