Random Talks

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How we use language – our accent, expressions, and the

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-thi… On first glance, the painting “Las Meninas” (“The Maids of Honor”) might not seem terri

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

Next-generation Japanese didgeridoo performer SMILY first heard the otherworldly tones of the quintessential Australian wind instrument while studying

iew full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-hidden-… When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancien

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

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When he was just 25, Yoshiharu Habu became the only player ever to simultaneously seize all seven titles of the ancient board game known as shogi. He’

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

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

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

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

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

Since he was a teenager, Eddie Ugata has been drawn to sixties American pop culture, collecting original comics, records, vintage guitars and clothes,

Give most people a pair of scissors, tell them to get creative, and you might get a string of paper dolls or a few snowflakes. Give Hayashiya Imamaru