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curated list 
February 27, 2015

Personal tales from the edge of life

This playlist, curated by TED, is courtesy of TED.com. It comprises 14 talks with a total running duration of about 3 hours and 53 minutes.

Talks in this playlist:

Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly: Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.

Rick Smolan: The story of a girl

Tan Le: My immigration story

Joseph Kim: The family I lost in North Korea. And the family I gained.

Sherwin Nuland: How electroshock therapy changed me

Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

Joshua Prager: In search of the man who broke my neck

Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself

Kevin Briggs: The bridge between suicide and life

JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

Ed Gavagan: A story about knots and surgeons

Andrew Solomon: How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are

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Talks in this playlist

Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

Joshua Prager: In search of the man who broke my neck

Joshua Prager: In search of the man who broke my neck

Joseph Kim: The family I lost in North Korea. And the family I gained.

Joseph Kim: The family I lost in North Korea. And the family I gained.

Rick Smolan: The story of a girl

Rick Smolan: The story of a girl

Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself

Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself

Tan Le: My immigration story

Tan Le: My immigration story

Sherwin Nuland: How electroshock therapy changed me

Sherwin Nuland: How electroshock therapy changed me

Kevin Briggs: The bridge between suicide and life

Kevin Briggs: The bridge between suicide and life

JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly: Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.

Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly: Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.

Ed Gavagan: A story about knots and surgeons

Ed Gavagan: A story about knots and surgeons

Andrew Solomon: How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are

Andrew Solomon: How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are

Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

Other talks

  • Ludwick Marishane: A bath without water

    Ludwick Marishane: A bath without water

  • Gian Giudice: Why our universe might exist on a knife-edge

    Gian Giudice: Why our universe might exist on a knife-edge

  • Eric Lewis: Piano jazz that rocks

    Eric Lewis: Piano jazz that rocks

  • Tim Leberecht: 3 ways to (usefully) lose control of your brand

    Tim Leberecht: 3 ways to (usefully) lose control of your brand

  • Richard Resnick: Welcome to the genomic revolution

    Richard Resnick: Welcome to the genomic revolution

  • Bill Clinton: My wish: Rebuilding Rwanda

    Bill Clinton: My wish: Rebuilding Rwanda

  • Stephen Wolfram: Computing a theory of all knowledge

    Stephen Wolfram: Computing a theory of all knowledge

  • Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on developmental disorders

    Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on developmental disorders

  • Peter Donnelly: How juries are fooled by statistics

    Peter Donnelly: How juries are fooled by statistics

  • Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity

    Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity

  • Liu Bolin: The invisible man

    Liu Bolin: The invisible man

  • Iwan Baan: Ingenious homes in unexpected places

    Iwan Baan: Ingenious homes in unexpected places

  • Andreas Schleicher: Use data to build better schools

    Andreas Schleicher: Use data to build better schools

  • Laura Trice: Remember to say thank you

    Laura Trice: Remember to say thank you

Notable Selections

  • Bill Gates: My 13 favorite talks

    Bill Gates: My 13 favorite talks

  • Stefan Sagmeister: My all-time favorites

    Stefan Sagmeister: My all-time favorites

  • Reggie Watts: 9 mind-boggling talks

    Reggie Watts: 9 mind-boggling talks

  • Wang Lifen: 5 highly quotable talks

    Wang Lifen: 5 highly quotable talks

  • Ken Robinson: 10 talks on education

    Ken Robinson: 10 talks on education

  • Cesar Harada’s playlist

    Cesar Harada’s playlist

  • 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

  • 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

  • Alexis Ohanian: 9 talks about the Internet

    Alexis Ohanian: 9 talks about the Internet

  • Ben Affleck: 8 talks that amazed me

    Ben Affleck: 8 talks that amazed me

  • Robert Simpson’s playlist

    Robert Simpson’s playlist

  • Bono: 8 talks that give me hope

    Bono: 8 talks that give me hope

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