TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) has established itself as one of the most visited and exciting intellectual think-tanks on the Web. It’s a feast of really knowledgeable people, strutting their stuff, in short presentations. For those of us on the go, it’s a perfect format: no 1-hour marathons. Just short, brilliant and inspiring!
- Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity (2006): 8,660,010 views
- Jill Bolte Taylor‘s stroke of insight (2008): 8,087,935
- Pranav Mistry on the thrilling potential of SixthSense (2009): 6,747,410
- Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense (2009): 6,731,153
- David Gallo‘s underwater astonishments (2007): 6,411,705
- Tony Robbins asks Why we do what we do (2006): 4,909,505
- Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen (2006): 3,954,776
- Arthur Benjamin does mathemagic (2005): 3,664,705
- Jeff Han demos his breakthrough multi-touchscreen (2006): 3,592,795
- Johnny Lee shows Wii Remote hacks for educators (2008): 3,225,864
- Blaise Aguera y Arcas runs through the Photosynth demo (2007): 3,007,440
- Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing your genius (2009): 2,978,288
- Dan Gilbert asks: Why are we happy? (2004): 2,903,993
- Stephen Hawking asks big questions about the universe (2008): 2,629,230
- Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation (2009): 2,616,363
- Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice (2005): 2,263,065
- Richard St. John shares 8 secrets of success (2005): 2,252,911
- Mary Roach 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm (2009): 2,223,822
- Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action (2010): 2,187,868
- Chimamanda Adichie shares the danger of a single story (2009): 2,143,763
This is one of my favorites, though not on the list: Paul Stamets talk about 6 ways mushrooms can save the world. He also explains how fungi first invented the Internet!
Do leave me a comment and let me know which ones you enjoyed!
The Renegade Guru