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Sarah Jones: A one-woman global village

In this hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving TED2009 just a sample of her spectacular character range.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jones_a_one_woman_global_village

Sarah Jones: What does the future hold? 11 characters offer quirky answers

Sarah Jones changes personas with the simplest of wardrobe swaps. In a laugh-out-loud improvisation, she invites 11 "friends" from the future on stage—from a fast-talking Latina to an outspoken police officer—to ask them questions supplied by the TED2014 audience.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jones_what_does_the_future_hold_11_characters_offer_quirky_answers

Sarah Jones: One woman, five characters, and a sex lesson from the future

In this performance, Sarah Jones brings you to the front row of a classroom in the future, as a teacher plugs in different personas from the year 2016 to show their varied perspectives on sex work. As she changes props, Jones embodies an elderly homemaker, a “sex work studies” major, an escort, a nun-turned-prostitute and a guy at a strip club f...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jones_one_woman_five_characters_and_a_sex_lesson_from_the_future

Sara Jones: My story of love and loss as a transracial adoptee

A mysterious tattoo on her forearm was all that linked Sara Jones, adopted as a child by white parents, to her South Korean origins. Searching for her birth family taught her that transracial adoption stories often frame new lives abroad as strokes of luck that call for endless gratitude, obscuring a far more complex reality. Through her experie...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sara_jones_my_story_of_love_and_loss_as_a_transracial_adoptee

Sarah Jones | TED Speaker

Tony Award-winning monologist, UNICEF ambassador, firebrand and FCC-fighting poet -- Sarah Jones assumes as many roles offstage as on.
Polymorphic playwright
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sarah_jones

Playlist: How to live many lives (6 talks)

During the span of a single life, how do you reinvent yourself? Take a page out of the book of these speakers who have found creative ways to fit many lives into one.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_to_live_many_lives

Playlist: The magic of the human voice (5 talks)

From beat-boxing battles to a digital choir of 2000 people, these talks celebrate the beauty and versatility of the human voice.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_magic_of_the_human_voice

Playlist: Spoken-word fireworks (9 talks)

Brave and beautiful expressions from some of the world's most talented spoken-word performers, who weave stories in words and gestures.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/spoken_word_fireworks

Playlist: That's absurd! (8 talks)

These quirky talks remind us that life is funny, weird, sweet, absurd.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/that_s_absurd

Sara Jones | TED Speaker

Sara Jones creates global diversity and inclusion strategies to elevate inclusive work cultures.
Inclusion advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sara_jones

Playlist: Ryuichi Sakamoto: On music and more (8 talks)

Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto picks his favorite talks on ideas -- both musical and beyond. "Each talk expresses a vision no one else can have," he says. "They're a triumph of uniqueness and originality."
Curated by Ryuchi Sakamoto · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/ryuichi_sakamoto_on_music_and

Playlist: What we don't talk about (when we talk about sex) (8 talks)

Seriously, let's talk about sex: 8 insightful talks to spark the conversations we need to have in (and out of) the bedroom.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/what_we_don_t_talk_about_when_we_talk_about_sex

Playlist: Talks for when you want to laugh and think (8 talks)

These hilarious talks won’t just make you laugh out loud -- they’ll make you think twice.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_want_to_lau

Playlist: Talks to watch with the entire family (10 talks)

No matter the generation, these talks are perfect for bringing everyone together to learn, wonder and laugh.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_watch_with_the_entire

Playlist: Speakers with dream jobs (11 talks)

What do you want to be when you grow up? These speakers have staked out the coolest careers — some you probably never knew existed.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/11_ted_talks_by_speakers_with

Playlist: What does the future look like? (11 talks)

Visions of the future of everything from cars to the Internet to the human species.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/what_does_the_future_look_like

Playlist: The funniest TED Talks (12 talks)

Great TED Talks illuminate an idea. Sometimes, they do it while making you laugh. These talks will bring a smile to your face. Please note: Vigorous debate ensued among our staff about which talks to include. So we hope you'll find something for every sense of humor.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_funniest_ted_talks

Playlist: Talks for theater geeks (12 talks)

