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The 20 most popular TED Talks, as of December 2013 · Playlist: The 10 most popular TEDx talks (10 talks) · Ted Halstead | TED Speaker · Chris ... Menu Mainmenu TED Watch TEDTalks BrowsethelibraryofTEDtalksandspeakers TEDRecommends GetTEDTalkspickedjustforyou Playlists 100+collectionsofTEDTalks,forcuriousminds TEDSeries GodeeperintofascinatingtopicswithoriginalvideoseriesfromTED. 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As2013drawstoaclose,TEDisdeeplyhumbledtohaveposted1600+talks,eachrepresentinganideaworthspreading.Sowhichideashavehadthemostwidespreadimpact?Below,alookatthe20most-watchedtalksasofDec... PostedDecember16,2013 https://blog.ted.com/2013/12/16/the-most-popular-20-ted-talks-2013 Playlist:The10mostpopularTEDxtalks(10talks) TEDxeventsunleashfreshideasfromlocalcommunities.Closeto50,000talkshavebeengivenat10,000eventssincetheprogramlaunchedin2009.Below,the10most-watchedTEDxtalkspostedtoourhomepage. CuratedbyTED·10talks http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_10_most_popular_tedx_talks TedHalstead|TEDSpeaker TedHalsteadbreathednewlifeintoUSandglobalclimatepolicybymobilizingconservativeleadersandCEOsaroundabreakthroughcarbondividendssolution. Policyentrepreneur,climateexpert,author https://www.ted.com/speakers/ted_halstead ChrisAnderson|TEDSpeaker Afteralongcareerinjournalismandpublishing,ChrisAndersonbecamethecuratoroftheTEDConferencein2002andhasdevelopeditasaplatformforidentifyinganddisseminatingideasworthspreading. HeadofTED https://www.ted.com/speakers/chris_anderson_ted SusanCain|TEDSpeaker WithherviraltalkfromTED2012andherbestseller"Quiet,"SusanCainurgedoursocietytocultivatespacefortheundervalued,indispensableintrovertsamongus.Now,she'sbacktoexplorethesurprisinglessonssorrowandlongingteachusaboutcreativity,connectionandlove. Author,explorerofhiddensuperpowers https://www.ted.com/speakers/susan_cain SirKenRobinson|TEDSpeaker CreativityexpertSirKenRobinsonchallengedthewayweeducateourchildren,championingaradicalrethinkofhowourschoolsystemscultivatecreativityandacknowledgemultipletypesofintelligence. Author,educator https://www.ted.com/speakers/sir_ken_robinson ShaoLanHsueh|TEDSpeaker ShaoLanwanttohelppeopleunderstandChina'scultureandlanguage,andtobridgethegapbetweenEastandWest. Technologist,entrepreneur https://www.ted.com/speakers/shaolan_hsueh ElizabethLesser|TEDSpeaker ElizabethLesserhelpsherreadersandstudentstransformtheirlivesafterbrusheswithpain,adversityandlife'smyriadproblems. Wellnessspecialist https://www.ted.com/speakers/elizabeth_lesser DeborahScranton:AnIraqwarmoviecrowd-sourcedfromsoldiers FilmmakerDeborahScrantontalksaboutandshowsclipsfromherdocumentaryTheWarTapes,whichputscamerasinthehandsofsoldiersfightinginIraq. https://www.ted.com/talks/deborah_scranton_an_iraq_war_movie_crowd_sourced_from_soldiers A21st-centurycarbreak-in,amessageonvaccinesforPakistaniparentsandalookattheexhaustionepidemic PleaseenjoyyourweeklyroundupofnewsbriefsfrommembersoftheTEDcommunity: A21st-centurybreak-in.SecurityfuturistMarcGoodmanknowsthattechnologycanmakebothlifeandcrimeeasier.Inaposton BoingBoing excerptedfromhisbookFutureCrimes,hetellsthestoryofanautotradingcompanythatinstalledtinyremote-controlled... PostedMarch3,2015 https://blog.ted.com/2015/03/03/a-21st-century-car-breakin-and-other-ted-community-news-3-3-15 AlisaMiller:Howthenewsdistortsourworldview AlisaMiller,headofPublicRadioInternational,talksaboutwhy--thoughwewanttoknowmoreabouttheworldthanever--themediaisactuallyshowingusless.Eye-openingstatsandgraphs. https://www.ted.com/talks/alisa_miller_how_the_news_distorts_our_worldview MargaretGouldStewart:HowYouTubethinksaboutcopyright MargaretGouldStewart,YouTube'sheadofuserexperience,talksabouthowtheubiquitousvideositeworkswithcopyrightholdersandcreatorstofoster(atthebestoftimes)acreativeecosystemwhereeverybodywins. https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_gould_stewart_how_youtube_thinks_about_copyright