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TEDxLondonChange - an independently organized event

About this event: A livecast of TEDxChange 2013 (Seattle, Washington). The event is free to attend. No live speakers. TEDxChange TEDxChange is an event created out of a partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the TEDx program. It is an initiative devoted to ideas worth spreading in the areas of global health and development. The TE...
Event details: London, London, City of, United Kingdom · April 4, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/8828

TEDTalks at 5: Speakers tell their stories

TED.com video exists to celebrate great speakers, thinkers, doers -- people with ideas that are passionately held and clearly put. For our speakers, putting their videos online has, in many cases, amplified their work beyond imagination, provoking new connections and directions to their careers and even their lives. As we approached the f...
Posted June 27, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/06/27/ted-at-5-speakers-tell-their-stories

Your holiday reading list: 58 books recommended by TED speakers

From tech to self-help via poetry, fiction and graphic novels, here are the books you need to read. What’s the one book you're always thrilled to discover that someone else has read? We posed that question to TED speakers -- and, well, they geeked out, offering us a list of hidden gems that wouldn’t typically crop up on a holiday shopping list....
Posted December 7, 2015
https://ideas.ted.com/your-holiday-reading-list-58-books-recommended-by-ted-speakers

Are we irrationally pessimistic? A deep-dive Q&A with Steven Pinker

After his mainstage talk on the opening night of TED, psychologist Steven Pinker sat down with Chris Anderson to dive into his new book, Enlightenment Now. The two examined some criticisms of the book and the thesis behind it, dug into the data, and then threw the floor open for questions, in a session that offered the luxury of time to real...
Posted April 13, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/13/are-we-irrationally-pessimistic-a-deep-dive-qa-with-steven-pinker

TED staff: It's TED, the Musical

Do you have a TED Talk inside, just bursting to come out? Take this tongue-in-cheek musical journey to "Give Your Talk." A musical love letter to our speakers -- written, directed and performed by the TED staff.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_staff_it_s_ted_the_musical

Renny Gleeson: Our antisocial phone tricks

In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world -- where the experience we're having right now is less interesting than what we'll tweet about it later.
https://www.ted.com/talks/renny_gleeson_our_antisocial_phone_tricks

Seyi Oyesola: A hospital tour in Nigeria

Dr. Seyi Oyesola takes a searing look at health care in underdeveloped countries. His photo tour of a Nigerian teaching hospital -- all low-tech hacks and donated supplies -- drives home the challenge of doing basic health care there.
https://www.ted.com/talks/seyi_oyesola_a_hospital_tour_in_nigeria

Yossi Vardi: We're worried about local warming ... in your lap

Investor and prankster Yossi Vardi delivers a ballsy lecture on the dangers of blogging. Specifically, for men.
https://www.ted.com/talks/yossi_vardi_we_re_worried_about_local_warming_in_your_lap

Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex

Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk from TEDGlobal 2011, he asks us to embrace our randomness and start making better mistakes.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_harford_trial_error_and_the_god_complex

Lauren Zalaznick: The conscience of television

TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we truly are -- in ways we might not have expected.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lauren_zalaznick_the_conscience_of_television

Sebastian Wernicke: 1,000 TED Talks in six words

Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TED Talk can be summarized in six words. In this talk, he shows how to do just that -- and less.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_wernicke_1_000_ted_talks_in_six_words

Alan Kay: A powerful idea about ideas

With all the intensity and brilliance for which he is known, Alan Kay envisions better techniques for teaching kids by using computers to illustrate experience in ways -– mathematically and scientifically -- that only computers can.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_kay_a_powerful_idea_about_ideas

Louise Fresco: We need to feed the whole world

Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the world, yet leave a role for small bakeries and traditional methods.
https://www.ted.com/talks/louise_fresco_we_need_to_feed_the_whole_world

David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization

Rozalén Rozalén: "Cómo una charla con tu abuela te puede marcar la vida"

Escuchando a nuestros mayores podemos, reparar historias de profundo dolor… encontrar a nuestros desaparecidos, llegar a comprender mejor la historia de otros pueblos. Entender que para saber la verdad es necesario conocer todas las partes, ponerte en la piel de los demás. Y no juzgar. Aprender que acoger en casa a un extraño sin prejuicios pued...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rozalen_rozalen_como_una_charla_con_tu_abuela_te_puede_marcar_la_vida

Anna Rosling: The Way We Live / Így élünk

Rosling suggests the vast majority of human beings are wrong about the state of the world. / Rosling állítása szerint az emberiség túlnyomó többsége téved a világ állapotával kapcsolatosan.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_rosling_the_way_we_live_igy_elunk

Ruslan Zhdanov: Realisation of the idea or back and forth

Talk about why burnout and procrastination are friends, not enemies. With each example we know, we can figure out how an idea evolves from its origin to its translation.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ruslan_zhdanov_realisation_of_the_idea_or_back_and_forth

