My favorite TED talk: (ratings * to *****) ========================================== ***** Sylvia Earle - ocean explorer, researcher on sustainable seas, sea animal conservation (Beautiful and inspiring speaker) ***** Devdutt Pattnaik - talks about mythology, clash of cultures and business in world of globalisation **** Evelyn Glennie - Scottish percussionist. She talks about her ability to learn music but cannot hear **** Willie Smits - Environmental regeneration, animal conservation, social rehabilitation **** Dave Eggers - writer and educator talks about his idea of 826 Valencia (a free one-to-one tutoring centre or school) **** Martin Seligman - positive psychology and happiness expert **** Micahly Csujszen - creativity expert, author of Flow **** Nicholas Negroponde - One Hundred Dollar lap top Project **** Martin Rees - Cosmologist and futurist about disaster, human errors **** Alan Russel - regenerative medicine and its impact *** Dan Gilbert - psychologist, stumbing happiness author *** Amy Tan - *** Paul Collier - economics in democratic countries (books: bottom billion, Accounting For Managers, nigerian politics) *** Ray Kurzweil - Futurist and technological trend prediction *** Brian Cox - talks about particle physics *** Mathieu Ricard - talks about tibetian way of life *** Richard Baranuik - open books, conextion projects *** Cameron Sinclair - Architect for humanity, open-architecture prototypes, mobile health clinic *** Bob Thurman - buddism, compassion *** Jimmy Whales - wikipedia, philosophy, challenges *** E.O.Wilson - ** John Doerr - Talks about energy conservation, entreprenurship and environmental protection ** Robert Fischell - Inventor of biomedical devices related to heart attack, OCD, treatment for migranine headache using TMS ** Seth Godin - Advertisement and about purple cow ** John Maeda - talks about simplicity ** Gamie Casio - Founder of world changing.com about innovative ideas around the world ** Dan Dennet - cognitive scientist, philosopher about consiousness My favorite Google Tech Talks: (ratings * to **** ) ========================================== Richard J. Davidson - Neuroplasticity and Personal Transformation David Rock - Your brain at work Micael Merzenich - Rewiring the brain to stay younger and smarter Philippe Goldin - Cognitive Neuroscience of mindful meditation Mark Gluck - Cognitive Neuroscience of novely detection Stuart Hameroff - A new marriage of brain and computer Steve Blank - Secret history of silicon valley