AS YOU may have noticed, I frequently feature videos from the Channel (youtube.com/TEDtalksDirector) on YouTube. I really love the videos on this channel as they are very informative and inspiring.
Those listed below are my favorite TED talks uploaded on the channel last year. It was not easy choosing them:
The laws that sex workers really want | Toni Mac
Length: 17 minutes and 50 seconds (17:50)
Quotable quote: “What is important is we have the right to work safely and on our own terms. Sex workers are real people, we’ve had complicated experiences and complicated responses to those experiences.”
In this talk, activist Toni Mac tackles on the laws around the globe that cover sex workers and prostitution. She highlighted the need for policy workers to consult with sex workers in crafting policies surrounding them.
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban
Length: 14:03
Quotable quote: “I had a little bit of an epiphany that I don’t think non-procrastinators exist. That’s right, I think all of you are procrastinators.”
In this funny and insightful talk, Tim Urban explains to us how the mind of a procrastinator works by using three characters – the Rational Decision Maker, Instant Gratification Monkey, and the Panic Monster.
A delightful way to teach kids about computers | Linda Liukas
Length: 11:03
Quotable quote: “Kids of today, they tap, swipe, and pinch their way through the world but unless we give them tools to build with computers, we are only raising consumers not creators.”
Computer Programmer Linda Liukas discusses how she was able to creatively teach and make children understand computer coding through interactive games, stories, and beautiful illustrations.
Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard
Length: 17:07
Quotable quote: “I remind them every day how education can truly change their lives and in every announcement I say, if nobody told you they love you today, you remember I do and I always will.”
In this inspiring talk, Principal Linda Cliatt-Wayman narrates the hard work she has done to fix a “low performing and persistently dangerous” school and transform it into a better school through passion, determination, and love.
How we’re harnessing nature’s hidden superpowers | Oded Shoseyov
Length: 13:21
Quotable quote: “Nature had three billion years to perfect some of the most amazing materials that we wish we have in our possession.”
In this eye-opening talk, Nanobiotechnologist Oded Shoseyov shares to us how we can adopt materials and properties that nature has to offer to help improve the current technologies that we have.
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