Random Talks

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-paradox… Imagine you’re on a game show and you can choose between two prizes: a diamond … or a b

Bullied, judged, shamed & shunned, just because one does not conform to what society deems to be the right body shape. This talk highlights one wo

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/this-is-spa… In ancient Greece, violent internal conflict between border neighbors and war with fore

Andrew Bennett began his career as Ross Perot’s personal assistant, and for over three decades he has been a leadership consultant and coach to

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

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

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

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-is-sher… More than a century after first emerging into the fogbound, gaslit streets of Victorian

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

Born into a family of renowned Japanese textile designers with a four-century tradition and　trained under the expert eyes of his father and grandfathe

Tim Morely thinks that every student should learn Esperanto. In this unexpected and persuasive talk, he makes the case that this constructed language

If politics and the economy are the world’s day, then the Internet and its subculture are its night. In the latest issue of Planets Critic Magazine, p

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-… Ah, romantic love; beautiful and intoxicating, heart-breaking and soul-crushing…

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&#

Dr. Bob Stilger and his daughter, Annie Stilger Virnig, believe in the power of collaborating with people everywhere to create healthy, resilient comm

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history… If you have a tattoo, you’re part of a rich cultural history that dates back at least 8