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Tony Robbins motivates you in 20 minutes: TEDTalks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1350 seconds Global video hits: 917380 http://www.ted.com Tony Robbins talks about how to unlock your true potential -- and high-fives Al Gore in the front row! A fast-paced, mind-expanding, motivating TEDTalk for high achievers and those who wish to be. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: algore, highfive, motivation, potential, tedtalks, tonyrobbins |
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Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1235 seconds Global video hits: 125127 http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to debunk several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: data, gapminder, gapminder.org, hans, mining, powerpoint, presentation, rosling, statistics, tedtalks, third_world, world_health |
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TEDTalks: Dan Gilbert (2005) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1321 seconds Global video hits: 63804 http://www.ted.com Dan Gilbert is a psychology professor at Harvard, and author of Stumbling on Happiness. In this memorable talk, filmed at TED2004, he demonstrates just how poor we humans are at predicting (or understanding) what will make us happy. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 22:02) Related: tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Malcom Gladwell (2004) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1095 seconds Global video hits: 62315 http://www.ted.com Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker, and best-selling author ofThe Tipping Point and Blink. In this talk, filmed at TED2004, he explains what every business can learn from spaghetti sauce. (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 18:15) Related: tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Barry Schwartz (2005) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1222 seconds Global video hits: 73924 http://www.ted.com Barry Schwartz is a sociology professor at Swarthmore College and author of The Paradox of Choice. In this talk, he persuasively explains how and why the abundance of choice in modern society is actually making us miserable. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 20:22 Related: tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Aubrey de Grey (2005) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1411 seconds Global video hits: 22738 http://www.ted.com Aubrey de Grey, British biogerontologist and founder of SENS, controversially claims to have created a roadmap to defeat biological aging. In this talk, he argues that aging - like other diseases - can be cured, and that humans can live for centuries, if only we approach the aging process as "an engineering problem." (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 23:31) Related: tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Jimmy Wales (2005) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1248 seconds Global video hits: 11265 http://www.ted.com Jimmy Wales is founder of Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, ever-expanding, and thoroughly addictive encyclopedia of the future. In this presentation, he explains how Wikipedia's collaborative system works, and why it succeeds. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 20:47) Related: tedtalks |
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Julia Sweeney: Letting Go of God (excerpt): TEDTalks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1037 seconds Global video hits: 48672 http://www.ted.com Julia Sweeney shares the first 15 minutes of her new solo show at TED2006. The comedian and playwright created the SNL character "Pat," and wrote her own hit Broadway show "God Said Ha!" (produced also as a film). (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: atheism, atheist, catholic, catholicism, go, god, julia, lds, letting, mormon, of, solo, sweeney, tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: Al Gore (2006) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1017 seconds Global video hits: 20664 http://www.ted.com Al Gore, in his own words, "used to be the next President of the United States of America" but has since changed professions. This talk is a follow-up to his now-famous presentation, featured in the movie, "An Inconvenient Truth." In it, he outlines what we can do to avert a global climate crisis. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: tedtalks |
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David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1024 seconds Global video hits: 8858 http://www.ted.com The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories. Related: animals, culture, david, design, entertainment, geographic, global, griffin, issues, national, photography, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Paul Koontz: Tourist snapshots from North Korea Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 384 seconds Global video hits: 15736 http://www.ted.com While in Asia in 2007, TEDster Paul Koontz got the priceless chance to spend a few days in North Korea. He brought his two kids -- and his camera, capturing both quotidian detail (like the military bearing of a lonely traffic warden) and the grand spectacle leading up to the Mass Games. It's a rare perspective on a culture we know far too little about. Related: asia, children, global, issues, koontz, paul, photography, society, ted, tedtalks, war |
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TEDTalks: Mena Trott (2006) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1051 seconds Global video hits: 2581 http://www.ted.com Mena Trott is the 28-year-old founder of leading blog software company Six Apart (Creators of Typepad, Movable Type, LiveJournal and Vox). In this talk, she explores the personal side of blogging. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 17:30) Related: tedtalks |
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TEDTalks: David Pogue (2006) Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1325 seconds Global video hits: 20369 http://www.ted.com David Pogue is the personal technology columnist for The New York Times, an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, and one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. In this unconventional talk, he offers a sweeping (and unusual) view on the state of software, partially set to music. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: tedtalks |
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Ideas Worth Spreading: TEDTalks Trailer Posted by: wishnow
Video duration: 184 seconds Global video hits: 17590 http://ted.com/tedta lks - Here is a sneak peek inside the TED2006 Conference. This is a trailer for the new, weekly, free TEDTalks web/podcast series featuring Al Gore, Rives, Amy Smith, Cameron Sinclair, Alan Russell, Clifford Stoll (pictured), Sir Ken Robinson, Sirena Huang, Larry Brilliant, Bono, Julia Sweeney, Vishal Vaid, Jeff Han, and others. Related: al, bono, changing, design, entertainment, gore, ideas, spreading, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks, world, worth |
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Inventor Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas TEDTalks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 915 seconds Global video hits: 8923 http://www.ted.com Inventor Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas - now made real - from low-cost eyeglasses to a "smart" rope that senses when it's in danger of breaking. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 15:16) Related: innovation, invention, ted, tedtalks |
