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Title: The official TED thread.
Post by: Grampa on May 22, 2013, 09:02:41 PM
I love this stuff.

http://www.ted.com/ (http://www.ted.com/)

One of my favorites.
http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html (http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html)
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: ducpainter on May 23, 2013, 03:57:28 AM
Great thread...

I like this one...wonder why?

http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_perspective_is_everything.html?source=facebook#.T6aib_fojd5.facebook (http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_perspective_is_everything.html?source=facebook#.T6aib_fojd5.facebook)
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: Grampa on May 23, 2013, 06:28:07 AM
the threads here on the DMF are clean.... but the food stinks. :P



;D

may i suggest allowing us to post boobie pics in political threads as a way of combating the flaming.
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: zooom on May 23, 2013, 07:43:36 AM
man am I disappointed....Im opened this thread to see what other filth that lil animated bear that upstaged Mark Walberg was going to do next!
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: Grampa on May 23, 2013, 08:43:25 AM
every so often one has to mix up the low-brow with a lil high-brow
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: ZLTFUL on May 23, 2013, 09:47:58 AM
You have no idea how disappointed I am in you, Joel.  :'(
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: 1.21GW on May 23, 2013, 10:43:26 AM
Two favorites:

The octupus disappearing (starting 1:20) is amazing.  Nature once again trumphs fantasy.
A Truly Astonishing Natural Illusion - Disappearing Octopus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NQUqR_YpsA#)

This is a lecture showing how mankind is significantly less violent now than ever before.  Stats trumph current media portrayal of constantly dangerous world.
Steven Pinker: The surprising decline in violence (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ramBFRt1Uzk#)
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: Grampa on May 23, 2013, 01:23:52 PM
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley.html (http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley.html)
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: T on May 23, 2013, 05:37:27 PM
http://www.ted.com/talks/aditi_shankardass_a_second_opinion_on_learning_disorders.html (http://www.ted.com/talks/aditi_shankardass_a_second_opinion_on_learning_disorders.html)

I love the Octopus
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: Howley on May 28, 2013, 10:39:18 PM
Love this one...
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=38iyEttxc44&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D38iyEttxc44 (http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=38iyEttxc44&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D38iyEttxc44)
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: Privateer on May 29, 2013, 06:19:04 AM
i really like this one

Simon Sinek - The Golden Circle - TedTalks 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOlfsR7SMQ#)
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: 1.21GW on May 29, 2013, 07:24:24 AM
Quote from: Howley on May 28, 2013, 10:39:18 PM
Love this one...
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=38iyEttxc44&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D38iyEttxc44 (http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=38iyEttxc44&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D38iyEttxc44)

+1.  Those things are smarter and more self-reliant than 80% of the humans I know.
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: BoDiddley on June 06, 2013, 06:03:40 AM
Quote from: bobspapa on May 23, 2013, 08:43:25 AM
every so often one has to mix up the low-brow with a lil high-brow

I must be the low brow, I thought all right some more fans of the movie "TED"  

But don't you think the movie reflects a lot of what is going wrong with the larger
humurotedias imaforgatus part of the socia awareness.

OKOKOK That is some interesting thought provoking stuff.
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: Grampa on November 16, 2013, 03:21:13 PM
my new favorite

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tedtalks/angela-lee-duckworth-tedtalk_b_4277459.html?1384530055&icid=maing-grid7%7Chp-desktop%7Cdl6%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D406928 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tedtalks/angela-lee-duckworth-tedtalk_b_4277459.html?1384530055&icid=maing-grid7%7Chp-desktop%7Cdl6%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D406928)
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: LMT on November 16, 2013, 03:27:08 PM
I learned a lot from this one. Mostly I learned that online dating is hard!http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_webb_how_i_hacked_online_dating.html

Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wG_sAdP0U#)
Title: Re: The official TED thread.
Post by: Grampa on November 16, 2013, 04:16:35 PM
Quote from: TAN&I LMT on November 16, 2013, 03:27:08 PM
I learned a lot from this one. Mostly I learned that online dating is hard!http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_webb_how_i_hacked_online_dating.html

Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wG_sAdP0U#)

I liked her too. She stole my idea. I found lm at match.com using my simplified alpha version ;)