This blog page is intended to archive my favorite TED lectures. Don’t know what TED is? Then go to www.TED.com. Is an annual gathering of some of the most fascinating people who talk on Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED).
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NOTE: The latest posts are at the bottom, not the top as is tradition.
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For starters, here’s a very thought provoking commentary on the effects of having too many choices.
Breaking with the paradigm of “top most recent”, I’ll be appending below the “for starters” entry above with more of my favorite TED lectures.
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Next up, I’d like to share Carl Honore’s observations about how to slow down and the benefits from taking time to read stories to children and pausing to think, play, and enjoy. I certainly need to follow some of this advise.
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Some secrets of success from Richard St. John. This is a short 3min talk that rings true in many ways…..
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This is funny, and damned truthful!
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What is happiness? Here’s an interesting take on being happy.
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Gever Tulley about teaching kids practical things that may sometimes hurt, but when used responsibly, can open new horizons and teach responsibility.
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Here’s a favorite with David Pogue performing a 4-min melody about the web….
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Paul Romer talks about Charter Cities, but what I find fascinating is the discussion on population density on the planet (15min into the talk)…. not as dire as the popular press would lead us to all believe.
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Here’s an inspiring story of a young boy who taught himself physics and english via Physics library books, then built his own windmill and changed his entire life!!
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Jeff Bezos with a very interesting history on the electrification of America.
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Rory Sutherland – brilliant observations about advertising, and darned funny too!
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Dave Eggers on a wonderful way to engage students with tutors in a one-on-one way outside the school. This is funny, pragmatic, and seems to work really well. This is a parallel to the concept of the Rochester Toy Library and their play room.
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Here is a most inspiring talk neuroBrain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor. During her own stroke event, she was able to study her own brain as the stroke was happening. She describes the left/right brain separation, and how the right brain seems to exhibit pure joy, especially as her left brain was shutting down from the stroke. Very interesting.
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More to come….