#mando's ted talk masterpost

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mando’s  favorite ted talks masterpost

WELCOME TO MY TEDTALK WHERE I SHARE MY FAVORITE TEDTALKS!! (last updated: apr 8 2020)

i have provided titles, speakers, and time duration. all of these come with transcripts if you prefer to read (in multiple languages!) instead of watch! i have also tried to organize these by categories, but there is also a lot of overlap!! just tune into whatever interests you is the takeaway really

there are over 60 talks here but i will probably add more as i watch more :)) thanks for coming to my ted talk!

STEAM:

Why City Flags May Be The Worst Designed Thing You’ve Never Noticed by Roman Mars (18:19)

The Museum of Four in the Morning by Rives (14:01)

Fashion has a pollution problem-- can biology fix it? by Natsai Audrey Chieza (13:15)

How design can make science accessible by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya (13:00)

You are fluent in this language and don’t even know it by Christoph Niemann (12:43)

Taking imagination seriously by Janet Echelman (9:19)

And for my next trick, a robot by Marco Tempest (6:15)

Why you should love gross science by Anna Rothschild (13:12)

Your body was forged in the spectacular death of stars by Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz (15:35)

Why you should love statistics by Alan Smith (12:50)

We’re covered in germs. Let’s design for that. by Jessica Green (8:40)

Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA by Paola Antonelli (18:29)

The spellbinding art of human anatomy by Vanessa Ruiz (11:23)

How painting can transform communities by Haas&Hahn (11:24)

Living sculptures that stand for history’s truths by Sethembile Msezane (13:16)

My mushroom burial suit by Jae Rhim Lee (7:23)

Nature is everywhere- we just need to learn to see it by Emma Marris (15:53)

Can design save newspapers? by Jacek Utko (6:01)

Intricate beauty by design by Marian Bantjes (16:22)

A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food by Lisa Dyson (11:56)

My life in typefaces by Matthew Carter (15:58)

How a typeface helped launch Apollo by Douglas Thomas (14:27)

The fascinating science of bubbles, from soap to champagne by Li Wei Tan (14:18)

The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen by Takaharu Tezuka (9:48)

How can technology transform the human body? by Lucy McRae (3:53)

Why the buildings of the future will be shaped by… you by Marc Kushner (18:06)

4 lessons from robots about being human by Ken Goldberg (17:03)

Play with smart materials by Catarina Mota (9:49)

How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars by Wanda Diaz Merced (11:16)

Stunning buildings made from raw, imperfect materials by Débora Mesa Molina (12:08)

Archaeology from space by Sarah Parcak (5:13)

Pirates, nurses, and other rebel designers by Alice Rawsthorn (11:45)

Biohacking--you can do it, too by Ellen Jorgensen (10:01)

Why “biofabrication” is the next industrial revolution by Suzanne Lee (12:21)

The simple genius of a good graphic by Tommy McCall (5:58)

How symbols and brands shape our humanity by Debbie Millman (14:13)

How you can help save the monarch butterfly-- and the planet by Mary Ellen Hannibal (11:57)

The genius of the London Tube Map by Michael Bierut (3:15)

Indigenous knowledge meets science to combat climate change by Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (13:00)

What birdspotting can teach us about conservation by Arjan Dwarshuis (12:56)

ACTIVISM:

A guerilla gardener in South Central LA by Ron Finley (10:39)

Why your doctor should care about social justice by Mary Bassett (13:50)

The world needs all kinds of minds by Temple Grandin (19:37)

Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary by Ariana Curtis (12:20)

When we design for disability, we all benefit by Elise Roy (13:18)

Why genetic research must be more diverse by Keolu Fox (6:49)

GRAB BAG (inspirational, funny, just damn interesting, and short talks that don’t really fit elsewhere!):

To This Day… For the bullied and beautiful by Shane Koyczan (11:57)

My love letter to cosplay by Adam Savage (13:08)

My road trip through the whitest towns in America by Rich Benjamin (13:02)

The nightmare videos of children’s YouTube--and what’s wrong with the internet today by James Bridle (16:33)

Why you should make useless things by Simone Giertz (11:58)

The surprising habits of original thinkers by Adam Grant (15:25)

Why some of us don’t have one true calling by Emilie Wapnick (12:26)

Why thinking you’re ugly is bad for you by Meaghan Ramsey (12:03)

The joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts by Alex Rosenthal (11:56)

My year of saying yes to everything by Shonda Rhimes (18:45)

My journey to thank all the people responsible for my morning coffee by AJ Jacobs (15:29)

Why we need to stop obsessing over WWII by Keith Lowe (18:28)

How to use a paper towel by Joe Smith (4:25)

The lies our culture tells us about what matters- and a better way to live by David Brooks (14:55)

The perks of being a pirate by Tom Nash (8:56)

The gender-fluid history of the Philippines by France Villarta (10:52)

Go ahead, dream about the future by Charlie Jane Anders (11:56)

How to find a wonderful idea by OK Go (17:36)

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i made a thread on twitter of my favorite ted talks cuz i watch ted talks a lot and like to recommend them so would anyone care for a mando’s ted recs masterpost here