A collection of our most inspired talks and performances highlighting the passion, importance and brilliance of theater.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_theater_geeks

Playlist: Check your assumptions (14 talks)

Everyone makes snap judgments. These talks challenge the hidden biases we all hold -- around looks, race, class, gender, language.
Curated by TED · 14 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/check_your_assumptions

Playlist: TED Starter Pack (15 talks)

Need an introduction to TED? Enjoy a mixture of some of our most well-known, hard-hitting and and perspective-shifting talks.
Curated by TED · 15 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/ted_starter_pack

Sarah Parcak: Armchair archaeologist

Sarah Parcak hoped the power of the crowd could help accelerate archaeological discovery. See how 90-year-old Doris Mae Jones heard her call -- and jumped in to search more than 50,000 tiles in Expedition Peru. With cat assistants.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_parcak_armchair_archaeologist

Multiple personalities take the stage: Sarah Jones at TED2014

Sarah Jones is an actor and monologuist who comes on stage to explain her own diverse background. "I grew up in a family that was multi-everything, black and white, Caribbean, Irish American, German American, there was Dominican music playing from the stereo, Christians and Jews (that's a long story)." But then, before we quite know what's hap...
Posted March 21, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/21/multiple-personalities-take-the-stage-sarah-jones-at-ted2014

Playlist: TED Fellows: Shape Your Future (19 talks)

Welcome to "Shape Your Future," a groundbreaking selection of new talks from the TED Fellows. These talks are snapshots of influential, new ideas from leading voices in medicine, human rights, conservation, astrophysics, education and beyond. Dive in to discover what (and who) is shaping your future -- and apply to become a TED Fellow at go.ted....
Curated by TED · 19 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/ted_fellows_shape_your_future

Playlist: How does my brain work? (15 talks)

How exactly does the brain -- a 3-pound snarl of nervous tissue -- create inspired inventions, the feeling of hunger, the experience of beauty, the sense of self? Researchers at the edge of science explain ...
Curated by TED · 15 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_does_my_brain_work

Sarah Parcak crowdsources archaeology

I wish for us to discover the millions of unknown archaeological sites across the globe. By building an online citizen science platform and training a 21st century army of global explorers, we'll find and protect the world's hidden heritage, which contains clues to humankind's collective resilience and creativity. The plan What would happen if I...
https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-prize/prize-winning-wishes/globalxplorer

The top 10 words of TED2014, according to Erin McKean

A surprise superquick talk from wordnik Erin McKean, who reads from her magic notebook the top 10 words of this TED. The full list follows; here are four highlights: tokamak, a doughnut-shaped fusion reactor whose name comes from a transliteration of the Russian токамак. rockism, which Mark Ronson describes as "like racism, but for roc...
Posted March 21, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/21/the-top-10-words-of-ted2014-according-to-erin-mckean

Sarah Parcak | TED Speaker

Like a modern-day Indiana Jones, Sarah Parcak uses satellite images to locate lost ancient sites. The winner of the 2016 TED Prize, her wish is to protect the world’s shared cultural heritage.
Satellite archaeologist + TED Prize winner
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sarah_parcak

Alexis Jones: Redefining manhood—one locker room talk at a time

Alexis Jones is throwing in the towel on "locker room talk" -- literally. In this vibrant, funny talk, the advocacy superhero shares stories from her travels speaking to athletes inside locker rooms about sexual harassment and how to better protect and respect the women in their lives from abuse.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alexis_jones_redefining_manhood_one_locker_room_talk_at_a_time

Future World Problems #fwp

Last year the awe-mazing writer Benjamin Rosenbaum said something great about first-world problems, and specifically the #firstworldproblems tag, used on Twitter attached to complaints about dumb little things that bug us: This whole #firstworldproblems meme, you know that one? It’s supposedly an exercise in humility and perspective, but in f...
Posted May 2, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/futureworldproblems

Paul Sereno | TED Speaker

Surely not the only science career based on a museum tour epiphany, Paul Sereno's is almost certainly the most triumphant. He's dug up dinosaurs on five continents -- and discovered the world's largest crocodile, the (extinct) 40-foot Sarchosuchus.
Paleontologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/paul_sereno
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