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Posted on Feb 15, 2016

10 TED(x) Talks You Should Be Watching Right Now

From the transformation of babbling into language, to self invention, to the alternative version of a classic Biblical tale, these 10 talks are sure to have you IN AWE.

by Pritha Bhattacharyya

Community Contributor

Why you should watch: Forget that MIT tenured professor Deb Roy may have what could be considered 3 years of his home life on video, this fascinating talk highlights his experimental exploration of language development in his own home through recordings of his infant son.
Best part: The transformation of "gaga' to "water." You'll see what I mean. — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Forget that MIT tenured professor Deb Roy may have what could be considered 3 years of his home life on video, this fascinating talk highlights his experimental exploration of language development in his own home through recordings of his infant son.
Best part: The transformation of "gaga' to "water." You'll see what I mean.

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Forget that MIT tenured professor Deb Roy may have what could be considered 3 years of his home life on video, this fascinating talk highlights his experimental exploration of language development in his own home through recordings of his infant son.
Best part: The transformation of "gaga' to "water." You'll see what I mean.

Why you should watch: Tom Thum, professional beatboxer, shows us the absolute limits of the human voice when it comes to sound and speech production, and how he's able to transform those sounds with technology to create one-of-a-kind projects.
Best part: Pretty much every single beat he drops, but particularly his one man production of a late night jazz club scene. Enough said. — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Tom Thum, professional beatboxer, shows us the absolute limits of the human voice when it comes to sound and speech production, and how he's able to transform those sounds with technology to create one-of-a-kind projects.
Best part: Pretty much every single beat he drops, but particularly his one man production of a late night jazz club scene. Enough said.

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Tom Thum, professional beatboxer, shows us the absolute limits of the human voice when it comes to sound and speech production, and how he's able to transform those sounds with technology to create one-of-a-kind projects.
Best part: Pretty much every single beat he drops, but particularly his one man production of a late night jazz club scene. Enough said.

Why you should watch: Andrew Solomon, prominent writer and professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University Medical Center, combines his personal experiences regarding identity with anecdotes from his research, for a talk about unconditional love and unconditional acceptance.
Best part: The pink balloon. — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Andrew Solomon, prominent writer and professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University Medical Center, combines his personal experiences regarding identity with anecdotes from his research, for a talk about unconditional love and unconditional acceptance.
Best part: The pink balloon.

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Andrew Solomon, prominent writer and professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University Medical Center, combines his personal experiences regarding identity with anecdotes from his research, for a talk about unconditional love and unconditional acceptance.
Best part: The pink balloon.

Why you should watch: Poet Sarah Kay talks about her life growing up and her introduction to spoken word poetry and the work she has done in trying to motivate others in discovering that art. Plus, she performs two awesome sauce poems worthy of those standing ovations.
Best part: "Hiroshima." — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Poet Sarah Kay talks about her life growing up and her introduction to spoken word poetry and the work she has done in trying to motivate others in discovering that art. Plus, she performs two awesome sauce poems worthy of those standing ovations.
Best part: "Hiroshima."

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Poet Sarah Kay talks about her life growing up and her introduction to spoken word poetry and the work she has done in trying to motivate others in discovering that art. Plus, she performs two awesome sauce poems worthy of those standing ovations.
Best part: "Hiroshima."

Why you should watch: Hans Rosling, professor of International Health from Sweden, uses Gapminder to inform the audience about the truth and trends of world health statistics over the last few decades.
Best part: Rosling's excitement every time he plays a new trend on Gapminder. Also, the instant replays are pretty golden. — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Hans Rosling, professor of International Health from Sweden, uses Gapminder to inform the audience about the truth and trends of world health statistics over the last few decades.
Best part: Rosling's excitement every time he plays a new trend on Gapminder. Also, the instant replays are pretty golden.

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Hans Rosling, professor of International Health from Sweden, uses Gapminder to inform the audience about the truth and trends of world health statistics over the last few decades.
Best part: Rosling's excitement every time he plays a new trend on Gapminder. Also, the instant replays are pretty golden.

Why you should watch: Maysoon Zayid talks about her life growing up with cerebral palsy and how she worked to have a successful career in the field of comedy.
Best part: EVERYTHING. Zayid will have you laughing and crying simultaneously about the 99 other problems in her life. — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Maysoon Zayid talks about her life growing up with cerebral palsy and how she worked to have a successful career in the field of comedy.
Best part: EVERYTHING. Zayid will have you laughing and crying simultaneously about the 99 other problems in her life.

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Maysoon Zayid talks about her life growing up with cerebral palsy and how she worked to have a successful career in the field of comedy.
Best part: EVERYTHING. Zayid will have you laughing and crying simultaneously about the 99 other problems in her life.

Why you should watch: Brilliant playwright, actress, and poet Sarah Jones and eight other women share a little bit about themselves and what TED means to them.
Best part: Hmm, can't decide. I can think of eight different ones... — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Brilliant playwright, actress, and poet Sarah Jones and eight other women share a little bit about themselves and what TED means to them.
Best part: Hmm, can't decide. I can think of eight different ones...

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Brilliant playwright, actress, and poet Sarah Jones and eight other women share a little bit about themselves and what TED means to them.
Best part: Hmm, can't decide. I can think of eight different ones...

Why you should watch: David Christian, who first invented and coined the term "Big History," relays the history of the world in less than 20 minutes, and in the process, we learn about exactly what has allowed humans to thrive intellectually since the beginning of our species.
Best part: All the animations and graphics! — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: David Christian, who first invented and coined the term "Big History," relays the history of the world in less than 20 minutes, and in the process, we learn about exactly what has allowed humans to thrive intellectually since the beginning of our species.
Best part: All the animations and graphics!

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: David Christian, who first invented and coined the term "Big History," relays the history of the world in less than 20 minutes, and in the process, we learn about exactly what has allowed humans to thrive intellectually since the beginning of our species.
Best part: All the animations and graphics!

Why you should watch: Malcolm Gladwell, author of renowned books such as Outliers and Blink, analyzes the biblical tale of David and Goliath and in the process, proves that the moral of this tale may need rethinking.
Best part: The true meaning behind Goliath's biblical lines. — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Malcolm Gladwell, author of renowned books such as Outliers and Blink, analyzes the biblical tale of David and Goliath and in the process, proves that the moral of this tale may need rethinking.
Best part: The true meaning behind Goliath's biblical lines.

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Malcolm Gladwell, author of renowned books such as Outliers and Blink, analyzes the biblical tale of David and Goliath and in the process, proves that the moral of this tale may need rethinking.
Best part: The true meaning behind Goliath's biblical lines.

Why you should watch: Will Stephen explains exactly how to make it sound like what you're saying is important...even when it's about nothing at all. For all of you fans of BS-ing your way through things, this talk will speak to you on multiple levels.
Best part: His glasses. — youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Will Stephen explains exactly how to make it sound like what you're saying is important...even when it's about nothing at all. For all of you fans of BS-ing your way through things, this talk will speak to you on multiple levels.
Best part: His glasses.

youtube.com / Via youtube.com

Why you should watch: Will Stephen explains exactly how to make it sound like what you're saying is important...even when it's about nothing at all. For all of you fans of BS-ing your way through things, this talk will speak to you on multiple levels.
Best part: His glasses.

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