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A Youtube channel of Ted and Tedx talks for eduation

"What happens when 80 10th grade students watch, analyze, and reflect upon 640+ TED Talks in pursuit of the answer to the question, "What Matters (To Us)"?"

A headset that reads your brainwaves?

People often ask if technical or science-related presentations can be as compelling as presentations covering other less technical topics. Garr Reynolds compiles thoughts, links, videos...how to present; the power of story in ANY field; an illustrative TED talk by Dr. Bonnie Blasser; an article about stoning the tedious presenter!

TED Talks sorted by discipline.

"TEDxNYED will be an all day conference designed to examine education and the impact of new media and technology. Speakers are challenged to share innovative insights and inspire conversations about the future of education. Attendees are challenged to rise to the occasion: learn for themselves, educate each other and, following the spirit of TED, spread these ideas."

"Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that we are writing code we can't understand, with implications we can't control."

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