TED talks

TED talks can show us what other people consider important and worthwhile in their lives.   We will watch some of these in class, but in case we don't have time for all (which is likely) here is a running list of some of my favorites!  Please let me know if you have a favorite TED talk to add to the list!


William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind

Francis de los Reyes: Sanitation is a basic human right

Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace

Phil Hansen: Embrace the shake

Susan Cain: The power of introverts

Richard Turere: A peace treaty with the lions

Jane Goodall:How humans and animals can live together

Dave Isay: Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear

Jack Andraka: A promising test for pancreatic cancer from a teenager

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Maurice Ashley: Working backward to solve problems

Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story

Patti Dobrowolski: Draw your future

Kenneth Shinozuka: My simple invention, designed to keep my grandfather safe (5:50)

LXD: In the Internet age, dance evolves..

Diane Ferlatte: Penny for your thoughts
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Race Bridges: videos of storytellers

Diane Ferlatte: Personal story

Diane Ferlatte: Next Town (Jim Crow)

Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
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The Amazing Effects of Gratitude

Mimi Silbert: Delancy Street
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​Muhammad Yunus: Microloans

Dr V. and David Green: Affordable Eye Surgery

​Maria Teresa Leal: Seamstress for the poor in Brazil
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Moses Zulu: Children's Town

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