TEDTalks Podcast
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Each year, TED hosts some of the world's most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses. The talks they deliver have had had such a great impact, we thought they deserved a wider audience. So now, for the first time, we're sharing them with the world at large... Each week, we'll release a new talk to inspire, intrigue and awaken the imagination. For best effect, plan to listen to at least three, start to finish. (They have a cumulative effect.) If you have a curious soul and an open mind, we think you'll be hooked...
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Awesome Talks TED, August 10, 2006
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The TEDTalks Podcast features key talks from the TED Conference covering the latest ideas in Technology, Entertainment, Design, Business, Science, and other areas. Now on their podcast feed they feature Al Gore delivering jokes and ways to help save the planet, Tony Robbins telling what drives him and discussing the 4 basic human needs, and many other interesting speakers. They're featuring new talks every week so you may want to subscribe to this one.
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TEDTalks : Katherine Fulton: You are the future of philanthropy - Katherine Fulton (2007)
Author: Katherine Fulton
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy -- one where collaboration and innovation allow regular people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five practical examples of crowd-driven philanthropy, she calls for a new generation of citizen leaders.
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TEDTalks : How we are deceived by our own miscalculations of the future - Dan Gilbert (2005)
Author: Dan Gilbert
Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.
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TEDTalks : Healing and other natural wonders - Dean Ornish (2004)
Author: Dean Ornish
Fri, Oct 17, 2008
Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.
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TEDTalks : A brief digression on matters of lost time - John Hodgman (2008)
Author: John Hodgman
Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love.
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TEDTalks : Creativity, fulfillment and flow - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2004)
Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."
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TEDTalks : The real difference between liberals and conservatives - Jonathan Haidt (2008)
Author: Jonathan Haidt
Wed, Sep 17, 2008
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.
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TEDTalks : What positive psychology can help you become - Martin Seligman (2004)
Author: Martin Seligman
Mon, Jul 21, 2008
Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?
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TEDTalks : Technology, faith and human shortcomings - Billy Graham (1998)
Author: Billy Graham
Wed, Jul 16, 2008
Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power to improve lives and change the world -- but says the end of evil, suffering and death will come only after the world accepts Christ. A legendary talk from TED's archives.
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TEDTalks : The brain in love - Helen Fisher (2008)
Author: Helen Fisher
Tue, Jul 15, 2008
Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs of people in love -- and people who had just been dumped.
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TEDTalks : Classical music with shining eyes - Benjamin Zander (2008)
Author: Benjamin Zander
Wed, Jun 25, 2008
Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
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TEDTalks : Institutions vs. collaboration - Clay Shirky (2005)
Author: Clay Shirky
Thu, Jul 10, 2008
In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning.
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TEDTalks : How ordinary people become monsters ... or heroes - Philip Zimbardo (2008)
Author: Philip Zimbardo
Tue, Sep 23, 2008
Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge.
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TEDTalks : 4 ways to improve the lives of the "bottom billion" - Paul Collier (2008)
Author: Paul Collier
Wed, May 28, 2008
Around the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor.
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TEDTalks : Exploring the ocean's hidden worlds - Robert Ballard (2008)
Author: Robert Ballard
Tue, May 20, 2008
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone?
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TEDTalks : The amazing intelligence of crows - Joshua Klein (2008)
Author: Joshua Klein
Tue, May 13, 2008
Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant machine that may form a new bond between animal and human.
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TEDTalks : 6 ways mushrooms can save the world - Paul Stamets (2008)
Author: Paul Stamets
Tue, May 06, 2008
Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu ... Read more.
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TEDTalks : An inside tour of the world's biggest supercollider - Brian Cox (2008)
Author: Brian Cox
Tue, Apr 29, 2008
"Rock-star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive project.
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TEDTalks : Your genes are not your fate - Dean Ornish (2008)
Author: Dean Ornish
Mon, Jun 16, 2008
Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase.
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TEDTalks : The universe on a string - Brian Greene (2005)
Author: Brian Greene
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the idea that minscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force in the universe.
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TEDTalks : Where does creativity hide? - Amy Tan (2008)
Author: Amy Tan
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved.
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TEDTalks : Open-source economics - Yochai Benkler (2005)
Author: YochaiAuthor: Benkler
Wed, Apr 16, 2008
Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization.
