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Steven Pinker: What our language habits reveal

In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_what_our_language_habits_reveal

Steven Pinker: Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

Was 2017 really the "worst year ever," as some would have us believe? In his analysis of recent data on homicide, war, poverty, pollution and more, psychologist Steven Pinker finds that we're doing better now in every one of them when compared with 30 years ago. But progress isn't inevitable, and it doesn't mean everything gets better for everyo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_is_the_world_getting_better_or_worse_a_look_at_the_numbers

Steven Pinker: Human nature and the blank slate

Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_human_nature_and_the_blank_slate

Steven Pinker: The surprising decline in violence

Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_the_surprising_decline_in_violence

Steven Pinker and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: The long reach of reason

Here's a TED first: an animated Socratic dialog! In a time when irrationality seems to rule both politics and culture, has reasoned thinking finally lost its power? Watch as psychologist Steven Pinker is gradually, brilliantly persuaded by philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein that reason is actually the key driver of human moral progress, eve...
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason

Steven Pinker | TED Speaker

Steven Pinker is a professor of cognitive science (the study of the human mind) who writes about language, mind and human nature.
Psychologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/steven_pinker

Playlist: Angela Duckworth: 4 talks on human behavior (4 talks)

Psychologist Angela Duckworth studies the traits that allow us to stick to our goals — and she chose four great talks that explore other facets of how human beings behave.
Curated by Angela Duckworth · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/angela_duckworth_4_talks_on_h

Playlist: How language changes over time (7 talks)

Language isn’t set in stone. It changes all the time -- and in turn, our language changes us. These talks explore how new words come to be.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_language_changes_over_time

Playlist: Making sense of too much data (17 talks)

It's the age of Big Data. But what, exactly, do we do with all this information? These talks explore practical, ethical -- and spectacularly visual -- ways to understand near-infinite data.
Curated by TED · 17 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/making_sense_of_too_much_data

Playlist: Curator's Picks: Top 10 TED Talks of 2018 (10 talks)

The most notable talks of 2018, chosen by TED Curator Chris Anderson.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/curator_s_picks_top_10_ted_talks_of_2018

Playlist: Talks for people who love words (12 talks)

As Wittgenstein wrote, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." Watch talks by linguists, data analysts and word nerds.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/words_words_words

Playlist: 10 talks you won't be able to stop thinking about (10 talks)

Once you watch these talks, you may not be able to get them out of your head. These talks have staying power and, as you go about everyday life, we bet you'll find yourself thinking of them often.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/10_talks_you_won_t_be_able_to

Playlist: Bill Gates: My 13 favorite talks (13 talks)

When we asked Bill Gates to curate a list of his favorite talks, his first response was, “There are too many to pick, really.” Here, he's whittled it down to 13 essentials.
Curated by Bill Gates · 13 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal

Playlist: The TED Interview (10 talks)

Head of TED Chris Anderson speaks with fascinating individuals to dig into some of the most provocative and powerful ideas of our time.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_ted_interview

Playlist: The Official TED Talk Guide Playlist (53 talks)

A list of the talks mentioned in TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking. Chris Anderson's comments on each talk (in the grey italics) indicate why they were included in the book. Use the book index for more info.
Curated by TED · 53 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_official_ted_talk_guide_pl

Considering Steven Pinker at TED2018

Linguist and psychologist Steven Pinker's talk at the end of TED2018 Session 1 argued enthusiastically that humanity has, as a whole, made remarkable progress toward prosperity, peace and happiness — backing up his assertions with charts that showed an optimistic trajectory. But is that the whole story? A roundtable of TED Fellows — includin...
Posted April 12, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/12/enlightenment-or-entitlement-a-response-to-steven-pinker-from-a-panel-of-ted-fellows

Debbie Millman | TED Speaker

As host of the long-running podcast "Design Matters," Debbie Millman illuminates the creative processes of some of our era's most intriguing artists, designers and icons. She is the founder and chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.
Design evangelist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/debbie_millman

Playlist: The most popular TED Talks of 2018 (25 talks)

What. A. Year. These 25 TED Talks helped us make better decisions, taught us some fascinating science, gave us some hope for humanity and showed us what it's like to climb 3,000 feet ... without a rope.
Curated by TED · 25 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_most_popular_ted_talks_of_2018

Reason vs. compassion: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein and Steven Pinker at TED2012

