Distractions: Favorite TED Talks

fivetimesnoluck · March 2016

I saw on the Leap Day Check-In post where a couple of folks mentioned watching TED Talks (I see you @GhanimaAtreides and @catiecatp ). So, I thought I would start a post on the topic and ask for your favorites, because TED is one of my two favorite things about the internet. (Humans of New York is the other.)

I can't pick just one, but I will start with Brene Brown's talk on vulnerability. I listen to it often. She offers great insight into pain and resilience. This talk has comforted me more than once when I felt my world was out of control.

What is the funniest, deepest, most intellectual or wildest talk you have watched?

BornReady · March 2016

great idea! I will have to do some cultivating into my favorites, but the one I've recommended the most is "The Power of the Introvert". I work in mental health and I see a lot of people who have grown up as introverts, but have struggled with how this has been perceived by family, friends, co-workers etc.

Let me do some digging into my faves, and I'll be back!

mylittleversailles · March 2016

@BornReady I loved that one!

Some of mine are:

Jennifer 8. Lee's The Hunt for General Tso because food justice, the sociology of food and how racism plays into some of the food we eat/don't eat are some of my absolute most favourite topics.

Joel McCharles' Preserving Food -You Are What You Eat which is all the fulfillment he found in preserving food, which is a new hobby of mine.

Jil Bolte Taylor's My Stroke of Insight she talks about her stroke and how it changed the way she sees the world (our internal selves vs the part of us that is apart of humanity at large). The way her brain changed sounds a lot like some recreational drugs I can think of, which is really interesting to me. I'm such an introvert, I love the idea of finding my deeper connection to the people I don't know and do not feel I could possibly be connected to.

edit: missing some words

catiecatp · March 2016

Oh boy - favourite TED talks? How about I list some that I use in my classes (I teach psychology) - and for now I'll skip the child development ones because I'll have to go back and decide which ones are worth sharing. If I have time I'll try to sort through my list and pick out a few more favourites

Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science - this is a new one for my classes, but it may be a keeper

VS Ramachandran: 3 clues to understanding your brain - LOVE this one - Capgras Syndrome, Phantom Limb Pain, and Synaesthesia

Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work - show this on the first or second day of nearly all my intro classes - students love this one so much they show it to family and friends

Elizabeth Loftus: How reliable is your memory - she goes on a bit of a tangent towards the end but really good information from a leader in the field

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are - very powerful - I've had students email me thanking me for showing this

Ok one more - Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend - such a great speaker

fivetimesnoluck · March 2016

@catiecatp Just watched and loved the Shawn Achor talk!

I appreciate all of these additions. Most are brand new to me! Thanks, ladies!

I have been looking at talks on grief the past couple of days. (Having a really emotional rough patch right now.)

This one is interesting: Nancy Berns, Beyond Closure.

mylittleversailles · March 2016

@catiecatp My husband and I both watched the body language one separately and cried. Brilliant.

GhanimaAtreides · March 2016

@catiecatp Definitely keep Battling Bad Science! That one was great. The Happy Secret to Better Work had a great delivery... My H puts this into practice with his underperforming recruiters. The battalion's stance is that underperforming recruiters need extra work hours, but H has seen that just makes for miserable recruiters short on bedside manner trying to pressure kids into a major life decision. If his recruiters aren't projecting that they are thrilled with their lifestyle, how can they expect kids to want to emulate that? So H actually cuts their hours and the recruiters rebound more often than not. Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are is a classic.

It's dry, he's no Shawn Acher, but I love evolutionary psych and it backs my fave William D. Hamilton quote:
Stephen Pinker Human Nature and the Blank Slate

I've been dabbling in the architecture section lately and these are my recent favorites:

Ole Sheeren Why Great Architecture Should Tell A Story

Elora Hardy Magical Houses, Made of Bamboo

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