Meg Jay: Why 30 is not the new 20
Meg Jay: Why 30 is not the new 20Clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twentysomethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. In this provocative t...From:TEDTalksViews:124998 2941ratingsTime:…
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Phil Hansen: Embrace the shake
Phil Hansen: Embrace the shakeIn art school, Phil Hansen developed an unruly tremor in his hand that kept him from creating the pointillist drawings he loved. Hansen was devastated, float...From:TEDTalksViews:2901 740ratingsTime:10:02…
- 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 10:26pm -
Jay Silver: Hack a banana, make a keyboard!
Jay Silver: Hack a banana, make a keyboard!Why can't two slices of pizza be used as a slide clicker? Why shouldn't you make music with ketchup? In this charming talk, inventor Jay Silver talks about t...From:TEDTalksViews:45133 2088rati…
- 9 hours ago, 21 May 13, 3:21pm -
Juan Enriquez: Your online life, permanent as a tattoo
Juan Enriquez: Your online life, permanent as a tattooWhat if Andy Warhol had it wrong, and instead of being famous for 15 minutes, we're only anonymous for that long? In this short talk, Juan Enriquez looks at ...From:TEDTalksViews:49394…
- 12 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:15pm -
Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography
Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photographyEconomics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the ...From:TEDTalksViews:32484…
- 12 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:54am -
ShaoLan: Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!
ShaoLan: Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be...From:TEDTalksViews:81932 4022ra…
- 13 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:06am -
Timothy Bartik: The economic case for preschool
Timothy Bartik: The economic case for preschoolIn this well-argued talk, Timothy Bartik makes the macro-economic case for preschool education -- and explains why you should be happy to invest in it, even ...From:TEDTalksViews:19061 323r…
- 16 hours ago, 21 May 13, 8:40am -
Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley
Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valleySir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring t...From:TEDTalksViews:120884…
- 16 hours ago, 21 May 13, 8:04am -
Bill Gates: Teachers need real feedback
Bill Gates: Teachers need real feedbackUntil recently, many teachers only got one word of feedback a year: "satisfactory." And with no feedback, no coaching, there's just no way to improve. Bill G...From:TEDTalksViews:34321 1118ratings…
- 18 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:27am -
Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion
Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a championRita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don'...From:TEDTalksViews:71706 2327ratings…
- 18 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:02am -
John Legend: "True Colors"
John Legend: "True Colors"In a heart-melting moment, TED Talks Education host John Legend sits at the piano to sing "True Colors," giving the lyrics a special meaning for kids and tea...From:TEDTalksViews:38655 1164ratingsTime:03:59M…
- 18 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:58am -
Taylor Wilson: My radical plan for small nuclear fission reactors
Taylor Wilson: My radical plan for small nuclear fission reactorsTaylor Wilson was 14 when he built a nuclear fusion reactor in his parents' garage. Now 19, he returns to the TED stage to present a new take on an old topic...From:TEDTalksViews…
- 18 hours ago, 21 May 13, 5:44am -