Ted Talks

'Learning Is Looking At A Google Page'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK

Politicians are scared of fixing education, says Professor Sugata Mitra. When things go wrong, they think it can be fixed by doing things like "in the...

The Insecurity of Beauty

Laura Schnittger | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Laura Schnittger

Model Cameron Russel just recently created a Ted talk, where what she explained was pretty predictable compared to the way she appeared like. She sho...

Sheryl Sandberg, Success, and Sport

Dessislava Bell | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Dessislava Bell

If women want to find strength within themselves to project the confidence that men do, they can begin with the lessons other parts of life have already taught them about excelling. One of the best sources of such lessons is something that we're all familiar with: sport. Sport teaches confidence, decisiveness, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.

'The Ones Who Do' Greece Faces the Spirit of Action at the TEDxAthens

Katerina Zherebtsova | Posted 27.01.2013 | UK Tech
Katerina Zherebtsova

TEDxAthens this November, took the format even further by focusing on 'The Ones Who Do'. The theme seemed entirely appropriate, given the country's current lack of belief in the system and in the future. "Our choice of topic is not only local but urgent: we need to turn thought into action today", one of the organisers Dimitris Kalavros comments.

WATCH: The Onion Talks Spoofs Social Media Experts

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.11.2012 | UK Comedy

Ha! Remember The Onion Talks - in which the very funny people at The Onion spoof the very worthy and serious TED Talks? Well, they've just done anothe...

Brené Brown on Vulnerability

Tina Bernstein | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Tina Bernstein

In the summer of 2010 I was sent a Ted talk given by Brené Brown entitled: the power of vulnerability, which became a viral hit (to date it's been watched over six million times). Having been a ted talk fan for 5 years, I heard many inspirational talks but this one really hit the spot for me.

The Future of Artificial Intelligence, as Seen by Peter Weyland

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 04.06.2012 | UK Tech
Preetam Kaushik

Given that the earth continues to be overpopulate with time, why should we have humanoids? Especially, given that with time, man has come to look at emotions as somehow irrational and causing more trouble than progress - at least scientifically speaking.

Medical Mistakes and the Intuition Factor

Tony Lobl | Posted 02.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Tony Lobl

Mrs Drucker died as a result of a doctor's error. Who says so? The doctor. Dr Brian Goldman was a resident in the Emergency Department of a teachin...