During the Ottawa Geek Dinner on Wednesday, a group of us talked about the TED talks. I started asking people about their favourite TED talks and got some great answers (especially from Mitch Joel who had the privilege of being at TED 2008).
It’s amazingly hard to pick them. Having said that, here is my list:
Of course, I could easily list another 20 or more sessions.
What are your Top 5 TED talks?
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April 25th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Sir Ken Robinson is one of my favorite’s as well Mark. A brilliant discussion on how our educational systems in North America are killing the creative process.
Another favorite of mine is Larry Lessig’s talk on copy write in the Information Age. A valuable show for all those Social Media professionals: http://www.iaconsultants.ca/index.php/2008/01/13/how-creativity-is-being-strangled-by-the-law/
Cheers,
Jeff
April 25th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Jeff… I published a two-part interview I did with Sir Ken Robinson on my Electric Sky podcast last fall. You can find both parts by clicking here.
April 25th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
I don’t have a top five (but I’m definitely going to check out yours!) but my favourite TED Talk so far has been Jill Bolte Taylor, the neuro-scientist who studied her own mind as she was having a stroke. I blogged a bit about it here:
http://tinyurl.com/6c8859
April 25th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Therein lies the problem. I could have easily included Jill Bolte Taylor in my own list.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Sue and Mark you both point out excellent shows! I think TED is easily one of the greatest examples of community on the web today and how social media is changing the way we live, work, and play. Exciting times!
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