Your Favorite TED Talk Ever?

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1. ML Cohen says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 5:58 am

   Richard St. John’s 8 secrets of success
   http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

2. James Reynolds says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 7:56 am

   The one you finde overrated is my favorite TED talks ever,the one that’s not your personal fave is my 2nd favorite, and Karen Armstrong’s recent one on compassion is my 3rd favorite.

3. Dan Colman says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 9:43 am

   James, Hmm. Maybe I will love your third favorite! Subjectivity, it’s what keeps things interesting.

   Dan

4. Kristen says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 10:40 am

   I’m a fan of Ken Robinson’s talk on creativity; I go back to it every few months, actually.

   http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

5. ARJ says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 11:10 am

   Hands-down, Jill Bolte Taylor’s ‘Stroke of Insight’ talk:
   http://tinyurl.com/3l9h9y

6. Marc Bubb says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 1:04 pm

   I agree ken robinsons on creativity is great as is Dan Gilbert on happiness actually did a project on happiness on my website, also sagmeisters talk is great but i have to say i was most intrigued by joshua klein and his crows http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/joshua_klein_on_the_intelligence_of_crows.html

7. Marc Bubb says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 1:08 pm

   sorry Ted is a brilliant source of inspiration from inspiring people

8. Marc Bubb says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 1:09 pm

   this is my correct link to my web page could some one change it in my earlier post

9. Jim Reese says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 1:13 pm

   One of my favorites is “Why do crack dealers still live with their mothers”.

10. Seth Harwood says . . . | November 25, 2009 / 2:13 pm

    I think this Jonathan Lee Wii hacks one is pretty dang impressive!

11. Rosario says . . . | November 26, 2009 / 5:11 am

    My favorites change all the time, but at the moment it is definitely Itay Talgam, for managers, teachers and so on:
    http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/663

12. pat couzens says . . . | November 26, 2009 / 6:05 am

    Dave Eggers, o
    Once Upon a School — Come on a pirate store, how cool is that

13. Walter says . . . | November 26, 2009 / 1:30 pm

    I’m a total sucker for Ken Robinson.

    I’m not an education expert which, perhaps, is why I’m willing to let certain generalizations pass.

    In terms of both inspiration and humor it can’t be matched. It’s like inspiring stand-up comedy with lots of interesting ideas.

14. Peter says . . . | November 26, 2009 / 8:30 pm

    Overrated?

    I’m not sure what to make of your commentary on Ken Robinson’s enthralling talk other than to point to the nerve that it continues to strike amongst a wide variety of people who can identify with it’s positive approach to a difficult subject.

    Overrated?

    Tell that to the legions of curious, creative youngsters who’ll be unknowingly fed into the soulless morass that passes for K-12 in the U.S. only to come out newly minted members of the walking-wounded unable to grasp why they’re so ill-prepared for a rapidly changing world.

15. justin says . . . | November 26, 2009 / 8:48 pm

    the trees speak: http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures.html

    and the related one about the ritual that keeps young priests sequestered for 18 years: http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_the_worldwide_web_of_belief_and_ritual.html

    and bacteria communication: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicate.html

    just a few that came to mind

16. Dan Colman says . . . | November 26, 2009 / 10:56 pm

    Folks,

    A quick mea culpa on the Ken Robinson talk. You know what, I messed up. I confused Robinson’s TED Talk with another talk that Robinson later gave at UCLA. I’ve included a link to the UCLA piece below, and you’ll see that it is much less tight. I’ve never had an issue with Robinson’s message; I just recalled his presentation being baggy, a little tiresome actually. When you review hundreds of pieces of audio/video, as I do, you’re bound to get something wrong. But thanks for taking me to task.

    http://bit.ly/7UxzAN

    Dan

17. Jim Harvey says . . . | November 27, 2009 / 6:23 am

    I can’t pick one favorite, but one I haven’t seen mentioned yet is Thomas Barnett’s talk on changing the Department of Defense to make it more capable at keeping a hard-fought peace. Funny and very smart. http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_barnett_draws_a_new_map_for_peace.html

18. Rachael Gootnick says . . . | November 30, 2009 / 11:02 am

    My personal favorite is “Do Schools Kill Creativity”. It appeared only a few days after a colleague and myself were discussing this very topic.

19. Leishalynn says . . . | December 1, 2009 / 11:30 am

    Ditto ARJ: “Stroke of Insight” moves me deeply, seems to open again and again a doorway into an altered state that is both sublime and dangerous. But her subjective experience is informed by science, so you get both the head & the heart.