3.26.2018

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

Try something new for 30 days - Matt Cutts


Is there something you've always meant to do, wanted to do, but just ... haven't?
Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals.


Lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/try-something-new-for-30-days-matt-cutts

Why videos go viral


Kevin Allocca is YouTube's Head of Culture & Trends, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes viral.


Transcript: https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_allocca_why_videos_go_viral/transcript


How to start a movement


With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.)



Before I die I want to ...




Build a Tower, Build a dream





Ingenious homes in unexpected places




Underwater astonishments - David Gallo


David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.





A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected -- but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait to be a hero.




Wearing nothing new


Designer Jessi Arrington packed nothing for TEDActive but 7 pairs of undies, buying the rest of her clothes in thrift stores around LA. It's a meditation on conscious consumption -- wrapped in a rainbow of color and creativity.



My invention that made peace with lions



The rise of personal robots



One second every day



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