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# Awesome TED Videos



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> A curated list of the realy awesome talks from TED, that can be watched again and again.



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## TED official resources

- [TEDx Talks](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4Q)

- [TEDx Youth](https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDxYouth/videos)

- [TED-Ed](https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation)

- [TED-Ed student talks](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskU_g7t6b5ecsA1CTS3y9Q)



## All really good TED talks



- Linus Torvalds: [The mind behind Linux](https://www.ted.com/talks/linus_torvalds_the_mind_behind_linux)



- Dame Stephanie Shirley: [Why do ambitious women have flat heads?](https://www.ted.com/talks/dame_stephanie_shirley_why_do_ambitious_women_have_flat_heads)



- Fei-Fei Li: [How we're teaching computers to understand pictures](http://www.ted.com/talks/fei_fei_li_how_we_re_teaching_computers_to_understand_pictures)



- Joseph DeSimone: [What if 3D printing was 100x faster?](https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_desimone_what_if_3d_printing_was_25x_faster)



- Greg Gage: [How to control someone else's arm with your brain](https://www.ted.com/talks/greg_gage_how_to_control_someone_else_s_arm_with_your_brain)



- Alan Eustace: [I leapt from the stratosphere. Here's how I did it](http://www.ted.com/talks/alan_eustace_i_leapt_from_the_stratosphere_here_s_how_i_did_it)



- Marina Abramović: [An art made of trust, vulnerability and connection](http://www.ted.com/talks/marina_abramovic_an_art_made_of_trust_vulnerability_and_connection)



- Josh Luber: [The secret sneaker market — and why it matters](http://www.ted.com/talks/josh_luber_the_secret_sneaker_market_and_why_it_matters)



- Cesar Harada: [How I teach kids to love science](http://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_harada_how_i_teach_kids_to_love_science)



- Mac Stone: [Stunning photos of the endangered Everglades](http://www.ted.com/talks/mac_stone_stunning_photos_of_the_endangered_everglades)



- Vijay Kumar: [The future of flying robots](https://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_the_future_of_flying_robots)



- Anote Tong: [My country will be underwater soon — unless we work together](http://www.ted.com/talks/anote_tong_my_country_will_be_underwater_soon_unless_we_work_together)



- Joi Ito: [Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"](http://www.ted.com/talks/joi_ito_want_to_innovate_become_a_now_ist)



- Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly: [Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.](http://www.ted.com/talks/gabby_giffords_and_mark_kelly_be_passionate_be_courageous_be_your_best)



- Will Marshall: [Tiny satellites show us the Earth as it changes in near-real-time](http://www.ted.com/talks/will_marshall_teeny_tiny_satellites_that_photograph_the_entire_planet_every_day)



- Dustin Yellin: [A journey through the mind of an artist](http://www.ted.com/talks/dustin_yellin_a_journey_through_the_mind_of_an_artist)



- Michael Rubinstein: [See invisible motion, hear silent sounds](http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_rubinstein_see_invisible_motion_hear_silent_sounds_cool_creepy_we_can_t_decide)



- Jinha Lee: [Reach into the computer and grab a pixel](http://www.ted.com/talks/jinha_lee_a_tool_that_lets_you_touch_pixels)



- Roberto D'Angelo + Francesca Fedeli: [In our baby's illness, a life lesson](https://www.ted.com/talks/roberto_d_angelo_francesca_fedeli_in_our_baby_s_illness_a_life_lesson)



- Raffaello D'Andrea: [The astounding athletic power of quadcopters](https://www.ted.com/talks/raffaello_d_andrea_the_astounding_athletic_power_of_quadcopters)



- Apollo Robbins: [The art of misdirection](https://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_robbins_the_art_of_misdirection)



- Jay Silver: [Hack a banana, make a keyboard!](https://www.ted.com/talks/jay_silver_hack_a_banana_make_a_keyboard)



- Diana Nyad: [Never, ever give up](http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_nyad_never_ever_give_up)



- Aparna Rao: [Art that craves your attention](https://www.ted.com/talks/aparna_rao_art_that_craves_your_attention)



- Susan Cain: [The power of introverts](https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts)



- Ayah Bdeir: [Building blocks that blink, beep and teach](https://www.ted.com/talks/ayah_bdeir_building_blocks_that_blink_beep_and_teach)



- Brené Brown: [Listening to shame](https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame)



- Steven Addis: [A father-daughter bond, one photo at a time](https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_addis_a_father_daughter_bond_one_photo_at_a_time)