Ourorganization TEDisanonprofitdevotedtospreadingideas,usuallyintheformofshort,powerfultalks(18minutesorless).TEDbeganin1984asaconferencewhereTechnology,EntertainmentandDesignconverged,andtodaycoversalmostalltopics—fromsciencetobusinesstoglobalissues—inmorethan100languages.Meanwhile,independentlyrunTEDxev... https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization TEDTalks TEDisdedicatedtoresearchingandsharingknowledgethatmattersthroughshorttalksandpresentations.Ourgoalistoinformandeducateglobalaudiencesinanaccessibleway. Scientists,researchers,technologists,businessleaders,artists,designersandotherworldexpertstaketheTEDstagetopresent“IdeasWorthSpreading”:valuablenew... https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-talks GaryLiu:WhattheworldcanlearnfromChina'sresponsetothecoronavirus FromHongKong,SouthChinaMorningPostCEOGaryLiutracksChina'sresponsetothecoronaviruspandemic--fromtheinitialoutbreakinWuhantotheshutdownofHubeiprovinceandthecontainmentmeasurestakenacrossitsmajorcities.SharinginsightsintohowthecultureinplaceslikeHongKongandSouthKoreacontributedtofastactionaga... https://www.ted.com/talks/gary_liu_what_the_world_can_learn_from_china_s_response_to_the_coronavirus TheTEDTalkslibrary,now2,000talksstrong Asyoureadthis,imagineballoonsandconfettiflutteringtothegroundaroundyou.Becausewejustpostedthe2,000thTEDTalk. OnJune16,2015,MargaretHeffernan’s“Whyit'stimetoforgetthepeckingorderatwork”becamethe2,000thTEDTalk.It’satalkweneednow:asharpreflectiononourlivesatwork.Whilemostcompaniesarebui... PostedJune16,2015 https://blog.ted.com/2015/06/16/the-2000th-ted-talk The20most-watchedTEDTalkstodate TEDisdedicatedtoideasworthspreading.AndthatleavesmanywonderingexactlywhichideashavebeenspreadthemostwidelyinthesixyearsthatTEDTalksvideoshavebeenavailableonline.Here,alistofthe20most-watchedtalksonalltheplatformswetrack:TED.com,YouTube,iTunes,embedanddownload,Huluandmore,asofNovember2... PostedAugust21,2012 https://blog.ted.com/2012/08/21/the-20-most-watched-ted-talks-to-date TEDWeekendsexplorescreativeintelligence ItwasoneoftheoriginalsixtalkspostedonTED.comandithas,overtheyears,becomeourmost-watchedvideowith13.5millionviews.SirKenRobinson’stalkfromTED2006,“KenRobinsonsaysschoolskillcreativity,”istrulyajuggernaut. ButtherealgeniusisMatt.Hehassomuchcreativeintelligence,thatwe'regoingtodosomes... PostedDecember8,2012 https://blog.ted.com/2012/12/08/ted-weekends-explores-creative-intelligence The20most-watchedTEDxtalkssofar Xcertainlymarksthespot. TheTEDxprogramwaslaunchedin2009tobringthemissionofspreadingideastothelocallevel,withindependentorganizerscuratingtheirowneventsfortheirowncommunities.Thisweek,theprogramiscelebratingmanymilestones.Notonlydidyesterdaymarkthe5,000thTEDxevent--thisweekalsobringsth... PostedOctober14,2012 https://blog.ted.com/2012/10/14/the-20-most-watched-tedx-talks-so-far Theaudiencetakesthestage:TEDUniversitysession1atTEDGlobal2013 BySamanthaKelly TEDUniversitykicksofftheTEDGlobal2013conferencewithpurpose--asareminderthatthepeoplewhoattendTEDGlobalarenotjustheretowatch,butrather,they'reheretoshareideas.AtTEDU,audiencemembersbravethestageandgivetheirownTEDTalksthatruntheemotionalgamutofemotional,funny,moving,innov... PostedJune10,2013 https://blog.ted.com/2013/06/10/the-audience-takes-the-stage-ted-university-session-1-at-tedglobal-2013 Howonewoman’sGooglingledtoaboomoffemale-ledTEDxeventsinLebanon In2008,PatriciaZougheibwasatworkinBeirut,Lebanon,whenshecameacrossavideoofJillBolteTaylordescribingherownstroke.Shewasawed,andGoogledthethreeredlettersshenoticedinthebackground—T-E-D.