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Neil Burgess: How your brain tells you where you are

How do you remember where you parked your car? How do you know if you're moving in the right direction? Neuroscientist Neil Burgess studies the neural mechanisms that map the space around us, and how they link to memory and imagination.
https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_burgess_how_your_brain_tells_you_where_you_are

Dallas Taylor: What silence can teach you about sound

What can you hear in silence? In this exploration of sound, host of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz" Dallas Taylor tells the story of arguably the most debated musical composition in recent history -- composer John Cage's iconic piece 4'33" -- and invites you to take notice of the soundscape around you. Watch to the end to experience a perfor...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dallas_taylor_what_silence_can_teach_you_about_sound

Emtithal Mahmoud: A young poet tells the story of Darfur

Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud writes poetry of resilience, confronting her experience of escaping the genocide in Darfur in verse. She shares two stirring original poems about refugees, family, joy and sorrow, asking, "Will you witness me?"
https://www.ted.com/talks/emtithal_mahmoud_a_young_poet_tells_the_story_of_darfur

Kevin Toolis: What the Irish wake teaches us about living and dying

For centuries, the Irish funeral wake has served as a time for people to grieve a life lost and celebrate a life lived, together. In this profound and lyrical talk, poet Kevin Toolis laments the fear and denial of death that characterizes increasingly individualistic societies. He reasons that living life fully means embracing our shared mortali...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_toolis_what_the_irish_wake_teaches_us_about_living_and_dying

Dr. Robert Talisse: Why we need to put politics in its place

As our political landscape becomes more and more polarized and the fallout manifests itself across dining tables everywhere, philosopher Robert Talisse believes we need to take a big step back. In this provocative talk, he argues that there's a time and place for politics. "In order to do democracy well," he says, "we have to sometimes do things...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dr_robert_talisse_why_we_need_to_put_politics_in_its_place

Playlist: The complexity of memory (7 talks)

The mind is a diligent recorder, taking note of all that happens and storing data on it for retrieval later, right? Well actually, no. Enjoy these 7 illuminating talks on the science—and oddities—of our memory.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_complexity_of_memory

David Brooks: The lies our culture tells us about what matters -- and a better way to live

Our society is in the midst of a social crisis, says op-ed columnist and author David Brooks: we're trapped in a valley of isolation and fragmentation. How do we find our way out? Based on his travels across the United States -- and his meetings with a range of exceptional people known as "weavers" -- Brooks lays out his vision for a cultural re...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_brooks_the_lies_our_culture_tells_us_about_what_matters_and_a_better_way_to_live

Rives: A story of mixed emoticons

Rives tells a typographical fairy tale that's short and bittersweet ;)
https://www.ted.com/talks/rives_a_story_of_mixed_emoticons

Bill Strickland: Rebuilding a neighborhood with beauty, dignity, hope

Bill Strickland tells a quiet and astonishing tale of redemption through arts, music, and unlikely partnerships.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_strickland_rebuilding_a_neighborhood_with_beauty_dignity_hope

Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsight

Master storyteller Malcolm Gladwell tells the tale of the Norden bombsight, a groundbreaking piece of World War II technology with a deeply unexpected result.
https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_the_strange_tale_of_the_norden_bombsight

Dallas Taylor | TED Speaker

Dallas Taylor is the host of "Twenty Thousand Hertz," a podcast about sound.
Sound evangelist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dallas_taylor

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

Michael Bierut: The genius of the London Tube Map

Design legend Michael Bierut tells the story of the accidental success of one of the most famous maps in the world -- the London Tube Map.
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_bierut_the_genius_of_the_london_tube_map

Kevin Toolis | TED Speaker

Kevin Toolis's wide-ranging command of culture and history blends meaning and connection with death as part of life.
Filmmaker, poet, writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kevin_toolis

Playlist: Personal stories from conflict zones (9 talks)

Powerful, gripping personal narratives that shed light on what it means to live in some of the world’s most dangerous and volatile regions.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/personal_stories_from_conflict

Mackenzie Dalrymple: Three stories of Scotland

Scottish raconteur Mackenzie Dalrymple tells three spellbinding stories -- leading off with the origin of the flag of Scotland, the oldest flag in Europe.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mackenzie_dalrymple_three_stories_of_scotland

Playlist: How your brain functions in different situations (10 talks)

When you're doing something, what's your brain up to? Which neurons are firing where, and why? These fascinating talks will give you a hint.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_your_brain_functions_in_different_situations

Rick Smolan: The story of a girl

Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rick_smolan_the_story_of_a_girl

Sarah Kaminsky: My father the forger

Sarah Kaminsky tells the extraordinary story of her father Adolfo and his activity during World War II -- using his ingenuity and talent for forgery to save lives.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kaminsky_my_father_the_forger

VS Ramachandran: 3 clues to understanding your brain

Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.
https://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_3_clues_to_understanding_your_brain

Majora Carter: 3 stories of local eco-entrepreneurship

The future of green is local. Majora Carter tells three inspiring stories of people who are saving their own communities while saving the planet.
https://www.ted.com/talks/majora_carter_3_stories_of_local_eco_entrepreneurship

Ze Frank: Nerdcore comedy

Performer and web toymaker Ze Frank delivers a hilarious nerdcore standup routine, then tells us what he's seriously passionate about: helping people create and interact using simple, addictive web tools.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ze_frank_nerdcore_comedy

Jack Horner: Where are the baby dinosaurs?

In a spellbinding talk, paleontologist Jack Horner tells the story of how iconoclastic thinking revealed a shocking secret about some of our most beloved dinosaurs.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jack_horner_where_are_the_baby_dinosaurs

George Dyson: The birth of the computer

Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 17th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_dyson_the_birth_of_the_computer

Ory Okolloh: How I became an activist

Ory Okolloh tells the story of her life and her family -- and how she came to do her heroic work reporting on the doings of Kenya's parliament.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ory_okolloh_how_i_became_an_activist

Mallika Sarabhai: Dance to change the world

At TEDIndia, Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer/actor/politician, tells a transformative story in dance -- and argues that the arts may be the most powerful way to effect change, whether political, social or personal.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mallika_sarabhai_dance_to_change_the_world

Peter Gabriel: Fight injustice with raw video

Musician and activist Peter Gabriel shares his very personal motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS -- and tells stories of citizen journalists in action.
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_gabriel_fight_injustice_with_raw_video

Jad Abumrad: How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany

How do you end a story? Host of "Radiolab" Jad Abumrad tells how his search for an answer led him home to the mountains of Tennessee, where he met an unexpected teacher: Dolly Parton.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jad_abumrad_how_dolly_parton_led_me_to_an_epiphany

Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected -- but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait to be a hero.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_bezos_a_life_lesson_from_a_volunteer_firefighter

Inés Hercovich: Why women stay silent after sexual assault

Why do women who experience sexual assault rarely speak up about it? "Because they fear they won't be believed," says Inés Hercovich. "Because when a woman tells what happened to her, she tells us things we can't imagine, things that disturb us, things we don't expect to hear, things that shock us." In this moving talk, she takes us inside an en...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ines_hercovich_why_women_stay_silent_after_sexual_assault
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