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kiki_engTED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED Talks are lectures given at a conference. There are about 400 of them online now and they're working on translating them. Some of them are rather fascinating.
Dan Ariely asks, are we in control of our decisions?
Ariely is a highly amusing behavioural economist. He's an excellent presenter and talks about his research in a fun, engaging fashion.
Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability
Anderson is very much a business man and he's fun to watch talk because he very clearly belongs to a certain era. He reminds me of my grandfather in a number of ways, not least of these being his accent and appreciation of what might be called sub par poetry. He makes carpets, sustainably, and has the distinction of being one of the forerunners of sustainable business.
Malcolm Gladwell on food, and happiness
Malcolm Gladwell is the guy who wrote Blink, and in this lecture he tells a story, about the scientific community, the food industry, and one man's contribution to it. It is fascinating and wonderful.
Dan Ariely asks, are we in control of our decisions?
Ariely is a highly amusing behavioural economist. He's an excellent presenter and talks about his research in a fun, engaging fashion.
Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability
Anderson is very much a business man and he's fun to watch talk because he very clearly belongs to a certain era. He reminds me of my grandfather in a number of ways, not least of these being his accent and appreciation of what might be called sub par poetry. He makes carpets, sustainably, and has the distinction of being one of the forerunners of sustainable business.
Malcolm Gladwell on food, and happiness
Malcolm Gladwell is the guy who wrote Blink, and in this lecture he tells a story, about the scientific community, the food industry, and one man's contribution to it. It is fascinating and wonderful.
