# TED Talks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620 "2016-09-01T00:14:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/1 "2016-09-01T00:14:07Z")
So I got an Amazon fire stick a while ago, and i recently discovered that there is a TED app. I have watched a few TED talks before, but I do NOT like watching shows on my laptop. So I am psyched about watching them on the TV. Any suggestions for favorite TED talks? ---
**Author:** ![Razrak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/razrak/32/5888_2.png) [@Razrak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razrak)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/2 "2016-09-01T00:24:47Z")
My favorite is the video “Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness”. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/3 "2016-09-01T00:53:27Z")
I like the one about book cover design by Chip Kidd. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/4 "2016-09-01T01:03:21Z")
Strange Answers to the Psychopath Test ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/5 "2016-09-01T01:05:37Z")
These all sound great! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/6 "2016-09-01T06:34:37Z")
[The laws that sex workers really want](http://www.ted.com/talks/toni_mac_the_laws_that_sex_workers_really_want?language=en) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/7 "2016-09-01T08:29:38Z")
[Adam Savage](https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_savage_s_obsessions?language=en) is always entertaining. He has a couple talks. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/8 "2016-09-01T13:23:53Z")
I liked [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBKX-6Gz6A) a lot. Saves the need to watch many more… ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/9 "2016-09-01T14:11:47Z")
I’m a fan of “[How to tie your shoes](https://www.ted.com/talks/terry_moore_how_to_tie_your_shoes?language=en)”. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/10 "2016-09-01T15:28:42Z")
Having seen the Temple Grandin movie I really enjoyed watching the real TG give a TED talk. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/11 "2016-09-01T17:07:48Z")
[Lessons from Death Row Inmates](https://youtu.be/HYzrdn7YLCM) Also totally loved the sex workers talk. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/12 "2016-09-01T18:26:58Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > I liked [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBKX-6Gz6A) a lot. Saves the need to watch many more… Not actually a TED talk. Funny, but I’m going to stick with actual content. Thanks though. I’m going to check these out on the app! Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/13 "2016-09-01T19:39:00Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Not actually a TED talk. Funny, but I’m going to stick with actual content. Thanks though. TED talks are Hollywood’s idea of a 300-word essay. I thought the parody caught the self-important attitude over thin content slowly and dazzlingly portrayed by TED talks very well. But I can completely understand how spending ten minutes to have someone act out two minutes worth of reading has become so popular. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/14 "2016-09-01T20:10:03Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > TED talks are Hollywood’s idea of a 300-word essay. I thought the parody caught the self-important attitude over thin content slowly and dazzlingly portrayed by TED talks very well. > > But I can completely understand how spending ten minutes to have someone act out two minutes worth of reading has become so popular. Well, thank you for your disdain of something I enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/15 "2016-09-01T20:20:11Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Well, thank you for your disdain of something I enjoy. What kind of bottled water do you drink? 😃 Sorry. Enjoy them all you like; there’s a sizable contingent that finds them a tad fluffy and pretentious. But as the world goes to videos for every other purpose, I guess self-important little op-eds and wisdom bites have to follow. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/16 "2016-09-01T20:40:52Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > What kind of bottled water do you drink? 😃 > > Sorry. Enjoy them all you like; there’s a sizable contingent that finds them a tad fluffy and pretentious. But as the world goes to videos for every other purpose, I guess self-important little op-eds and wisdom bites have to follow. You’re right! Why would anyone ever watch a movie when they can just read the script! I go to see plays - but just think how much time I could save just reading the plays at home! It’s impossible that a performance could change or even improve a given “essay”. Anyway. Here’s one I like: (if you object to watching spoken word poetry, I’m sure you can find a transcript there as well) > **[If I should have a daughter ...](https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter)** > > "If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis -- from a wide-eyed teenager soaking... (And I filter tap water, thanks for that bizarre question as well) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/17 "2016-09-02T01:28:18Z")
I do not watch many of them, but I really like the one on flag design. It’s true that city flags are so badly designed. [The worst designed thing you never noticed.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnv5iKB2hl4) ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/18 "2016-09-02T03:50:29Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > What kind of bottled water do you drink? 😃 > > Sorry. Enjoy them all you like; there’s a sizable contingent that finds them a tad fluffy and pretentious. But as the world goes to videos for every other purpose, I guess self-important little op-eds and wisdom bites have to follow. Oh, the irony in this post is almost unbearable. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/19 "2016-09-02T04:00:27Z")
> [@leahcim](#): > > I’m a fan of “[How to tie your shoes](https://www.ted.com/talks/terry_moore_how_to_tie_your_shoes?language=en)”. That is a life affirming video for me. I am tying my shoes correctly. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620/20 "2016-09-02T10:31:07Z")
> [@gazpacho](#): > > That is a life affirming video for me. I am tying my shoes correctly. I’ve gone to the dark side; long live Velcro. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620.md?page=2)