Riveting talks by remarkable people - TED

[HeyLookItsMe]

TEDTalks are from an annual conference that takes place in Monterey which focuses on technology, the environment, education, and the way we interact with the world. They invite people at the top of their field to give speeches and share their knowledge, and while most of the lectures are meant to inform, some of them are meant simply to entertain. If you havent checked it out, I have included some of what I think are the best performances, and feel confident in saying they they are well worth watching.

Mary Roach: Revealing the science of sex - 10 things you didn't know about orgasm (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/mary_roach_10_things_you_didn_t_know_about_orgasm.html)

Why we don't understand as much as we think we do - Jonathan Drori on what we think we know
(http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_drori_on_what_we_think_we_know.html)

Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man - Rory Sutherland
(http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_an_ad_man.html)

5 dangerous things you should let your kids do - Gever Tulley on 5 dangerous things for kids (http://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html)

The paradox of choice - Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice
(http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html)

Close-up card magic - Lennart Green does close-up card magic
(http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html)

What we can learn from spaghetti sauce - Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce
(http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce.html)

Lightning calculation and other "Mathemagic" - Arthur Benjamin does "Mathemagic"
(http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/arthur_benjamin_does_mathemagic.html0)

Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design - Jeff Han demos his breakthrough touchscreen
(http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html)

[Phosphorus29]

These aren't available in the US iTunes store it says :(.

I suppose I can just go to www.ted.com and search for them though.

[HeyLookItsMe]

These aren't available in the US iTunes store it says :(.

I suppose I can just go to www.ted.com and search for them though.

umm the links are from the US iTunes store...

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=281315460

[HeyLookItsMe]

hrmm well i pulled them from the US itunes store and for some reason the links dont work ill fix them in a minute

[Me]

I see nothing fascinating about it :dontknow:

http://www.madratrubber.com/rivets.jpg

[Dr. J]

The paradox of choice - Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice
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Trying not to get too political here - but this guy justifies socialism (income redistribution) by saying that poor people have too few choices and rich people have too many, thereby making their lives unoptimized; that is, there is some ideal number of "choices" (in a qualitative sense) which would make everyone's lives "optimal". The rationale is that too few choices makes everyone fit into the same (or one of only a few) molds whereas too many choices leads to people unable to make decisions for fear of not making the correct decision (e.g. "paralysis"). IOW, ignorance is bliss.

Anyone buy that?

[HeyLookItsMe]

The paradox of choice - Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice
[apple.com]
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Trying not to get too political here - but this guy justifies socialism (income redistribution) by saying that poor people have too few choices and rich people have too many, thereby making their lives unoptimized; that is, there is some ideal number of "choices" (in a qualitative sense) which would make everyone's lives "optimal". The rationale is that too few choices makes everyone fit into the same (or one of only a few) molds whereas too many choices leads to people unable to make decisions for fear of not making the correct decision (e.g. "paralysis"). IOW, ignorance is bliss.

Anyone buy that?

he argues that there is a balance point not that it should be all the way on the socialist side big difference

furthermore it has nothing to do with socialism

[Dr. J]

he argues that there is a balance point not that it should be all the way on the socialist side big difference

furthermore it has nothing to do with socialism

He does not use the term "socialism" however he speaks of income redistribution by forceful and immediate means.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism

"The post-war social democratic governments introduced social reform and wealth redistribution via state welfare and taxation. "

[HeyLookItsMe]

He does not use the term "socialism" however he speaks of income redistribution by forceful and immediate means.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism

"The post-war social democratic governments introduced social reform and wealth redistribution via state welfare and taxation. "

he says that socialism in the sense of redistributing funds to make sure options are available to everyone is something we should work for because having too many choices especially for people not qualified to answer them results in stagnation and hurts everyone.

[Justawannabe]

Thanks for posting these links! I really needed to see the one with Sir Ken Robinson..it has some things I needed to hear!

[HeyLookItsMe]

Laurie Santos: A monkey economy as irrational as ours (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/laurie_santos.html)

Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/michael_shermer_the_pattern_behind_self_deception.html)

[ikonoklast]

Julia Sweeney - Letting go of God (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/julia_sweeney_on_letting_go_of_god.html)

[HeyLookItsMe]

Julia Sweeney - Letting go of God (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/julia_sweeney_on_letting_go_of_god.html)

she also has a wonderful talk about her having "the talk" with her daughter...