Should i see ted

Commanding the stage with flawless delivery, Lyiscott shares her experience navigating three distinct English dialects at home, at school, and with friends. As a public school teacher turned psychologist and researcher, she noticed that success and IQ were not as interconnected as many might think.

In this motivational talk, she shares the findings from her research and reinforces the importance of building grit in ourselves and our students. Everyone needs a little whimsy in their lives. Explore patriotism and social justice with this engaging talk by actor and activist George Takei. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, young George and his family were denied due process and forcibly relocated to a Japanese American internment camp.

Takei shares how his father helped him reconcile the experience of his childhood imprisonment with the core ideal of American democracy, that all men are created equal. He concludes with the inspiring story of the nd, a group of courageous Japanese Americans who accomplished the impossible and returned as the most decorated unit of World War II. In this courageous talk, Christian Picciolini shares his personal journey of overcoming prejudice and hate. As a former neo-Nazi, Picciolini now dedicates his time to helping others combat violent extremism in their own lives.

This talk contains mature content and brief drug references. Video games have a major impact on our lives. Bavelier shares how scientists like her are attempting to leverage these findings into even greater impacts on education and rehabilitation. At age 14, a Malawian boy named William Kamkwamba sought a way to help his village combat famine.

Speaking to Chris Anderson, the man behind TED, Kamkwamba talks about his proud creation: a wind turbine built entirely out of spare parts and scrap yard materials. Kamkwamba speaks about the power of science, determination, and belief in yourself despite all odds. Terry Moore believes that most of us are tying our shoes incorrectly.

As Moore notes, sometimes small advantages can yield big results. Joe Smith is on a mission to save paper by teaching us the correct way to use a paper towel. Procrastinators, unite! Learn all about the rational decision-maker who lives inside our brains and what happens when the instant gratification monkey decides to take the wheel instead. The world needs introverts. In this insightful talk, author Susan Cain argues for the importance of introverts in a world that seems to favor the opposite.

She explains why solitude matters as well as how it contributes to creativity and leadership. NOTE: video contains brief swearing and mature content. In this powerful video, Shane Koyczan shares his viral spoken-word poem about bullying and survival.

Posada earns bonus points at the end for showing hilarious clips of children trying not to eat the marshmallow. Julian Treasure. Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening?

Here's Julian Treasure to help. In this useful talk, the sound expert demonstrates the how-to's of powerful speaking -- from some handy vocal exercises to tips on how to speak with empathy. A talk that might help the world sound more beautiful. Bill Gates.

In , the world avoided a global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers -- plus, frankly, some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better.

So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning to vaccine research to health worker training. As he says, "There's no need to panic Cameron Russell. Cameron Russell admits she won "a genetic lottery": she's tall, pretty and an underwear model.

But don't judge her by her looks. Bryan Stevenson. In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives.

These issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness.

Alejandro Aravena. When asked to build housing for families in Chile ten years ago, Alejandro Aravena looked to an unusual inspiration: the wisdom of favelas and slums. Rather than building a large building with small units, he built flexible half-homes that each family could expand on.

It was a complex problem, but with a simple solution — one that he arrived at by working with the families themselves. With a chalkboard and beautiful images of his designs, Aravena walks us through three projects where clever rethinking led to beautiful design with great benefit. Amy Cuddy. NOTE: Some of the findings presented in this talk have been referenced in an ongoing debate among social scientists about robustness and reproducibility.

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves.