Random Talks

About the fragrance of languages and how a sick frog can save your day. Marleen is a philologist and a communication expert with a passion for storyte

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-the-… When it was ratified in 1789, the US Constitution didn’t just institute a government by

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-… After the French Revolution erupted in 1789, Europe was thrown into chaos. Neighboring

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-earth-s… The Earth is 4.6 billion years old — but how can humans relate to a number so col

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-origins… Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a

Jimmy Nelson is one of Britain’s finest and most adventurous photographers. When he was only 19, Nelson began a year-long trek across Tibet. A small h

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science… Homer’s “Odyssey” recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-h… Museums have been a part of human history for over 2,000 years — but they weren&#

Struggling people probably need music more than others. What makes Makoto Kuriya such a distinctive pianist are the soulful groove he developed while

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-evoluti… What makes a book a book? Is it just anything that stores and communicates information?

Naohiko Umewaka’s family lineage in the art of Noh dates back six hundred years. His greatgrandfather, Umewaka Minoru, is credited with saving Noh the

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Do you speak this language? Do you share the experience? The

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-hit… Decades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf

Morinosuke Kawaguchi loves geeks. What’s more, he fashions solid notions for tweaking technology and other products from his close observations of Jap

The drive to probe deep into a social phenomenon switches on at different ages. Maiki K. is still in her teens, but she’s already fully committed to i