Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation
www.ted.com Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast...
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Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from
www.ted.com People often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the "liquid networks" of London's coffee houses to Charles Darwin's long, slow hunch to today's high-velocity web.TEDTalks ...
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- Length: 18:17
- Views: 406010
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Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice
www.ted.com Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the T...
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- Length: 20:22
- Views: 922282
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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
www.ted.com Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that triple...
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- Length: 18:35
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Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders
www.ted.com Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, w...
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- Length: 15:29
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Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our decisions?
www.ted.com Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the be...
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- Length: 17:27
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Elizabeth Gilbert: A new way to think about creativity
www.ted.com "Eat, Pray, Love" Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.TEDTalks is a ...
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- Length: 19:29
- Views: 898193
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Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks
www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to present data that debunks several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder o...
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- Length: 20:35
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Hans Rosling: Religions and babies
www.ted.com Hans Rosling had a question Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his trademark humor and sharp insight, Hans reaches a...
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- Length: 13:21
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David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization
www.ted.com David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just ch...
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- Length: 21:27
- Views: 216948
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How it feels to have a stroke
www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered ever...
Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability
www.ted.com Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.TEDTalks is a...
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- Length: 20:50
- Views: 412719
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Susan Cain: The power of introverts
www.ted.com In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated...
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- Length: 19:05
- Views: 359434
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Tali Sharot: The optimism bias
www.ted.com Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Con...
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- Length: 17:41
- Views: 37976
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David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence
www.ted.com Is your school or workplace divided into "creatives" versus practical people? Yet surely, David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary design career and his own life, he offers ways to build the confidence to create... (F...
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- Length: 11:47
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TEDxHouston - Brené Brown
Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher professor at the University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, where she has spent the past ten years studying a concept that she calls Wholeheartedness, posing the questions: How do we engage in our lives from a place of authenticity and worthiness? How ...
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- Length: 20:45
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Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history
www.ted.com What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks...
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- Length: 4:27
- Views: 27200
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Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do
www.ted.com There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature anyone can learn how to u...
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- Length: 20:30
- Views: 46203
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