Derek Sivers: How to start a movement
April 4, 2010 by Tobias | 0 comments
With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.)
Category Archives: TED
Gever Tulley on 5 dangerous things for kids
March 25, 2010 by Tobias | 0 comments
While building a huge fire in the forest with Keagan and one of his friends and him lighting the fire himself with a matchstick this TED which I have seen a while ago came again to my mind.
Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish
March 11, 2010 by Tobias | 0 comments
Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie’s honeymoon he’s enjoyed since discovering an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in Spain.
Philip K. Howard: Four ways to fix a broken legal system
February 22, 2010 by Tobias | 0 comments
The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard – especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. What’s the answer? A lawyer himself, Howard has four propositions for simplifying US law.
Rory Bremner’s one-man world summit
January 10, 2010 by Tobias | 0 comments
Scottish funnyman Rory Bremner convenes a historic council on the TEDGlobal stage — as he lampoons Gordon Brown, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and a cast of other world leaders with his hilarious impressions and biting commentary. See if you can catch a few sharp TED in-jokes.
TED: Erin McKean redefines the dictionary
December 28, 2009 by Tobias | 0 comments
Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today’s print dictionary is poised for transformation.
TED: Alexis Ohanian – How to make a splash in social media
December 28, 2009 by Tobias | 0 comments
In a funny, rapid-fire 4 minutes, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit tells the real-life fable of one humpback whale’s rise to Web stardom. The lesson of Mister Splashy Pants is a shoo-in classic for meme-makers and marketers in the Facebook age.
TED: Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight
October 15, 2009 by Tobias | 0 comments
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.
Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off
October 4, 2009 by Tobias | 0 comments
Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.
Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy?
September 19, 2009 by Tobias | 0 comments
One of my TED all-time favorites:
Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned.