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curated list 
April 20, 2015

Talks to take you back to school

This playlist, curated by TED, is courtesy of TED.com. It comprises 7 talks with a total running duration of about 1 hours and 35 minutes.

Talks in this playlist:

Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry

George Takei: Why I love a country that once betrayed me

David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food

Henry Lin: What we can learn from galaxies far, far away

Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that’d be at home in the deep sea

Adam Spencer: Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers

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Talks in this playlist

Adam Spencer: Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers

Adam Spencer: Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers

David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

George Takei: Why I love a country that once betrayed me

George Takei: Why I love a country that once betrayed me

Henry Lin: What we can learn from galaxies far, far away

Henry Lin: What we can learn from galaxies far, far away

Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that’d be at home in the deep sea

Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that’d be at home in the deep sea

Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry

Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry

Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food

Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food

Other talks

  • Kiran Sethi: Kids, take charge

    Kiran Sethi: Kids, take charge

  • Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability

    Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability

  • Max Little: A test for Parkinson’s with a phone call

    Max Little: A test for Parkinson’s with a phone call

  • Allan Adams: The discovery that could rewrite physics

    Allan Adams: The discovery that could rewrite physics

  • Ben Saunders: Why did I ski to the North Pole?

    Ben Saunders: Why did I ski to the North Pole?

  • Aleph Molinari: Let’s bridge the digital divide!

    Aleph Molinari: Let’s bridge the digital divide!

  • Will Wright: Spore, birth of a game

    Will Wright: Spore, birth of a game

  • Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world

    Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world

  • Joshua Prince-Ramus: Behind the design of Seattle’s library

    Joshua Prince-Ramus: Behind the design of Seattle’s library

  • Shimpei Takahashi: Play this game to come up with original ideas

    Shimpei Takahashi: Play this game to come up with original ideas

  • Kirk Sorensen: Thorium, an alternative nuclear fuel

    Kirk Sorensen: Thorium, an alternative nuclear fuel

  • Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral

    Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral

  • Sanjay Dastoor: A skateboard, with a boost

    Sanjay Dastoor: A skateboard, with a boost

  • Caleb Chung: Playtime with Pleo, your robotic dinosaur friend

    Caleb Chung: Playtime with Pleo, your robotic dinosaur friend

Notable Selections

  • Stefan Sagmeister: My all-time favorites

    Stefan Sagmeister: My all-time favorites

  • Ken Robinson: 10 talks on education

    Ken Robinson: 10 talks on education

  • Brandon Boyd: 9 eye-opening talks

    Brandon Boyd: 9 eye-opening talks

  • Pearl Arredondo: 8 talks to spark success

    Pearl Arredondo: 8 talks to spark success

  • Cesar Harada’s playlist

    Cesar Harada’s playlist

  • Daryl Hannah: 11 talks that inspired me

    Daryl Hannah: 11 talks that inspired me

  • Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks

    Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks

  • Carlton Cuse: 6 talks that help me create

    Carlton Cuse: 6 talks that help me create

  • David Blaine: My favorite talks

    David Blaine: My favorite talks

  • Philippe Starck: 11 truly thrilling talks

    Philippe Starck: 11 truly thrilling talks

  • Geoffrey Canada: 7 talks on social change

    Geoffrey Canada: 7 talks on social change

  • Hans Rosling: 5 talks on global issues

    Hans Rosling: 5 talks on global issues

  • Tim O’Reilly: 9 talks that stretched my mind

    Tim O’Reilly: 9 talks that stretched my mind

  • Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on

    Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on

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