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TED Talks That Will Make You Laugh AND Think
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items There's something almost absurdly comforting about watching TED talks, one after another. Is it their their similar cadence and backdrop? The promise of learning something new from someone who is a total nerd about the subject? Here are some that I f...
Judy Carter is the GOAT of helping regular folks make humor from their lives. Watch if you'd like to take the messiness of your life and create a message to help others.
Sometimes, what can you do but laugh? | Judy Carter
Hannah Gadsby is the most loved (and criticized) comedian of all time after her funny and serious Netflix special. Watch this TED talk if you'd like to know about later in life autism diagnosis, how people deal with ableism with humor, or you just wa...
Hannah Gadsby: Three ideas. Three contradictions. Or not. | TED Talk
I don't know anyone who was raised working class who actually LIKES this TED talk, because Palmer is so durn entitled in the way she approaches the world. But her humor is--in fact-- delightfully engaging. And if you are a person (like me) who develo...
The art of asking - Amanda Palmer
Tim Urban's self deprecating humor is what takes this talk about procrastination (and the meta talk within the talk, which is just as enjoyable) to the next level, explaining how the mind of a procrastinator works. Or sometimes sigh, just doesn't wor...
Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban |
I suppose it's easy enough for someone who has a bazillion copy best seller that defined a genre (albeit a genre defined mostly for the purposes of satirizing the books within it) to say “just show up and the creative genius comes” BUT what I appreci...
Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert
Oh Brene Brown. There are lots of folks (even within hs er own academic discipline) who question some of her conclusions, but there are also such gems within especially her TED talk, that it's still work a watch. And she'll make you chuckle with her ...
The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown | TED
Do we want to think about how much we lie? No. Do we want to think about how much others lie? Also no. I can't even lie about that (see what I did there?). Anyway this is a delightfully funny but punch in the gut relevant talk about the lies we tell,...
How to spot a liar | Pamela Meyer | TED
This is an important issue (what makes a happy/good life) but it's almost so important that it's hard for us to think about. Enter this humorous talk. With years and years and years and years and YEARS of research to back it up.
Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons ...
Why is this a TED talk? I'm not sure. But I've watched it multiple times, including on repeat when I was stuck at home after a knee replacement.
This is what happens when you reply to spam email | TED Talk by James Veitch
One of the best things about TED talks is hearing nerds get super excited about the things that make them nerds. In this case, a software engineer decides he's going to try a bunch of different things that are very, well, not software engineer-y. The...
Try something new for 30 days - Matt Cutts
A TED about laughter that is also funny? Yes please! In this case, a neuroscientist and professor of cognitive neuroscience explains the reasons behind our laughter on an individual basis and also what we as humans use laughter for.
Why we laugh | Sophie Scott
We don't want to think love--or finding love, more precisely--can be determined by math. But maybe if we follow the research, we'll all have more success!
The mathematics of love | Hannah Fry
Although there's a new-ish “power to the introverts” movement that's having a (quiet-ish) moment, this is the TED talk that started it all. Or that started it all being noticed; the introverts knew their power all along. Originally worth listening be...
The power of introverts | Susan Cain | TED
Maybe “your friend” is overstating it a little, but this is great reminder of how we've evolved to respond to stress, how that works in modern life, and how we can team up with it. That is making stress your friend though, isn't it? Okay.
How to make stress your friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED