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Inspiring Ted Talks
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items Embark on a captivating journey of ideas, innovation, and inspiration with our thoughtfully curated list of TED Talks. These powerful and engaging presentations cover a diverse range of topics, from personal growth and creativity to science, technolo...
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED
Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the sof...
The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Pranav Mistry
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand huma...
The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown | TED
First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic.
Brain magic | Keith Barry
"Bonk" author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. (This talk is aimed at adults. Viewer discretion advised.)
Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm | TED
Did you know that you're 30 times more likely to laugh if you're with somebody else than if you're alone? Cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott shares this and other surprising facts about laughter in this fast-paced, action-packed and, yes, hilariou...
Why we laugh | Sophie Scott
Everybody knows that most women go a little crazy right before they get their period, that their reproductive hormones cause their emotions to fluctuate wildly. Except: There's very little scientific consensus about premenstrual syndrome. Says psycho...
Robyn Stein DeLuca: The good news about PMS
Jeff Han shows off a cheap, scalable multi-touch and pressure-sensitive computer screen interface that may spell the end of point-and-click.
Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design | Jeff Han
Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, better known to their 2 million readers as The Minimalists, are the authors of several bestselling books, including EVERYTHING THAT REMAINS. They spoke at TEDxWhitefish about minimalism, the value of communi...
A rich life with less stuff | The Minimalists | TEDxWhitefish
In 2008, after the birth of his first child, Baker and his wife decided to sell everything they owned, pay off their consumer debt, and spend a year traveling abroad as a family. They began sharing their journey in early 2009 on the blog Man vs. Debt...
TEDxAsheville - Adam Baker - Sell your crap. Pay your debt. Do what you love.
75% of Americans rank money stress as their #1 stressor despite an abundance of financial education and resources that are available to us. Why are we struggling so much? Above and beyond the bare minimum to live, these issues aren't happening solely...
You're Not Bad with Money | Dave Won | TEDxValparaisoUniversity
Many people have dreams and desires that they let go dormant simply because they don't know how to make it their reality. Understanding the tools and laws that are currently available to them is the one key they are missing. Suzanne has shifted her e...
How to use Quantum Physics to Make Your Dreams Your Reality | Suzanne Adams | TEDxUNO
Surviving an accident was the easy part; coping with the chronic pain would prove more difficult. Danna Pycher shares her story about trauma and the transformative insight she gained that allowed her to harness the healing power of the subconscious ...
Healing illness with the subconscious mind | Danna Pycher | TEDxPineCrestSchool
Susanne Fagerström is a wealth and mindset expert with long experience in leadership. She has had positions like CEO, Chairman and has opened about 15 different retail stores in her career.
Her TEDx talk will be about how to take control over our su...
Master your subconscious mind | Susanne Fagerström | TEDxMariehamn
Why do seemingly intelligent people procrastinate? Are there really hidden patterns and belief systems within us that conspire against our best intentions? In this talk, human behaviour expert, Peter Sage, exposes some of the hidden reasons and uncon...
How To Eliminate Self Doubt Forever & The Power of Your Unconscious Mind | Peter Sage | TEDxPatras
What if it turned out that anxiety isn’t actually our enemy? What if we suddenly realised our fear was trying to help us? What would happen if we stopped trying to fight anxiety and embraced it as a trusted friend?
Tim Box is a therapist, author and...
How to stop feeling anxious about anxiety | Tim Box | TEDxFolkestone
Anxiety is one of most prevalent mental health disorders, with 1 out of 14 people around the world being likely affected. Leading up to conditions such as depression, increased risk for suicide, disability and requirement of high health services, ver...
How to cope with anxiety | Olivia Remes | TEDxUHasselt
NBC News journalist Mariana Atencio has traveled the world from Haiti to Hong Kong. In her TEDx talk, Mariana tells us how the people she's met along the way and her own immigrant experience have taught her that the only thing we all have in common i...
What makes you special? | Mariana Atencio | TEDxUniversityofNevada
Tracy McMillan is a television writer (Mad Men, United States of Tara) and relationship author who wrote the book Why You're Not Married...Yet, based on her viral 2011 Huffington Post blog. She also appeared as a dating coach on the NBC reality show...
The person you really need to marry | Tracy McMillan | TEDxOlympicBlvdWomen
If you’re a man, at one point or another you’ve probably thought to yourself, “I will never understand women!” And if you’re a woman, “what's wrong with men?!” But your gender is all you've ever known, so how could you understand? As a transgender wo...
I've lived as a man & a woman -- here's what I learned | Paula Stone Williams | TEDxMileHigh
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Paul Rulkens is an expert in achieving big goals in the easiest, fastest and most elegant way possible. Originally trained as a chemical engineer, he has moved ...
Why the majority is always wrong | Paul Rulkens | TEDxMaastricht
Author, entrepreneur and artist, Wapnick was blessed with so many interests that she was unable to pick just one. She studied music, visual arts, film production and law, and graduated from the Law Faculty at McGill University. After years of feeling...
Why Some of us Don't Have One True Calling | Emilie Wapnick | TEDxBend
Resilience: A Mindset for Everyday Life Joana Baquero is from Colombia, South America. She is a business strategist, author, and keynote speaker. With over 20 years of experience in Marketing, Joana has built a global career in the fast-moving consum...
Resilience: A Mindset for Everyday Life | Joana Baquero | TEDxUTulsa
Dolva is the CEO and co-founder of No Isolation. Her background is in UX/interaction design and informatics and she has previously co-founded the consultancy company UX Lab. With her co-founders, Marius Aabel and Matias Doyle, she has taken No Isolat...
All the lonely people | Karen Dolva | TEDxArendal
Over the past two years, Steve has studied with psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and drill sergeants to learn about the science of taking action and what sparks people or holds people back. After being involved in the TE...
The Science of Taking Action | Steve Garguilo | TEDxCarthage
Dive into the complex world of power dynamics with David McCubbin as he delves into the concept of Artificial Integrity (AI) in his thought-provoking TEDx talk. Drawing on his background in drama and leadership communication, McCubbin explores how AI...
Are you being manipulated? | David McCubbin | TEDxBurleigh Heads