Photo: James Duncan Davidson Steven Pinker  is a linguist and psychologist. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a philosopher and novelist. The pair are also married, and they have taken to the TED stage, in front of a dinner table with several luminaries, to have a very public argument, or, in their rather more academic terms, a Socratic dial...
Posted February 28, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/28/reason-vs-compassion-rebecca-newberger-goldstein-and-steven-pinker-at-ted2012

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

Skybox gets Googled, David Binder wins a Tony, Steven Pinker on writing in the 21st century, and more

Several members of the TED community are popping in the news this week. Below, some highlights: Dan Berkenstock’s Skybox Imaging, which uses small satellites to create close to real-time imagery of the planet, has been bought by Google. The internet giant’s website explains, "Skybox’s satellites will help keep our maps accurate with up-to-d...
Posted June 10, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/06/10/skybox-gets-googled-david-binder-wins-a-tony-steven-pinker-on-writing-in-the-21st-century-and-more

Why this might just be the most significant TED Talk ever posted

I want to give you the back story behind today's TED Talk and make the case that it's one of the most significant we've ever posted. And I'm not just talking about its incredible animation. I'm talking about its core idea. Two years ago the psychologist Steven Pinker and the philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, who are married, came t...
Posted March 17, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/17/why-this-might-just-be-the-most-persuasive-ted-talk-ever-posted

9 great talks about talking

TED Talks cover an incredible breadth of topics -- from mathematical origami to self-repairing architecture to personalized medicine. Some talks explore what lies at the very essence of TED -- the act of talking. The 10 talks below explore the various dynamics of speech -- from phonology to cognition to the socio-cultural role of language in...
Posted April 17, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/04/17/10-great-talks-about-talking

Reading List: 12 books by recent TED speakers

With summer dwindling to its last few days, it's time to put away the beach reads and get the mind back in gear with heartier fare. Why not start with some of the amazing books written by recent TED speakers? Here, some picks. Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer Retells the tale of a forgetful writer's journey to becoming U.S. Memory ...
Posted August 23, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/08/23/reading-list-12-books-by-recent-ted-speakers

Your weekend reading: In defense of the red line, a public health heroine

Intriguing reads from around the Internets this week: Two journalists on why the red line on chemical warfare is necessary. [Foreign Affairs] The story of Sara Josephine Baker, a doctor who saved 90,000 inner-city children by the time she died in 1945. [NYRB] "You can't defend the humanities by declaring it off limits to amateurs." ...
Posted September 14, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/09/14/your-weekend-reading-in-defense-of-the-red-line-a-public-health-heroine

The Dinner Party: Session 3 at TED2012

In this session, TED is hosting a dinner party on stage, with various TED attendees and some speakers sitting on stage throughout. Seth Godin, Stewart Brand and Sir Ken Robinson are all primed and ready to jump in with discussion of those we are about to hear. Namely: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein writes novels that explore questions of phi...
Posted February 28, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/28/the-dinner-party-session-3-at-ted2012

TED Radio Hour asks the question: Why are some people violent while others aren’t?

Are people born violent, or is violence something learned? And what can be done to keep human beings from harming one another? These are questions on our minds as Congress debates gun control measures. Today’s episode of TED Radio dives into this dark end of human nature. In this episode – the fifth in season two --  psychologist Philip Zimba...
Posted April 12, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/04/12/ted-radio-hour-asks-the-question-why-are-some-people-violent-while-others-arent

Steven Johnson: The Web as a city

Outside.in's Steven Johnson says the Web is like a city: built by many people, completely controlled by no one, intricately interconnected and yet functioning as many independent parts. While disaster strikes in one place, elsewhere, life goes on.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_the_web_as_a_city

The world is an amazing place. So why aren’t we happier?

Anxiety could be the price that we have to pay for freedom, suggests psychologist Steven Pinker. When it comes to happiness, many people are underachievers. Americans are laggards among their first-world peers, and their happiness has stagnated in the era sometimes called the American Century. The Baby Boomers, despite growing up in peace and p...
Posted April 10, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/the-world-is-an-amazing-place-so-why-arent-we-happier

TED2012 speaker lineup revealed!

Today, we're thrilled to announce the TED2012 speaker program. This year’s conference program includes explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientists, pioneers and educators, visionaries and thinkers from all parts of the globe. Themed “Full Spectrum,” TED2012 will take place from February 27 through March 2 in Long Beach, CA, and Palm S...
Posted January 11, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/01/11/ted2012-speaker-lineup-revealed
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