- JR: [One year of turning the world inside out](https://www.ted.com/talks/jr_one_year_of_turning_the_world_inside_out)



- Amy Cuddy: [Your body language shapes who you are](https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are)



- Candy Chang: [Before I die I want to...](https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to)



- Neil Harbisson: [I listen to color](https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_harbisson_i_listen_to_color)



- Becci Manson: [(Re)touching lives through photos](https://www.ted.com/talks/becci_manson_re_touching_lives_through_photos)



- Daphne Koller: [What we're learning from online education](http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education)



- Beau Lotto + Amy O'Toole: [Science is for everyone, kids included](https://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_amy_o_toole_science_is_for_everyone_kids_included)



- Masashi Kawamura: [Ideas Worth Making](https://youtu.be/enP-VyXi4ec)



- Kate Hartman: [The art of wearable communication](https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_hartman_the_art_of_wearable_communication)



- JR: My wish: [Use art to turn the world inside out](https://www.ted.com/talks/jr_s_ted_prize_wish_use_art_to_turn_the_world_inside_out)



- Sarah Kay: [If I should have a daughter ...](https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter)



- Ric Elias: [3 things I learned while my plane crashed](https://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias)



- Matt Cutts: [Try something new for 30 days](https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days)



- Aaron Koblin: [Visualizing ourselves ... with crowd-sourced data](http://www.ted.com/talks/aaron_koblin)



- Graham Hill: [Less stuff, more happiness](http://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness)



- Shea Hembrey: [How I became 100 artists](http://www.ted.com/talks/shea_hembrey_how_i_became_100_artists)



- Mikko Hypponen: [Fighting viruses, defending the net](http://www.ted.com/talks/mikko_hypponen_fighting_viruses_defending_the_net)



- Jessi Arrington: [Wearing nothing new](https://www.ted.com/talks/jessi_arrington_wearing_nothing_new)



- Thomas Suarez: [A 12-year-old app developer](https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer)



- Charlie Todd: [The shared experience of absurdity](https://www.ted.com/talks/charlie_todd_the_shared_experience_of_absurdity)



- Jane McGonigal: [Gaming can make a better world](https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world)



- Adora Svitak: [What adults can learn from kids](https://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak)



- Derek Sivers: [How to start a movement](https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement)



- Temple Grandin: [The world needs all kinds of minds](http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds)



- Steven Johnson: [Where good ideas come from](https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_come_from)



- Julia Sweeney: [It's time for "The Talk"](https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_sweeney_has_the_talk?language=en)



- Sebastian Wernicke: [Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks)](https://www.ted.com/talks/lies_damned_lies_and_statistics_about_tedtalks#t-14068)



- Rufus Griscom + Alisa Volkman: [Let's talk parenting taboos](https://www.ted.com/talks/rufus_griscom_alisa_volkman_let_s_talk_parenting_taboos)



- Arianna Huffington: [How to succeed? Get more sleep](https://www.ted.com/talks/arianna_huffington_how_to_succeed_get_more_sleep)



- Sheryl Sandberg: [Why we have too few women leaders](https://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders)



- Melinda Gates: [What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola](https://www.ted.com/talks/melinda_french_gates_what_nonprofits_can_learn_from_coca_cola)



- Jason Fried: [Why work doesn't happen at work](https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_fried_why_work_doesn_t_happen_at_work)



- Patricia Ryan: [Don't insist on English!](https://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_ryan_ideas_in_all_languages_not_just_english)



- Bill Gates: [Mosquitos, malaria and education](https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged)



- Simon Sinek: [How great leaders inspire action](https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action#t-254233)



- Pranav Mistry: [The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology](https://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology#t-568866)



- Alexis Ohanian: [How to make a splash in social media](http://www.ted.com/talks/alexis_ohanian_how_to_make_a_splash_in_social_media)



- Jill Bolte Taylor: [My stroke of insight](https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight)



- Johnny Lee: [Free or cheap Wii Remote hacks](https://www.ted.com/talks/johnny_lee_demos_wii_remote_hacks)



- Robert Lang: [The math and magic of origami](http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_lang_folds_way_new_origami)



 - Erin McKean: [The joy of lexicography](https://www.ted.com/talks/erin_mckean_redefines_the_dictionary)



- Theo Jansen: [My creations, a new form of life](https://www.ted.com/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures)



- Ken Robinson: [Do schools kill creativity?](https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity)



- Greg Gage: [The cockroach beatbox](https://www.ted.com/talks/the_cockroach_beatbox)



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