My Personal Great TED Talks

I was talking to someone about a recent TED talk, and we thought I might put some of my favourite TED talks of all time. Here's part 1 of my list.

I have to start with one of the most challenging talks ever:


Other talks of interest cover a wide range of topics.

Our Loss of Wisdom - Barry Schwartz

http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_our_loss_of_wisdom.html

 A Defence of idealism by Viktor Frankl

http://www.ted.com/talks/viktor_frankl_youth_in_search_of_meaning.html


Gamification - how it can benefit. - Jane McGonical

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life.html

A very different take on the voices in our head - Eleanor Longden

http://www.ted.com/talks/eleanor_longden_the_voices_in_my_head.html

Of course I love Steven Pinker - he has several talks but this one explores our language.