Wednesday, November 21, 2012

13 Surprising Talks That Will Stand the Test of Time



Even 25 years later, it’s hard to think of music video more thrilling than Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer.” As his classic album So celebrates its silver anniversary, we asked Gabriel what TEDTalks he thinks will still be making waves in 25 years. Here are his picks, from printing a human kidney to the learning revolution.

Steve Jobs: How to live before you die

John Lloyd inventories the invisible

Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs

Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education

William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind

Zainab Salbi: Women, wartime and the dream of peace

Anthony Atala: Printing a human kidney

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world

Oliver Sacks: What hallucination reveals about our minds

Hans Rosling: The good news of the decade?

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight

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