Random Talks

The story of Ricky, a convicted child molester and murderer, and the mother of the child he killed; and of mental illness, the death penalty, victimho

Jess Nolan performs three original songs she wrote, and discusses the creative writing process she engaged in for each. Jess Nolan, a New Jersey nativ

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/making-sens… Like many heroes of Greek myths, the philosopher Hippasus was rumored to have been mort

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jackie-jenk… Conflict and cultural clashes are a part of our global reality, but so is the universal

Ken Mogi reveals the narrowness of artificial intelligence. Everything is connected to the “brain”. Mogi is a brain scientist who focuses on “Qualia (

At the age of 60, Masako Wakamiya (also known as Ma-chan) decided that she would teach herself how to use a computer so that she could stay connected

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-does-t… Beneath your ribs, you’ll find, among other things, the pancreas — an organ that

In this funny, personal, and honest look at the way we as humans approach communication, Yoram Mosenzon teaches us the difference between true honesty

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/it-s-a-chur… If walls could talk, Turkey’s Hagia Sophia would have an abundance of stories to

Jennifer Mayo is a health education and promotion senior from Sulphur, Okla. She is the first and only undergraduate student included in the prestigio

Even standing in place, a juggler requires a preternatural sense of timing, touch, balance and position. Add acrobatics, mime and dance to the equatio

The live talks at this TEDxNorrkölping event have “plasticity” in common. Capabilities for problem solving and for learning (or progress)

Sarah Kay, Founder of Project V.O.I.C.E performs and discusses living through storytelling and learning how to stop rushing.

The same forces that have fueled the the past year’s protests have reshaped the art world. Glenn Lowry, Director of the Museum of Modern Art in

The two diseases most likely to afflict us as we age – cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s – may both have an Achilles’

How do we sound credible? Dr. Sicola (http://vocalimpactproductions.com/about/) shows how your vocal delivery influences how your message is received,