28个最精彩的TED演讲

I've watched more than 800 TED talks in the last 7 st night, I went through all 1400 TED talks and picked out the talks that left long-lasting impressions.

Education:

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity(Part 1)

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!(Part 2)

"Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating

our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence."

E.O. Wilson: Advice to young scientists

“Biologist E.O. Wilson explores the world of ants and other tiny

creatures, and writes movingly about the way all creatures great and small are interdependent.“

Life Lessons:

Ben Dunlap: The life-long learner

“Ben Dunlap is a true polymath, whose talents span poetry, opera,

ballet, literature and administration. He is the president of South Carolina’s Wofford College.”

Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything

"Tim Ferriss is author of bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek, a

self-improvement program of four steps: defining aspirations, managing time, creating automatic income and escaping the trappings of the 9-to-5 life."

Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes

"Terry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for

exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews."

JJ Abrams: The mystery box

"Writer, director and producer J.J. Abrams makes smart, addictive

dramas like TV's Lost, and films like Cloverfield and the new Star Trek."

Performance:

Kenichi Ebina's magic moves

“Self-taught dancer Kenichi Ebina blends hip-hop, martial arts, modern

dance, magic and a blast of pop culture in his mesmerizing performances.”

Rives: If I controlled the Internet …

"Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0

poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life."

Science:

Aubrey de Grey: A roadmap to end aging

"Aubrey de Grey, British researcher on aging, claims he has drawn a

roadmap to defeat biological aging. He provocatively proposes that the first human beings who will live to 1,000 years old have already been born."

Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes

"Elaine Morgan is an octogenarian scientist, armed with an arsenal of television writing credits and feminist instincts, on a mission to prove humans evolved in water." VS Ramachandran: 3 clues to understanding your brain

"Neurologist V.S. Ramachandran looks deep into the brain’s most basic

mechanisms. By working with those who have very specific mental disabilities caused by brain injury or stroke, he can map functions of the mind to physical structures of the brain."

Stephen Petranek counts down to Armageddon

“When he was editor-in-chief ofDiscover magazine, Stephen Petranek

tangled with questions as big as the universe. Here he confronts the biggest question on the planet: What are the 10 most likely ways that life on the Earth could end?”