“Istartedwatchingonetalkaftertheother,”shesays,"andIgothooked,big-time." Forawhile,ZougheibkeptherT... PostedMay19,2014 https://blog.ted.com/2014/05/19/how-one-womans-googling-led-to-a-boom-of-female-led-tedx-events-in-lebanon 6talksaboutproblemswithpatents TheWrightBrothers’flyingmachinetookofffromKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,onDecember17,1903.Creditedasthefirsttosuccessfullyflyanairplane,theWrightBrotherswereoneofseveralintheearlyaviationgamewhowerefilingpatentsfortheirinnovationsandsuingcompetitorswhosteppedontheirturf.However,theUSgovernmente... PostedDecember10,2012 https://blog.ted.com/2012/12/10/6-talks-about-problems-with-patents TEDTalksat5:Speakerstelltheirstories TED.comvideoexiststocelebrategreatspeakers,thinkers,doers--peoplewithideasthatarepassionatelyheldandclearlyput.Forourspeakers,puttingtheirvideosonlinehas,inmanycases,amplifiedtheirworkbeyondimagination,provokingnewconnectionsanddirectionstotheircareersandeventheirlives. Asweapproachedthef... PostedJune27,2011 https://blog.ted.com/2011/06/27/ted-at-5-speakers-tell-their-stories 10booksfromTEDWomenforyoursummerreadinglist--andbeyond There'snodoubtthatthespeakersweinvitetoTEDWomeneachyearhaveamazingstoriestotell.Andmanyofthemarepublishedauthors(orabouttobe!)whoseworkisworthexploringbeyondtheirbriefmomentsintheTEDspotlight. So,ifyou'relookingforsomeinspiring,instructiveandprovocativebookstoaddtoyoursummerreadinglist... PostedJuly19,2017 https://blog.ted.com/2017/07/19/10-books-from-tedwomen-for-your-summer-reading-list-and-beyond What'snewwithTED'siPhoneapp?Q&Awithourdeveloperandprojectleader TEDiPhonedeveloperMattDranceatTED2011.Photo:RobertLeslie AtthelaunchoftheTEDiPhoneapp,theTEDBlogsatdownwithprojectleaderThaniyaKeereepartandengineerMattDrancetotalkaboutworkingtogether,buildingnewfeaturesandwhat'scomingnextfromourmobileteam. ThaniyaKeereepart:IworkforTED,Idoproduct... PostedNovember29,2011 https://blog.ted.com/2011/11/29/whats-new-with-teds-iphone-app-qa-with-our-developer-and-project-leader Asolar-poweredplane,ourskewedperceptionofreality,andarobotthatreadsyoutosleep. JustafewoftheintriguingheadlinesinvolvingmembersoftheTEDcommunitythisweek: Aroundtheglobewithoutadropoffuel.WhathasthewingspanofaBoeing747butweighsonlyaboutasmuchasanSUV?TheanswerisBertrandPiccard’sSolarImpulse2,anairplanefueledentirelybysolarenergythatlandedinCaliforniaonApril24aft... PostedApril29,2016 https://blog.ted.com/2016/04/29/a-solar-powered-plane-our-skewed-perception-of-reality-and-a-robot-that-reads-you-to-sleep ATEDWomenupdate:HannaRosinonthe‘EndofMen’ Cross-postedfromTEDWomencuratorPatMitchell'sblogontheHuffingtonPost. WhenHannaRosin,thefirstspeakerattheveryfirstTEDWomenconferencein2010,deliveredhertalkshehadtitled “TheEndofMen,”shehadonlyjustbeguntheresearchforwhatbecameherbestselling2012bookbythesamename. Andastheeditorsat... PostedAugust17,2016 https://blog.ted.com/2016/08/17/a-tedwomen-update-hanna-rosin-on-the-end-of-men 12booksfromfavoriteTEDWomenspeakers,foryoursummerreadinglist Weallhaveastorytotell.AndinmyworkascuratoroftheTEDWomenconference,I'vehadthepleasureofprovidingaplatformtosomeofthebeststoriesandstorytellersoutthere. BeyondtheirTEDTalk,ofcourse,manyTEDWomenspeakersarealsoaccomplishedauthors--andifyoulikedthemontheTEDstage,oddsareyouwillenjoyspending... PostedJune18,2018 https://blog.ted.com/2018/06/18/12-books-from-favorite-tedwomen-speakers-for-your-summer-reading-list Tenyearslater:DanGilbertonlifeafter"Thesurprisingscienceofhappiness" DanGilbertgavehisfirstTEDTalkinFebruary2004; Thesurprisingscienceofhappinesswasoneofthefirstweeverpublished,inSeptember2006. Here,theHarvardpsychologistreminiscesabouttheimpact ofTED,sharessomesuggestionsofusefulfurtherreading—andownsuptosomemistakes. WhenIgavethistalkin2004,theideathatv... PostedApril11,2014 https://blog.ted.com/2014/04/11/ten-years-later-dan-gilbert-on-life-after-the-surprising-science-of-happiness TEDWomenupdate:Oneyearon,anextraordinarystoryofunderstandingandforgiveness WhenwestartedTEDWomenin2010,wefeltstronglythatwewantedtoincludeaseriesoftalkswecalled“Duets”inwhichwewouldforegothetraditionalTEDTalkmodelandpresentpairsofspeakersinsteadofsoloones. ThereisnoquestionthattheDuetssessionsareoftenamongthemostpopularandprovocative. Onesuchtalk,given... 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