Why you will fail to have a great career – Larry Smith
In this funny and blunt talk, Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to purs...
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My immigration story – Tan Le
In 2010, technologist Tan Le took the TEDGlobal stage to demo a powerful new interface. But now, at TEDxWomen, she tells a very pers...
An unexpected place of healing – Ramona Pierson
When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. In this talk, she tells the remarkable stor...
My friend Richard Feynman – Leonard Susskind
What’s it like to be pals with a genius? Onstage, physicist Leonard Susskind spins a few stories about his friendship with the...
Using nature to grow batteries – Angela Belcher
Inspired by an abalone shell, Angela Belcher programs viruses to make elegant nanoscale structures that humans can use. Selecting fo...
A radical experiment in empathy – Sam Richards
By leading the Americans in his audience step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary ch...
A whistleblower you haven’t heard – Geert Chatrou
In this engaging talk, world champion whistler Geert Chatrou performs the whimsical “Eleonora” by A. Honhoff, and his ow...
Gaming to re-engage boys in learning – Ali Carr-Chellman
In her talk, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-eng...
What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola – Melinda French Gates
In her talk, Melinda Gates makes a provocative case for nonprofits taking a cue from corporations such as Coca-Cola, whose plugged-i...
My seven species of robot – Dennis Hong
Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots — like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripp...