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Mike Cannon-Brookes | TED Speaker

Mike Cannon-Brookes is an entrepreneur, technology investor and passionate clean energy evangelist.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mike_cannon_brookes

Playlist: Talks to watch if you have roommates (4 talks)

Related or not, living under the same roof can be tough.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_watch_if_you_have_roommates

Playlist: How can we better treat our elders? (8 talks)

Here are some thoughtful ways to keep older generations rooted in our lives and society at large.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_can_we_better_treat_our_elders

Playlist: Talks to kickstart your next career (4 talks)

These talks will inspire a professional renaissance and give you the courage to start along a new career path.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_kickstart_your_next_career

Playlist: How we live now (5 talks)

Traditional homes and living no more! Experience the different ways people exist in harmony with one another and their surroundings.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_we_live_now

Playlist: Sounds of the wild (5 talks)

Get back to nature with these talks from the wilder side of life.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/sounds_of_the_wild

Playlist: 10 guiding principles for leaders (10 talks)

It never hurts to have a basic set of guiding principles. Let these insightful talks help shape, redefine and build out your own leadership goals.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/10_guiding_principles_for_leaders

Alex Wissner-Gross | TED Speaker

Alex Wissner-Gross applies science and engineering principles to big (and diverse) questions, like: "What is the equation for intelligence?" and "What's the best way to raise awareness about climate change?"
Scientist, entrepreneur, inventor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alex_wissner_gross

Ashley M. Grice | TED Speaker

Ashley M. Grice believes in the power of wonder and unconventional thinking to disrupt industries and the status quo.
Purpose expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ashley_m_grice

James Howard Kunstler | TED Speaker

James Howard Kunstler may be the world’s most outspoken critic of suburban sprawl. He believes the end of the fossil fuels era will soon force a return to smaller-scale, agrarian communities -- and an overhaul of the most destructive features of postwar society.
Social critic
https://www.ted.com/speakers/james_howard_kunstler

Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti: The world's most dangerous fart

For most humans, farts are a welcome relief, an embarrassing incident, or an opportunity for a gas-based gag. But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation, acts of self-defense, and weapons of malodorous murder. Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti dig in...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_caruso_and_dani_rabaiotti_the_world_s_most_dangerous_fart

Playlist: Talks for when you want to start a business (10 talks)

Ever dreamed of starting your own business? These talks can help get your idea off the ground.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_want_to_sta

Playlist: How do ideas travel? (10 talks)

From Twitter to word of mouth, explore the ways ideas spread so quickly from person to person.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_do_ideas_travel

Playlist: South America! (10 talks)

Creativity and innovation are flowing in South America, while countries across the continent still face unique challenges. As we plan for TEDGlobal 2014—happening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October—this playlist will get you in the spirit.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/south_america

Playlist: 7 ideas to inspire your entrepreneurial journey (7 talks)

Illuminate your journey as an entrepreneur with these insightful talks primed to inspire the current and future generations of female founders ready to embrace new heights of success.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/7_ideas_to_inspire_your_entrepreneurial_journey

8 great talks about cars

Jennifer Healey remembers totaling her car as a teenager. She was cruising down the highway, when she noticed the brake lights on the car in front of her go on. She assumed the car was slowing down, but it came to a halting, abrupt stop. Healey, now a research scientist at Intel working on mobile internet devices, simply couldn’t stop in time an...
Posted April 25, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/04/25/8-great-talks-about-cars

Playlist: What makes businesses work? (9 talks)

Insightful talks on what it takes to run a successful business.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/what_makes_businesses_work

Playlist: Why not walk it out? (7 talks)

Some of the world's greatest minds swore by the benefits of taking a stroll. Make your next walk better (or even just go for a mental walk in the woods) with these rousing talks.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/why_not_walk_it_out

Grace Smith-Viduarre and Tim Wright: Why can parrots talk?

Whether they're belting Beyoncé, head-banging to classic rock, or rattling off curse words at zoo-goers, parrots are constantly astounding us. They are among the only animals that produce human speech, and some parrots do it almost uncannily well. How is this possible? Grace Smith-Vidaurre and Tim Wright dig into the anatomy that allows parrots ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/grace_smith_viduarre_and_tim_wright_why_can_parrots_talk

TEDxIntuit - an independently organized event

About this event: At Intuit, whether we're reimagining how people do their taxes, handle their finances, or run their small business, we take our work seriously – and at the show we encouraged attendees to not take themselves too seriously. We chose The Art of Play, because while the act of play may evolve as we get older—we now race sports cars instead of soap b...
Event details: Mountain View, California, United States · August 5, 2014
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11299

Carl June: A "living drug" that could change the way we treat cancer

Carl June is the pioneer behind CAR T-cell therapy: a groundbreaking cancer treatment that supercharges part of a patient's own immune system to attack and kill tumors. In a talk about a breakthrough, he shares how three decades of research culminated in a therapy that's eradicated cases of leukemia once thought to be incurable -- and explains h...
https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_june_a_living_drug_that_could_change_the_way_we_treat_cancer

Carl Honoré: In praise of slowness

Journalist Carl Honoré believes the Western world's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives.
https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_honore_in_praise_of_slowness

Roman Mars: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed

Roman Mars is obsessed with flags -- and after you watch this talk, you might be, too. These ubiquitous symbols of civic pride are often designed, well, pretty terribly. But they don't have to be. In this surprising and hilarious talk about vexillology -- the study of flags -- Mars reveals the five basic principles of flag design and shows why h...
https://www.ted.com/talks/roman_mars_why_city_flags_may_be_the_worst_designed_thing_you_ve_never_noticed

Playlist: Amazing, creative homes (10 talks)

Explore the ingenious designs and intriguingly gorgeous places that people call home.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/don_t_you_wish_you_lived_here

Playlist: The power of the individual voice (10 talks)

It only takes one voice to create change. Be inspired to take action through these talks by brave and passionate individuals.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_power_of_the_individual_vo

Ali Kashani | TED Speaker

Ali Kashani explores the unexpected roles robots might take on in our daily lives -- including bringing us lunch.
Designer, AI specialist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ali_kashani

Carl Safina: What are animals thinking and feeling?

What's going on inside the brains of animals? Can we know what, or if, they're thinking and feeling? Carl Safina thinks we can. Using discoveries and anecdotes that span ecology, biology and behavioral science, he weaves together stories of whales, wolves, elephants and albatrosses to argue that just as we think, feel, use tools and express emot...
https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_safina_what_are_animals_thinking_and_feeling

John Cary: How architecture can create dignity for all

If architect and writer John Cary has his way, women will never need to stand in pointlessly long bathroom lines again. Lines like these are representative of a more serious issue, Cary says: the lack of diversity in design that leads to thoughtless, compassionless spaces. Design has a unique ability to dignify and make people feel valued, respe...
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_cary_how_architecture_can_create_dignity_for_all

Carl Safina: The oil spill's unseen villains -- and victims

Even as the Deepwater Horizon tragedy unfolded, Carl Safina took the stage at TEDxOilSpill to share what the facts were known at the time. In a blood-boiling cross-examination, he suggests that the consequences will stretch far beyond the Gulf -- and many so-called solutions are making the situation worse.
https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_safina_the_oil_spill_s_unseen_villains_and_victims

Shubhendu Sharma | TED Speaker

Shubhendu Sharma creates afforestation methods that make it easy to plant maintenance-free, wild and biodiverse forests.
Eco-entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shubhendu_sharma
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