President-elect Obama’s first press conference
The President-elect’s first press conference was remarkable for its caution. It was as if the mantle of leadership had already ...
TED.com — 9 — Keith Schacht and Zach Kaplan
A talk on TED.com inspired me because I often get questions about presenting in pairs – people ask, is it ...
TED.com — 8 — Robin Chase
Robin Chase is the genius behind the Zipcar, the urban solution to the hassle of owning a car that allows ...
The election-night speeches from Obama and McCain
Last night, in addition to electoral history being made, we witnessed rhetorical history: two equally literate and gracious speeches from ...
TED.com — 7 — James Surowiecki
James Surowiecki wrote a bestseller, The Wisdom of Crowds, in which he discussed how large groups of people are able ...
TED.com — 6 — Virginia Postrel
Is it possible to give an entire 20-minute talk without breathing? Of course not, but Virginia Postrel gives it a ...
TED.com — 5 — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Continuing my tour of TED.com, the amazing resource for those who want to study ideas and the public expression of ...
TED.com — 4 — Benjamin Zander
Once in a while, I get to see a real pro at work, and it helps makes up for all ...
TED.com — 3 — Nicholas Negroponte
My tour of TED.com continues with Nicholas Negroponte’s talk on his One Laptop Per Child program. (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/nicholas_negroponte_on_one_laptop_per_child_two_years_on.html) It’s a great ...
TED.com — 2 — Jared Diamond
My second pick from the extensive TED.com archives is a talk by the noted scholar Jared Diamond on “Why Societies ...
