| 1) Jill Bolte Taylor My Stroke of Insight 2008 When the neuroscientist picks up a human brain with a spinal cord attached, the audience gasps. When she's done talking about her stroke, they're crying. Watch the Video >> | 6) Dan Pink Surprising Science of Motivation 2009 The science proves that intrinsic motivation works better than extrinsic rewards, but your boss doesn't understand. Pink explains how to tell her. Watch the Video >> |
| 2) Patti Maes and Pranav Mistry Sixth Sense Demo 2009 The MIT Media Lab researchers debut a spooky Minority Report -- style wearable interface. Watch the Video >> | 7) Hans Rosling The Best Stats You've Ever Seen 2006 The Swedish professor dances through a spectacular animation of world development. Watch the Video >> |
| 3) Ken Robinson Schools Kill Creativity 2006 This highly influential talk spawned a viral 2010 follow-up and made the creativity expert a star; Robinson says he now "gets stopped in airports." Watch the Video >> | 8) Benjamin Zander On Music and Passion 2008 TED hosts performances as well as talks. This blends the two, with Zander at the grand piano. Watch the Video >> |
| 4) Tony Robbins Why We Do What We Do 2006 Robbins high-fives Al Gore in this video. "One of the best TED moments of all time," says TED video chief June Cohen. Watch the Video >> | 9) Barry Schwartz The Paradox of Choice 2006 In a baggy T-shirt, with glasses sliding down his nose, Schwartz gives a profound, witty discourse on why more freedom doesn't equal more happiness. Watch the Video >> |
| 5) Elizabeth Gilbert Nurturing Creativity 2009 The best-selling author bares her struggle to repeat the success of Eat, Pray, Love. Watch the Video >> |
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
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