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Post links to your favourite 3 TED videos.

http://www.ted.com

I'm trying to avoid it as I spend too much time on the internet as it is.

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I love ted. I like the Julia Sweeney one you already posted, kj. I can't pin down 3 favorites, so I'll give a random 3 from my bookmarks (went to the site to grab the descriptions).

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism.html

"Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position -- and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A fiery, funny, powerful talk."

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/evelyn_glennie_shows_how_to_listen.html

"In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums."

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

"Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness –- shut down one by one. An astonishing story."

Edited to add this one:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind.html

"Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most."