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TEDTalks : New thinking on the climate crisis - Al Gore (2008)
Author: Al Gore
Tue, Apr 08, 2008
In this brand-new slideshow (premiering on TED.com), Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists recently predicted. He challenges us to act.
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TEDTalks : 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassion - Karen Armstrong (2008)
Author: Karen Armstrong
Wed, Mar 19, 2008
People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help build a Charter for Compassion -- to restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine.
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TEDTalks : 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School - Dave Eggers (2008)
Author: Dave Eggers
Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open
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TEDTalks : 2008 TED Prize wish: An African Einstein - Neil Turok (2008)
Author: Neil Turok
Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, physicist Neil Turok speaks out for talented young Africans starved of opportunity: by unlocking and nurturing the continent's creative potential, we can create a change in Africa's future.
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TEDTalks : My stroke of insight - Jill Bolte Taylor (2008)
Author: Jill Bolte Taylor
Wed, Mar 12, 2008
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
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TEDTalks : Theremin, the untouchable music - Pamelia Kurstin (2002)
Author: Pamelia Kurstin
Wed, Feb 13, 2008
Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin performs and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include "Autumn Leaves," "Lush Life" and David Mash’s "Listen, Words Are Gone."
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TEDTalks : Way-new collaboration - Howard Rheingold (2005)
Author: Howard Rheingold
Mon, Feb 11, 2008
Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action -- and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group.
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TEDTalks : The omnivore's next dilemma - Michael Pollan (2007)
Author: Michael Pollan
Thu, Feb 07, 2008
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view.
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TEDTalks : Tales of passion - Isabel Allende (2007)
Author: Isabel Allende
Thu, Jan 03, 2008
Author and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, the definition of feminism -- and, of course, passion -- in this talk.
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TEDTalks : Beauty and truth in physics - Murray Gell-Mann (2007)
Author: Murray Gell-Mann
Thu, Dec 06, 2007
Armed with a sense of humor and laypeople's terms, Nobel winner Murray Gell-Mann drops some knowledge on TEDsters about particle physics, asking questions like, Are elegant equations more likely to be right than inelegant ones?
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TEDTalks : Habits of happiness - Matthieu Ricard (2004)
Author: Matthieu Ricard
Thu, Nov 01, 2007
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.
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TEDTalks : The illustrated woman - Maira Kalman (2007)
Author: Maira Kalman
Tue, Oct 16, 2007
Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, as wise and as deliciously off-kilter in person as she is on paper.
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TEDTalks : Life at 30,000 feet - Richard Branson (2007)
Author: Richard Branson
Tue, Oct 09, 2007
Richard Branson talks to TED's Chris Anderson about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-death experiences -- and reveals some of his (very surprising) motivations.
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TEDTalks : The stuff of thought - Steven Pinker (2005)
Author: Steven Pinker
Sun, Sep 09, 2007
In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
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TEDTalks : Tackling poverty with "patient capital" - Jacqueline Novogratz (2007)
Author: Jacqueline Novogratz
Sun, Aug 12, 2007
Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of how "patient capital" can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services -- and dignity -- to the world's poorest.
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TEDTalks : Educating a new generation of African leaders - Patrick Awuah (2007)
Author: Patrick Awuah
Fri, Aug 03, 2007
Patrick Awuah makes the case that a liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders.
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TEDTalks : Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future - George Ayittey (2007)
Author: George Ayittey
Mon, Jul 30, 2007
Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes a torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders in Africa -- and calls on the “Cheetah generation” to take back the continent.
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TEDTalks : Toys that make worlds - Will Wright (2007)
Author: Will Wright
Tue, Jul 17, 2007
In a friendly, high-speed presentation, Will Wright demos his newest game, Spore, which promises to dazzle users even more than his previous masterpieces.
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TEDTalks : Decoding the future with genomics - Juan Enriquez (2003)
Author: Juan Enriquez
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
Scientific discoveries, futurist Juan Enriquez notes, demand a shift in code, and our ability to thrive depends on our mastery of that code. Here, he applies this notion to the field of genomics.
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TEDTalks : Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes - Richard St. John (2005)
Author: Richard St. John
Thu, Dec 14, 2006
Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.
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TEDTalks : Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning - Richard Baraniuk (2006)
Author: Richard Baraniuk
Mon, Aug 21, 2006
Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.
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