Best TED Talks?

**brice618** · 03-02-2012, 10:31 AM

As far as the lot of you inbred paint lickers who think TED is trendy intelligence, the discussions, when framed by a background in the topic can actually be fairly nuanced and informative. The architecture related ones I posted previously are actually dealing with some pretty heavy handed notions of design without demagoguery and at the same time deals with most basic of understanding of design for the rest of the non design crowd. I see them as the thesis or the artifact of the speakers knowledge, not the process. They aren't meant to be academia. If you can't figure out how to learn from other peoples intelligence then you should probably wrap up that MBA and suck at life for the next 30 years and die early of a cheese-in-a-can induced heart attack.

**::: :::** · 03-02-2012, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by skiATL

http://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_dunha..._suburbia.html

Kinda biased because she is one of my teachers, but her book is pretty awesome, and its something important.

i had her in undergrad; she's very sharp! i liked her

**kingdom-tele** · 03-02-2012, 01:03 PM

here's another trendy one that everyone will love at the party. especially the neuroscientist and assoc of movement therapists annual sware.

http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_wolp...or_brains.html

**Tech Tonics** · 03-02-2012, 04:40 PM

I like these two, mostly because of what I do for a living...but check out Aimee Mullins. She's a bilateral amputee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ0iMulicgg

http://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_mulli...adversity.html

**Blurred** · 03-02-2012, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by brice618

As far as the lot of you inbred paint lickers who think TED is trendy intelligence, the discussions, when framed by a background in the topic can actually be fairly nuanced and informative. The architecture related ones I posted previously are actually dealing with some pretty heavy handed notions of design without demagoguery and at the same time deals with most basic of understanding of design for the rest of the non design crowd. I see them as the thesis or the artifact of the speakers knowledge, not the process. They aren't meant to be academia. If you can't figure out how to learn from other peoples intelligence then you should probably wrap up that MBA and suck at life for the next 30 years and die early of a cheese-in-a-can induced heart attack.

This post rules. hhaahaha

**johngenx** · 03-02-2012, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by brice618

As far as the lot of you inbred paint lickers who think TED is trendy intelligence, the discussions, when framed by a background in the topic can actually be fairly nuanced and informative. The architecture related ones I posted previously are actually dealing with some pretty heavy handed notions of design without demagoguery and at the same time deals with most basic of understanding of design for the rest of the non design crowd. I see them as the thesis or the artifact of the speakers knowledge, not the process. They aren't meant to be academia. If you can't figure out how to learn from other peoples intelligence then you should probably wrap up that MBA and suck at life for the next 30 years and die early of a cheese-in-a-can induced heart attack.

Five stars, indeed!

On the topic, I mentioned Ken Robinson back on page one, as did some others. His book "The Element" should be required reading, and I do have my students read it. My high school students are primarily considered "failures" by conventional schools (I teach at a school for "at-risk" students) but you quickly realize that they have so much to give if someone would recognize that they are not stupid or incompetent, but simply different. The hardest part is to get THEM to understand that. Sir Ken's book is a short read that conveys the message brilliantly.

Daniel Pink's book "Drive" is also brilliant. Prior to becoming an educator, I was an executive in various sized companies, and I always rallied against merit pay systems, but I couldn't really explain why they were failures. Pink nails it. Another smallish book that takes no time to read, and is simply amazing.

One thing I love about TED talks is that while yes, there are lots of PhDs on the roster, there are also tons of non-academic people that also have incredible knowledge to share.

BTW, being stupid is no longer cool. Never was, in fact.

**Blurred** · 03-02-2012, 08:51 PM

Always my favorite-

http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_...f_insight.html

**skiATL** · 03-02-2012, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by acinpdx

i had her in undergrad; she's very sharp! i liked her

where'd you go for undergrad?

I was in her retrofitting suburbia class. One of the best classes I've taken...

**systemoverblow'd** · 03-11-2012, 06:55 PM

Just saw this one for the first time.

**johngenx** · 03-11-2012, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by systemoverblow'd

Just saw this one for the first time.

Wow.

123GSA

**systemoverblow'd** · 03-11-2012, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by johngenx

Wow.

123GSA

I know right? such a great speech!

**RootSkier** · 03-11-2012, 11:34 PM

Good shit right there.

/signing up for public defender clinic this week (undecided on state public defender, state appellate defender, or federal defender).

**iceman** · 03-12-2012, 09:28 AM

I used to be an investigator for the Public Defender Service in DC, sort of like a "public eye" or an "anti-cop", that was an interesting time. I might still be doing it if the judges didn't make it so hard for us to get paid (the judge would have to approve our hours before we could get paid and they hated us and routinely fucked with us, hard). Very satisfying interesting time, though.

**Ripzalot** · 04-26-2012, 01:24 AM

i really want to see the sarah silverman one...

**flyandski365** · 04-26-2012, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by systemoverblow'd

Just saw this one for the first time.

That was great!

Here's one of my favorites:

**systemoverblow'd** · 04-26-2012, 08:12 AM

Saw another great one today.

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

**vinzclortho** · 04-26-2012, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Tech Tonics

I like these two, mostly because of what I do for a living...but check out Aimee Mullins. She's a bilateral amputee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ0iMulicgg

http://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_mulli...adversity.html

She and her boyfriend are staying at the bed & breakfast at my parent's house tonight. They've been staying with them for years. She's super chill and quite inspirational. I watched that ted.com video of her a few weeks ago, the comments under it are hilarious with people being pissed that she is hot and gets preferential treatment for it despite helping pioneer and push new technologies for the very people who are pissed at her.