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curated list 
July 18, 2015

Surprisingly viral TED Talks

This playlist, curated by TED, is courtesy of TED.com. It comprises 10 talks with a total running duration of about 1 hours and 57 minutes.

Talks in this playlist:

BLACK: My journey to yo-yo mastery

Russell Foster: Why do we sleep?

Improv Everywhere: A TED speaker’s worst nightmare

Alexa Meade: Your body is my canvas

Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world

Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life

Arthur Benjamin: The magic of Fibonacci numbers

Rives: The  4 a.m. mystery

Hamish Jolly: A shark-deterrent wetsuit (and it’s not what you think)

Edith Widder: How we found the giant squid

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Talks in this playlist

Alexa Meade: Your body is my canvas

Alexa Meade: Your body is my canvas

Arthur Benjamin: The magic of Fibonacci numbers

Arthur Benjamin: The magic of Fibonacci numbers

BLACK: My journey to yo-yo mastery

BLACK: My journey to yo-yo mastery

Improv Everywhere: A TED speaker’s worst nightmare

Improv Everywhere: A TED speaker’s worst nightmare

Edith Widder: How we found the giant squid

Edith Widder: How we found the giant squid

Hamish Jolly: A shark-deterrent wetsuit (and it’s not what you think)

Hamish Jolly: A shark-deterrent wetsuit (and it’s not what you think)

Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life

Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life

Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world

Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world

Russell Foster: Why do we sleep?

Russell Foster: Why do we sleep?

Rives: The  4 a.m. mystery

Rives: The  4 a.m. mystery

Other talks

  • Steven Pinker: Human nature and the blank slate

    Steven Pinker: Human nature and the blank slate

  • Stephen Friend: The hunt for “unexpected genetic heroes”

    Stephen Friend: The hunt for “unexpected genetic heroes”

  • Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health

    Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health

  • Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from

    Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from

  • James Patten: The best computer interface? Maybe … your hands

    James Patten: The best computer interface? Maybe … your hands

  • Chris Burkard: The joy of surfing in ice-cold water

    Chris Burkard: The joy of surfing in ice-cold water

  • Mundano: Pimp my … trash cart?

    Mundano: Pimp my … trash cart?

  • Kenneth Cukier: Big data is better data

    Kenneth Cukier: Big data is better data

  • Marlene Zuk: What we learn from insects’ kinky sex lives

    Marlene Zuk: What we learn from insects’ kinky sex lives

  • Paul Sereno: Digging up dinosaurs

    Paul Sereno: Digging up dinosaurs

  • Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer

    Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer

  • James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate change

    James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate change

  • Oren Yakobovich: Hidden cameras that film injustice in the world’s most dangerous places

    Oren Yakobovich: Hidden cameras that film injustice in the world’s most dangerous places

  • Nathaniel Kahn: Scenes from “My Architect”

    Nathaniel Kahn: Scenes from “My Architect”

Notable Selections

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    Peter Gabriel: 11 surprising talks

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    Jamie Oliver: 5 talks that inspired me

  • Mikko Hypponen: 9 talks on tech … and fish

    Mikko Hypponen: 9 talks on tech … and fish

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    Ryan Holladay’s playlist

  • Reggie Watts: 9 mind-boggling talks

    Reggie Watts: 9 mind-boggling talks

  • Diane von Furstenberg’s 5 favorite TED Talks

    Diane von Furstenberg’s 5 favorite TED Talks

  • Dan Pink: My 5 favorite talks on work

    Dan Pink: My 5 favorite talks on work

  • Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks

    Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks

  • Ryan Coogler: 6 talks that inspired me

    Ryan Coogler: 6 talks that inspired me

  • Björk: 6 talks that are music to my ears

    Björk: 6 talks that are music to my ears

  • Work happier

    Work happier

  • Steve Case: 10 unforgettable talks

    Steve Case: 10 unforgettable talks

  • Robert Simpson’s playlist

    Robert Simpson’s playlist

  • Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on

    Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on

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