Random Talks

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-pain… Some people take aspirin or ibuprofen to treat everyday aches and pains, but how exactl

Ryutaro Kaneko knows the booming, heart-pounding rhythms a taiko drum can produce: he toured the world as a central performer of famed drum troupe Kod

Umi says: “– “The power of music is that music is more beautiful if it is played for someone rather than yourself.” In a mix of talk

Janet Crawford dives into the unconscious associations that are often made with regard to gender. It’s hard not to reflect on our own unconscious asso

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley is co-teaching one of t

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It is estimated that Johnson & Johnson have made an astounding 100 billion Band-Aids since they were invented in 1920. But where did the idea come

Shibuya – the city that continuously creates new cultures and sets trends all around the world. Hasebe, the former congressional deputy for Shibuya, s

The source of Taketeru Kudo’s combustive physical artistry lies in a never-fulfilled quest to discover the core of human existence. His expressionist,

The award winning ABC-Tokyo Ballet Company believes that artists should convey hope, light and a buoyant future through their performances, especially

Emily May talks about her successful efforts to fight street harassment using social media. She is the cofounder of Hollaback!, the anti-street-harass

If Edison is an inventor, Yoichi Ochiai is a wizard. He integrates science and art, combining digital and analog media such as electronic circuits and

Why is it that so many people think they can’t draw? Where did we learn to believe that? Graham Shaw will shatter this illusion – quite literally R

Inspired by the world renowned annual arts event in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, Burning Man has become a global cultural movement with more than

VERBAL is a hiphop MC who has collaborated with a variety of musicians, including m-flo . He is a member of the famous rap group TERIYAKI BOYS® and ha

Rome Kanda approaches life like a samurai— head-on and with unwavering intensity. After moving to the U.S., the Osaka native soon found his calling as