TED Talks

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5:30

Magda Sayeg

How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement

Posted Mar 2016 Rated Beautiful, Inspiring

11:35

Raffaello D'Andrea

Meet the dazzling flying machines of the future

Posted Feb 2016 Rated Fascinating, Informative

18:44

Shonda Rhimes

My year of saying yes to everything

Posted Feb 2016 Rated Inspiring, Beautiful

12:07

Gregory Heyworth

How I'm discovering the secrets of ancient texts

Posted Feb 2016 Rated Fascinating, Informative

9:22

Sean Follmer

Shape-shifting tech will change work as we know it

Posted Feb 2016 Rated Fascinating, Ingenious

11:03

Linda Liukas

A delightful way to teach kids about computers

Posted Feb 2016 Rated Inspiring, Beautiful

17:33

Elizabeth Lev

The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel

Posted Jan 2016 Rated Informative, Fascinating

7:17

Achenyo Idachaba

How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business

Posted Jan 2016 Rated Inspiring, Ingenious

10:56

Oscar Schwartz

Can a computer write poetry?

Posted Jan 2016 Rated Informative, Fascinating

16:26

Ole Scheeren

Why great architecture should tell a story

Posted Jan 2016 Rated Fascinating, Inspiring

15:32

Tim Harford

How frustration can make us more creative

Posted Jan 2016 Rated Inspiring, Informative

11:09

Jason deCaires Taylor

An underwater art museum, teeming with life

Posted Dec 2015 Rated Beautiful, Inspiring

11:31

Kaki King

A musical escape into a world of light and color

Posted Nov 2015 Rated Beautiful, Fascinating

13:03

Meklit Hadero

The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds

Posted Oct 2015 Rated Beautiful, Inspiring

12:26

Emilie Wapnick

Why some of us don't have one true calling

Posted Oct 2015 Rated Inspiring, Fascinating

7:32

Dustin Yellin

A journey through the mind of an artist

Posted Aug 2015 Rated Fascinating, Funny

18:57

Chip Kidd

The art of first impressions — in design and life

Posted Jun 2015 Rated Funny, Inspiring

5:03

LaToya Ruby Frazier

A visual history of inequality in industrial America

Posted Jun 2015 Rated Informative, Courageous

6:40

Bill Gross

The single biggest reason why startups succeed

Posted Jun 2015 Rated Informative, Inspiring

9:42

Chris Burkard

The joy of surfing in ice-cold water

Posted May 2015 Rated Inspiring, Fascinating

21:04

Martine Rothblatt

My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality

Posted May 2015 Rated Fascinating, Inspiring

17:17

Linda Hill

How to manage for collective creativity

Posted Mar 2015 Rated Inspiring, Informative

5:40

Shimpei Takahashi

Play this word game to come up with original ideas

Posted Mar 2015 Rated Funny, Inspiring

21:42

Ricardo Semler

How to run a company with (almost) no rules

Posted Feb 2015 Rated Inspiring, Fascinating

6:06

Brian Dettmer

Old books reborn as art

Posted Feb 2015 Rated Beautiful, Fascinating

9:01

Tom Wujec

Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast

Posted Feb 2015 Rated Informative, Inspiring

4:38

Bassam Tariq

The beauty and diversity of Muslim life

Posted Jan 2015 Rated Inspiring, Beautiful

12:37

Cristina Domenech

Poetry that frees the soul

Posted Jan 2015 Rated Beautiful, Inspiring

6:52

Erin McKean

Go ahead, make up new words!

Posted Dec 2014 Rated Funny, Inspiring

14:22

Jose Miguel Sokoloff

How Christmas lights helped guerrillas put down their guns

Posted Dec 2014 Rated Inspiring, Beautiful

24:13

Naná Vasconcelos and Vincent Moon

Hidden music rituals around the world

Posted Nov 2014 Rated Beautiful, Inspiring

9:46

Kare Anderson

Be an opportunity maker

Posted Nov 2014 Rated Inspiring, Informative

16:59

Mac Barnett

Why a good book is a secret door

Posted Sep 2014 Rated Funny, Inspiring

12:31

Joi Ito

Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"

Posted Jul 2014 Rated Inspiring, Informative

4:02

Billy Collins

Two poems about what dogs think (probably)

Posted Jun 2014 Rated Funny, Beautiful

15:52

Uri Alon

Why science demands a leap into the unknown

Posted Jun 2014 Rated Inspiring, Fascinating

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