Random Talks

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-bra… Lingerie has existed for hundreds of years, but it wasn’t until the 1920s that a

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

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/should-you-… Imagine a police lineup where ten witnesses are asked to identify a bank robber they gl

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

In 2008, lacquer artist and Living National Treasure Kazumi Murose began to focus on preserving intangibly important Japanese culture and heritage thr

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

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

Katsumi Sakakura expresses his art through a combination of elements characteristic of traditional Japanese culture—movement, rhythm and spirit.

For those who are constantly funny, who constantly encounter interesting things, a similar trait is there.Once you come to realize that, the minus ele

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

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&#

There are some things about Japan that only become obvious to the Japanese once they leave the country. When Souryou Matsumura was wandering around Eu

The world is filled with words. There is not a single day that goes without words. Why don’t we listen to those words carefully and see how they look

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

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?

Music + language (songs) activate our brains, hearts and souls. By using songs, we can learn foreign languages and saved dying tongues. This TEDxSanta