PSA: TED Talks

I figure its been awhile for some cheap entertainment here at LIAL. And to prove we are not just a bunch of pretty, gorgeous, flawless faces I will share with you some TED talks lectures.

TED is a huge, annual ideas conference. Conceived by an information designer (like me!) they aim to get brilliant people into rooms and then let them puke out their idea guts. For the betterment of the world, defeat of evil etc. Also: creative people tend to be funny.

Don't believe in the awesomeness? Well remember that Microsoft Computer Table? PAH! I saw the first demonstration years ago by Jeff Han, grad student. I also recommend the John Maeda lecture on 'Simplicity.' On the advice of a mentor, Maeda jumped from the big brain world of MIT to go to art school. He is now one of the biggest brains in both worlds (and still a nice dude). And finally below, Sir Ken Robinson. The latest lecture to be passed around creative blogs, "How Schools Kill Creativity" has been labeled a 'must see'.

So that you, the LIAL viewer is not left out:



I cannot tell you how, well, awesome it is that TED has opened their doors to the masses and let us view their past blockbuster talks for free. So I just want to say: thank you!

They also sort their talks by 'funny', 'inspiring', 'longwinded', and 'unconvincing.'