Category Archives: TedTalks

These are some of the TedTalks we find inspiring!

Comics belong in the classroom

November 20, 2019Illustration, Learning, School, TedTalksTeam Booko

In this humorous talk, former teacher and graphic novelist Gene Yang shares some unexpected insights and urges educators to bring comic books into the classroom.

What happens in your brain when you taste food?

November 13, 2019Food, Learning, TedTalksTeam Booko

Ever wondered what happens in your brain when you taste food? With fascinating research and hilarious anecdotes, neuroscientist Camilla Arndal Andersen takes us into the lab where she studies people’s sense of taste via brain scans. She reveals surprising insights about the way our brains subconsciously experience food, and shows how this data could help us eat healthier without sacrificing taste.

In praise of slowness

November 6, 2019TedTalks, Top Tips#beachholiday, #Bookoaustralia, #break, #christmasiscoming, #cleverchristmas, #endoftheyear, #holiday, #imclever, #needabreak, #routine, #slowdown, #slowness, #staycation, #ted, #tedtalk, #timeaway, #unplugTeam Booko

Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world’s emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there’s a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives. Take some time for yourself and enjoy this Ted Talk.

Zombie roaches and other parasite tales

October 30, 2019Halloween, Learning, TedTalks#tedtalk #ted #halloween #spooky #parasites #creepy #funny #bugs #zombie #tale #wednesday #humpday #imclever #bookoaustraliaTeam Booko

In this hilarious and ever-so-slightly creepy talk, science writer Ed Yong tells the story of his favorite parasites; animals and organisms that live on the bodies (and brains!) of other organisms, causing them to do their bidding. Just the thing to get you in the mood for Halloween.

The art of stillness

October 23, 2019Lifestyle, Personal development, TedTalks, Travel#Learning, #lifestyle, #meditation, #nowhere, #overwhelm, #rest, #stillness, #takebacktime, #toptips, #TravelTeam Booko

The place that travel writer Pico Iyer would most like to go? Nowhere. In a counterintuitive and lyrical meditation, Pico Iyer takes a look at the incredible insight that comes with taking time for stillness.

In our world of constant movement and distraction, he teases out strategies we all can use to take back a few minutes out of every day, or a few days out of every season.

It’s the talk for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the demands for our world.

How books can open your mind

October 16, 2019Community, Learning, New authors, Personal development, School, Students, TedTalks, Top Books#Bookoaustralia, #books, #changeofplans, #dreams, #imclever, #journey, #lifegoals, #mind, #path, #Reading, #ted, #tedtalkTeam Booko

What happens when a dream you’ve held since childhood doesn’t come true? As Lisa Bu adjusted to a new life in the United States, she turned to books to expand her mind and create a new path for herself. She shares her unique approach to reading in this lovely, personal talk about the magic of books.

What reading slowly taught me about writing

October 9, 2019Learning, Lifestyle, Personal development, Recommended, TedTalks, Top Tips#authors, #bookaddict, #Bookoaustralia, #ilovebooks, #ilovereading, #imclever, #Reading, #readingslowly, #slowdown, #takeyourtime, #ted, #tedtalkTeam Booko

Reading slowly with her finger running beneath the words has led Jacqueline Woodson to a life of writing books to be savoured. In a lyrical talk, she invites us to slow down and appreciate stories that take us places we never thought we’d go and introduce us to people we never thought we’d meet.

Play is more than just fun

October 2, 2019Activities, Booko, Children, Design, Friendship, Gaming, Learning, Personal development, Recommended, TedTalks, Top Tips#Bookoaustralia, #buylegowithbooko, #childhood, #fun, #imclever, #LEGO, #legocollector, #play, #ted, #tedtalk, #toysTeam Booko

A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humour, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age. This Ted Talk is an oldie but a goodie and watching it will make you want to play a little more.

What ping pong taught me about life

September 25, 2019Community, Friendship, Learning, Lifestyle, Recommended, Sport, TedTalks#Bookoaustralia, #games, #imclever, #lesson, #lifelesson, #pingpong, #sport, #ted, #tedtalk, #victory, #winning, #winningisnteverythingTeam Booko

Growing up in England, Pico Iyer was taught that the point of a game was to win. We’ve found a charming and profound ted talk where Pico explores what regular games of ping-pong in his neighborhood in Japan have revealed about the riddle of winning and shows why not knowing who’s won can feel like the ultimate victory.

How we can eat our landscapes

September 17, 2019Change, Clean Living, Community, Cooking, Food, houseplant, Learning, Lifestyle, Science, Spring, TedTalks, Top Tips#tedtalk #ted #community #development #volunteers #growyourownfood #food #plot #planting #funny #change #climate #imclever #bookoaustraliaTeam Booko

What should a community do with its unused land?

Perhaps plant food.

With energy and humour, Pam Warhurst shares the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable gardens, and to change the narrative of food in their community.

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