In this Ted Talk educator Gene Luen Yang explores the history of comics in education and reveals some unexpected insights about their potential for helping kids learn.
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Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na’vi real languages?
What do Game of Thrones’ Dothraki, Avatar’s Na’vi, Star Trek’s Klingon and LOTR’s Elvish have in common? They’re all fantasy constructed languages. This Ted Talk explains why these invented languages captivate fans.
The Art of Misdirection
Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch. In a hilarious demonstration, Robbins samples the buffet of the TEDGlobal 2013 audience, showing how the flaws in our perception make it possible to swipe a wallet and leave it on its owner’s shoulder while they remain clueless.
How creative writing can help you through life’s hardest moments
In this Ted Talk, writer Sakinah Hofler makes the case for writing as a tool to help you process difficult memories and reclaim the power they may hold.
How video game skills can get you ahead in life
What does it take to be a pro gamer? Esports expert William Collis charts the rise of the multibillion-dollar competitive gaming industry and breaks down three skills needed to master video games.
The myth of bringing your full, authentic self to work
In this inspiring Ted Talk writer Jodi-Ann Burey outlines steps toward exposing privilege and achieving true equity on the job and implores those in leadership positions to accept responsibility for change.
A video game that helps us understand loneliness
“Sea of Solitude” is a video game which explores how battling the “monsters” of loneliness and self-doubt can help us better grapple with the complexity and struggles of mental health. In this Ted Talk, artist Cornelia Geppert shares the game.
My identity is a superpower – not an obstacle
Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the contours of her career, in this Ted Talk she calls for more authentic representation of different cultures in media and a shift in how we tell our stories.
Ted Talk: In uncertain times, think like a mother
There’s a simple and powerful way to confront the world’s most pressing crises, says women’s rights activist Yifat Susskind: think like a mother.
“When you think like a mother, you prioritize the needs of the many, not the whims of the few”
Every kid needs a champion
Rita Pierson heard a colleague say, “They don’t pay me to like the kids.” Her response: “Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” This inspiring ted talk is a rousing call to educators to connect to students.