I was asked by AT to provide some more good links to TED talks. I promise to share good talks in the future when I come across them.
For the meanwhile – here are some of my favorite TED talks plus one which is not from TED but worth being in the same list.
I know, I know… you are not watching the wheels. You have work, kids, work, work, work… and you do not have a free hour to watch all these movies.
So my suggestion to you is to consume them one by one… you will not be disappointed.
How it feels to have a stroke
A powerful presentation about our brain, presented in a powerful and emotional way.
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.
Clifford Stoll: 18 minutes with an agile mind
If you suffer from Epilepsy or have migraines – this is not for you. The speaker can only be described as “Crazy professor”, he speaks as fast as a train, and switch contexts quicker than Bibi changes his mind.
Clifford Stoll could talk about the atmosphere of Jupiter. Or hunting KGB hackers. Or Klein bottles, computers in classrooms, the future. But he’s not going to. Which is fine, because it would be criminal to confine a man with interests as multifarious as Stoll’s to give a talk on any one topic. Instead, he simply captivates his audience with a wildly energetic sprinkling of anecdotes, observations, asides — and even a science experiment. After all, by his own definition, he’s a scientist: “Once I do something, I want to do something else.”
Bohemian Rhapsody
This is the time to relax… This is an amazing performance of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, played in TED on the ukulele. No need to watch. Just click on the link, press Alt-Tab and do whatever you have to do.
It will send shivers down your spine…
Changing Education Paradigms
Not a TED Talk, but worth watching from two reasons: First, Sir Ken Robinson – a world-renowned education and creativity expert (and also a TED speaker) explains why our education system sucks. Second, the lecture is entirely illustrated by online animation (you will understand when you see it). A must see !
Enjoy !
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