- -: TEDxMindStreamAcademy - Jennifer Graftdyk - Our Cracks and Flaws Are What Make Us Beautiful
December 6, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Jennifer is Australian born, but is truly a citizen of the world. Continental parents, living overseas and extensive travel lead her to thirst for life. A passion for inspiring experiences, different lands and ancient knowledge...lead to the pursuit of whole spectrum wellness. Graduated from Dove...
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- -: Richard St. John: Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes
January 6, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart, or are they just lucky? Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute presentation on the real secrets of success. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances fro...
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- -: Malcolm Gladwell: What we can learn from spaghetti sauce
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, w...
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- -: Al Seckel: Your brain is badly wired — enjoy it!
April 30, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conferenc...
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- -: Matthieu Ricard: Habits of happiness
April 15, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Buddhist monk, photographer and author Matthieu Ricard has devoted his life to these questions, and his answer is influenced by his faith as well as by his scientific turn of mind: We can train our minds in habits of happiness. I...
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- -: Rick Warren: Living a life of purpose
April 15, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Pastor, philanthropist and author Rick Warren reflects on how the success of his book The Purpose-Driven Life triggered his own crisis of purpose. What should he do with this unanticipated wealth and attention? Warren uses his own story to explain the central tenet of his teac...
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- -: Martin Seligman: Why is psychology good?
July 21, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?
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- -: Jonathan Harris: The art of collecting stories
July 24, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)At the EG conference in December 2007, artist Jonathan Harris discusses his latest projects, which involve collecting stories: his own, strangers', and stories collected from the Internet, including his amazing "We Feel Fine."
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- -: Laura Trice: The power of saying thank you
October 7, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words "thank you" -- to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another person knows what they mean to you. Try it.
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- -: Caleb Chung: Come play with Pleo the dinosaur
October 7, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Pleo the robot dinosaur acts like a living pet -- exploring, cuddling, playing, reacting and learning. Inventor Caleb Chung talks about Pleo and his wild toy career at EG07, on the week that Pleo shipped to stores for the first time.
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