TED.com ---|> let us talk faves.

i can`t remember if it was NatureGeek, Deb, or Mel, but at least one of you gerds is responsible for pointing me to this thing i now rant about, TED, so whoever it is, i owe i huge THANK YOU! For those of you who haven't visited TED yet, I urge you to.

For anyone asking? TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and is in essence a forum for the brainiacs of the globe to get together once a year in Californ.i.a. and present their awesomeness to their peers. And now you can see every one of those presentations (roughly 20 minutes each...) here.

So I want to know which ones you like. Lets talk about that.
I'll start, natch.

1. Jill Bolte Taylor

2. Dr. Sherwin Nuland

Anyone else think these 2 people are pretty frickin' awesome??
Who is at the top of your list???

Tags: design., entertainment, technology, ted.com

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Permalink Reply by kdot (keeley) on July 7, 2008 at 9:03am: she was SWEET. i love to see the inspiration behind the magic. thanks deb!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo on July 7, 2008 at 8:29am: Dean Kamen tops my list. He will be the savior of humanity. He is the greatest mind on Earth at this time, and altruistic, as well.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kdot (keeley) on July 7, 2008 at 8:57am: who is this dean kamen you speak of??? and why don't i know about him.... i'll be back...

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Permalink Reply by kdot (keeley) on July 7, 2008 at 9:24am: ah yes, dean kamen - i hadn't seen this! it is people like him that make it so i can actually sleep at night. Was he involved with Ryan's Well, the charity.... hmmm... i'll have to look. I still have to watch the latest one, the prosthetic limb one. i image it is equally awesome.

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Permalink Reply by Deb S on July 7, 2008 at 9:40am: Hear Hear!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mary Smaragdis on July 7, 2008 at 9:12am: Hans Rosling is my favorite.

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Permalink Reply by kdot (keeley) on July 7, 2008 at 9:34am: mary - hans is awesome - i'm only 7 minutes in and i had to come and tell you that. i love demographics... i think that was one of the few A's I actually got in university :P

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Permalink Reply by Mary Smaragdis on July 7, 2008 at 10:20am: What I love about it most is how he takes highly complex data and presents it in ways that are so easy to understand.

I love, love, love that.

It removes barriers and widens the circle of people who can participate in the conversation.

Gapminder -- the non profit that built the software -- got "acquired" by Google, I think, in that Google is now investing in the non-profit initiative.

The whole TED conference is amazing. I got to go once for work. It's truly an amazing experience to be in the same room -- and consume the same air -- as these incredibly smart people.

These TED talks are all so good.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kdot (keeley) on July 7, 2008 at 12:22pm: jealous.... how fun would that be? going to TED would be awesome! I saw the dalai lama speak last year and felt the same way about sharing oxygen with him!!! - i imagine i would feel the same way @TED.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Smaragdis on July 7, 2008 at 3:57pm: Dalai Lama trumps TED. No question. that's so awesome.t hat's something you're going to tell your grandchildren and great grandhildren about. very, very cool! i'm the one who's jealous. :-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Evangeline on July 7, 2008 at 6:10pm: So many TED talks to watch, and not enough time!
I really like the one by Sir Ken Robinson on schools killing creativity...but I just can't pick a favourite, too many great ones and so many I have yet to see.; ▶ Reply to This