Archive for the 'TED Talks' Category
The Chemistry of Cookies is a TED-Ed video that shows the chemical reactions that take place when cookies are made. It also talks about salmonella and why we shouldn’t eat raw cookie dough.
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Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice is a TED video that was recommended to me by Mark Stamatakos. In this video, Schwartz talks about how the over-growing number of choices that we have can make us feel paralyzed when making decisions. While we all like to have many options available to us, we sometimes feel […]
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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action is a TED talk that I found inspiring. In this presentation, Sinek talks about how communicating with data and information to communicate doesn’t usually inspire people. His theory is that good leaders start with the question “Why?”. Sinek makes his point using examples from Apple, Martin Luther King, […]
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Tyler DeWitt: Hey science teachers — make it fun is a TED talk given by a high school science teacher who uses stories to help his students to learn complicated material. While the the stories he uses are science-related, the concept can be applied to other subject areas. (14:11)
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David Gallo: Underwater astonishments and Edith Widder: The weird world of bioluminescence are two TED presentations that talk about some under water creatures that do some amazing things. Some of the creatures emit light, others change their color to protect themselves from their predators. These talks can be shared with students of all ages. (Underwater astonishments […]
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Bene Brown: The power of vulnerability is a TED talk presented by Brene Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston. In this talk, Brene shares her research on vulnerability and realization of its importance in our lives. She is a funny and inspiring speaker. (20:20)
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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are is a TED talk presented by Amy Cuddy, a researcher and professor at Harvard. In this talk, Amy talks about how our body language affects how other people look at us, but also how our body language can also change the way we look at ourselves. […]
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Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong is one of my favorite TED videos. In this video, composer and conductor Eric Whitacre shows how he used the Internet to create a virtual choir of over 2,000 singers from around the world to produce a recording of one of his compositions. This video shows the […]
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Phil Hansen: The art of the imperfect is a TED video recommended to me by Deyana Matt. In this video, artist Phil Hansen talks about how to foster creativity and work around limitations. This short video has a powerful message about getting around the ‘brick walls’ that often get in the way of our aspirations. […]
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Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education is a TED talk given by Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy. In his talk, Khan talks about “Flip” or “Reverse” teaching, in which teachers assign the video of a lesson for homework, then in class the next day answers questions about the video and allows […]
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