Frédéric Rossillion: Art et Entreprise, une combinaison pas si impossible | Frédéric Rossillion | TEDxSaintGilles

L'Art est une forme d'accomplissement personnel qui peut devenir professionnel. Il s'agit d'allier le milieu artistique et l'entreprise afin de permettre la réalisation de ses projets. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
https://www.ted.com/talks/frederic_rossillion_art_et_entreprise_une_combinaison_pas_si_impossible_frederic_rossillion_tedxsaintgilles

Ruslan Shegai: You can add Art to your life as well

People have overcome tremendous difficulties and challenges in order to achieve greatness, learn how you can too add a bit of greatness to yourself.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ruslan_shegai_you_can_add_art_to_your_life_as_well

Team Resilience: Clarity, Curiosity, and Continuance

This multi-medium work of art was born in the Greenville, SC-based TEDxHeritageGreen 2021 Artists Project, during which unlikely collaborators were thrown together and challenged to CREATE. With only five weeks and the springboard word “resilience,” the artists delivered a beautiful, ethereal piece. The video debuted during TEDxHeritageGreen 202...
https://www.ted.com/talks/clarity_curiosity_and_continuance

Rosalind Skillen: Intergenerational justice. Pay it forward.

In her talk, Rosalind explores the climate crisis through the lens of intergenerational justice, asking us to assess the future cost of our present actions. We cannot pay back the damage that we have caused to people and planet through climate change, but we can pay forward by acting now to secure a healthy planet for generations to come. Interg...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosalind_skillen_intergenerational_justice_pay_it_forward

Jamal Raslan: Word is Alive

Mr Jamal Raslan believes that the word is alive and all we need to do is listen. He shares about his story as a Modern Malay Muslim looking for his words and in the process, he slowly discovered the voice of Malaysian spoken word.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jamal_raslan_word_is_alive

Rosalinde Spitters: The importance of community: why we need to connect the dots

Rosalinde confronts the audience with the culture of stress that exists within universities and society in general. Based on this, she will present the tools in which students and staff can change university culture for the better.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosalinde_spitters_the_importance_of_community_why_we_need_to_connect_the_dots_jan_2018

Rosalyn Brand: My Unique Mind is a Beautiful Puzzle

In this compelling and emotional talk, Rosalyn shares her experience and story of living with Autism. Autism is not a visible disability that anyone can see and people often make assumptions about those living with Autism. Rosalyn is here to tell you to not assume and to instead be understanding, be patient and be kind. With her knowledge and st...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosalyn_brand_my_unique_mind_is_a_beautiful_puzzle

Chris Roseland: There is no There

On their career paths or during goal-oriented tasks, people often focus on achievement or reward. As Roseland explains, however, the real gain is in a task’s purpose rather than its completion. He proposes that, in order to cultivate a lasting and fulfilling relationship with their careers, people should look past reward to engage in the intrins...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_roseland_there_is_no_there

Roslynn Gallegos: How to choose life

In 2015, just a year after her debut on the TEDxABQ stage, Roslynn Gallegos was diagnosed with Chordoma, a form of cancer that impacts one in a million people. Through the psychological, physical, and emotional traumas of treatment and recovery, she has been making sense of one piece of advice she received from a cancer survivor: how to choose l...
https://www.ted.com/talks/roslynn_gallegos_how_to_choose_life

Rosalinde Leijdekker: A Letter to Rutte

What do you do if you are too young to vote? You write a letter to the prime-minister. Rosaline feels powerless about her future, her generation has to live through the decisions that are made now. What can we do to change our future and who needs to step-up?
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosalinde_leijdekker_a_letter_to_rutte

Ruslana Tenetko: БУДИНОК, ЩО ЗМІНЮЄ КРАЇНУ

UA: Руслана Тенетко — квиткова касирка «Укрзалізниці», яка пройшла драматичний і повний важких випробувань життєвий шлях. «Невиліковна» хвороба сина, Майдан і волонтерство на фронті врешті-решт привели її до створення ОСББ. Руслана впевнена, що саме спільна відповідальність за власний будинок найкраще вчить нас тих умінь і навичок, які допоможут...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ruslana_tenetko_jan_2020

Rosalind Jackson: The Woman You Become

An OB/GYN for over 18 years, “Dr. Roz” explains that menopause is more than night-sweats and hot flashes.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosalind_jackson_the_woman_you_become

Rosalind Eggo: Epidemics and the end of humankind | Rosalind Eggo | TEDxThessaloniki

From the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, humankind has lived in fear of a potent infectious disease that would mark its demise. Dr Rosalind Eggo is a mathematical modeller who tracks the spread of deadly viruses, in an attempt to stop them. In this talk, she combines science with humour and answers the questi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosalind_eggo_epidemics_and_the_end_of_humankind
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