"Be a man!" ~ TED talk speaker Joe Ehrmann (really?) describes what it means to "be a man" in our culture and suggests how that definition should be changed. Then he proposes a vehicle for communicating that new meaning to young boys trying to sort out their identity...
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Amanda Palmer ~ The art of asking
Amanda Palmer gave a TED talk in early 2013 that kinda blew me away. As it started, I was a bit put off or threatened by this bold woman—such are my insecurities. But as I listened, I immediately began to respect this artist, this thinking, feeling, connecting human...
Video game that can add 10 years to your life ~ Jane McGonigal ~ TED
Game designer Jane McGonigal gives a fascinating TED talk on how video games can have a real, positive impact on people's lives as she compares deathbed regrets to the reported benefits of playing a simple game. In the talk, McGonigal reveals that she suffered a...
What happens when the stars disappear? ~ Brian Greene
In his TED talk, Brian Greene makes a startling point. In addition to the fascinating idea that there may be many more universes than just ours, he notes that at some point in the future, the stars are going to disappear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf7BXwVeyWw...
New “Three R’s” of education ~ Results, resilience, relationships ~ Roy Leighton at TEDx
I found this TEDx talk by Roy Leighton a bit chaotic and incomplete, but it contained some excellent points to ponder...and act upon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr-aG2bvAcg TEDxTartu - Roy Leighton - The Butterfly Model: Value -- Create -- Educate - YouTube. Roy...
Thorium ~ An alternative nuclear fuel ~ Kirk Sorensen TED
Former NASA scientist Kirk Sorensen gives an inspiring little talk at a TEDx about the potential of thorium as a nuclear fuel source. Thorium has numerous advantages over uranium, which Sorensen quickly reviews. If we ever colonize the moon, thorium will almost...
“Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done” ~ Bryan Stevenson ~ TED
Bryan Stevenson gives an inspiring, courageous TED talk that's a bit hard to describe. He spoke about identity, and how the identity we hold of ourselves and the identity assigned to us by others (government, family, friends, witnesses) has tremendous power in what we...
The power of introverts ~ Susan Cain ~ TED
I almost didn't listen to this TED talk by Susan Cain. She's a bit soft spoken....but still compelling in a gentle, deep way. She clearly believes in her message, that there is enormous, often ignored value in those introverted moments and inclinations. It's not that...
Peter Weyland ~ TED Talk 2023
Prometheus is Ridley Scott's new film due out the summer of 2012. Rumors abound that it's an extension of the Blader Runner or Alien franchises, but apparently Ridley Scott himself set those rumors straight. The only connection to those two films and Prometheus is the...
Surprising science of incentives and motivation ~ We’re doing it wrong!
Dan Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, presents a TED talk of his work on motivation and incentives. His conclusion: We're doing it wrong! Rewards increase performance...sometimes We believe that if we are rewarded for performance,...
10 things you didn’t know about orgasm ~ Mary Roach TED Talk
Mary Roach is always fascinating and funny, no matter what the subject. So why not on the subject of orgasms? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jx0dTYUO5E