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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

makes great typography great it was beautiful historical artistically subtle in a way that

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work and the only way to do great work is to love

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

do what you believe is great work and the only way to do great work is to love what you do if you haven't found it yet

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

all matters of the heart you'll know when you find it and like any great relationship it just gets better and

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

came along it was idealistic overflowing with neat tools and great Notions Stewart and his team put out

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

(Audience) Good. It's been great, hasn't it? I've been blown away by the whole thing.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

(Laughter) I heard a great story recently -- I love telling it -- of a little girl who was in a drawing lesson.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

or adjust so you’re sitting just right. Next time you stumble across a great song that you haven’t heard in a while.

Joy Will Find You — If You Let It | David Larbi | TED · TED

Remember that old chestnut? I saw a great T-shirt recently, which said, "If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and no woman hears him,

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

do you I want a shorter life that's pain-free, or a longer life that might have a great deal of pain towards the end? These are things to talk about and think about now,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

So this is American Electric Power in Ohio. They've got a great pioneering program. They have the dock in the substation.

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

which is reading. So great is my need to share this love that it outweighs my significant need

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

being read to, learning to read themselves will grow up to be great customers.

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

taking and marketing wildlife. We almost succeeded in exterminating the great whales, but now we know we need whales,

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

and other wildlife in the waters around the Antarctic continent, along with other great ideas to try to protect the ocean’s blue heart. Sometimes I'm asked, "So what's the best place to go diving?"

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

what is actually the defining decade of adulthood. Leonard Bernstein said that to achieve great things, you need a plan and not quite enough time.

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

Second, I told Emma that the urban tribe is overrated. Best friends are great for giving rides to the airport, but twentysomethings who huddle together with like-minded peers

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

maybe you played in a band, or maybe just had a great group of friends that loved to hang out together.

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

special and magical, that time in your life? The great biologist E.O. Wilson says

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

I really tried to become a student of what does it take to be successful and what makes great people great? What brings them real success?

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

And then if you do it in bad times, you could become a great person. My personal motto of the last 15 years is:

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

I have an amazing wife, three wondrous children and tons of really great friends and colleagues who poured a lot of knowledge

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

Neither one is wrong. But I had a great model for this with my parents. When I was growing up,

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

because I didn't run. I said, "Wow, great, I'm already learning things. Great."

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I said, "Wow, great, I'm already learning things. Great." And then Day Three: Getting Olympic Doughnuts.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

"Hey Jia, you can do anything you want, but it'd be great if you became a teacher." (Laughter)

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I used to think I have to accomplish all these things -- have to be a great entrepreneur, or get a PhD to teach -- but no, I just asked,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

And then eventually, the pressure got so great, it got so crowded, the walls of the two-liter bottle lost the game of molecular Red Rover,

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

And to be fair, I didn’t come up with this style of teaching -- all great teachers know this. For me, it was Mr. Malloy.

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

Hello, Mr. Malloy, if you're watching this. And he was great, not just because he had a killer Doctor Evil impression --

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

and may rightly say, that yeah, Kevin, that's great, but you're not talking about a bird's wing.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

(Laughter) He was great because he made it matter. Like encouraging us to use what we learned in statistics

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

Sal Khan: Well great to have you here, Tekedra. Tekedra Mawakana: It's great to be here.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

Sal Khan: Well great to have you here, Tekedra. Tekedra Mawakana: It's great to be here. Thank you so much.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

(Laughter) TM: That's great. SK: So Tekedra, what’s next?

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

Then little judgment calls you used to make for yourself. The tool was great at it, so you let the tool do it. And while something left your head, a better thing took its place.

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

It’s like a computer -- it works great so you never turn it off. You don’t even let it restart for updates,

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

Lawyer wins big case, gets a fancy TED talk invitation, talks for 14 minutes about how great he is. I’ve seen that guy at dinner parties --

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

and it can be difficult to access. So wouldn't it be great if we had an alternative treatment for insomnia that was safe, easy to access and gave us quick results?

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

And I say, "Honestly, I'm terrified. I've got to do a great job. I've got to remember 500 things.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

One last time. Great. (Video) WhispersRed ASMR: So there are lots of different things we need.

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

Vjosa Osmani Sadriu: Thank you so much for having me. It's a great honor. AH: You've just left office under circumstances you didn't choose,

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

So, first of all, talking about gross stuff is a great tool for education, and it's an excellent way to preserve curiosity.

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

and, like, tips and tricks for getting rid of them. And I think it became this great way for people to talk about something that they'd never felt comfortable taking about publicly.

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

Well, it depends on the kind of AI and how we use it. AI can be a great technology to make predictions about molecules in the search for new antibiotics,

Beware the Power of Prediction | Carissa Véliz | TED · TED

Frazier took it as a provocation and ended up defeating the previously undefeated great Ali in the fight of the century.

Beware the Power of Prediction | Carissa Véliz | TED · TED

and regulating everything from circulation to growth and immune response. That's great, but you can worry about all those things after this test, right? Well, not so fast.

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

So I urge you to shut your eyes, and discover the great ideas that lie inside us; to shut your engines and discover the power of sleep.

How to succeed? Get more sleep | Arianna Huffington

CA: Because the story we’re told is that AI researchers are doing all this great stuff, but they're taking all these great efforts to ensure safety

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

is that AI researchers are doing all this great stuff, but they're taking all these great efforts to ensure safety and make sure nothing bad could happen.

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

"As you know, I piloted a new onboarding process this quarter and it's getting great results. We can roll it out across the company next year,

What Successful Negotiators Do Differently | Kathryn Valentine | TED · TED

(Laughter) To my great surprise, this unorthodox approach turned me into a quasi self-help guru.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

that was amazing." Or "It was so great how you didn't even ask me anything about my side, or what I was willing to kind of, you know,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

to someone who they just beat in a negotiation, telling them how great they are. So often these kinds of interactions

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

"They're are real team player." "They have great energy at work." Generic things.

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

I said, "Well, what happened?" And she said, "All I got were a bunch of 'Great jobs,' ‘That was interesting’

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

And immediately my heart started pounding. I'm like, oh great, here we go. No one likes hearing, "Can I give you some feedback?"

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

than they are to talk to them face to face. There's this great piece in The Atlantic. It was written by a high school teacher named Paul Barnwell.

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

I talk to some people that I disagree with deeply on a personal level. But I still have a great conversation with them. So I'd like to spend the next 10 minutes or so teaching you how to talk

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

and, please God, without offending anybody. We've all had really great conversations. We've had them before. We know what it's like.

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

"Hi, I'm Marisa, I just moved into 103, It's really great to meet you." And we start chatting.

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

and I was trying to make them feel loved and tell them how great I thought they were and how happy I am to meet them as I reached out to them.

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

Not temporarily, but indefinitely? I agreed, they had done a great job, and I had all the respect in the world for them,

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

And if you tell them, "Hey kiddo, the world's a great place. Go for it. There's so much fun out there,"

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship | Esther Perel | TED · TED

"How was your weekend?" You're probably not going to get a great response. Try something like, "What was the highlight of your weekend?"

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

about setting up time for people to connect. Yes, having video conferences with the camera on is a great first step. But it's not enough.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

their preferences, is a great way to use the tools that you have to connect better. And if possible,

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

That learning about the experiences part, it's not just so that we can be curious. We love stories, alright? That's great. Keep loving the stories. But also getting to know about folks' experience

3 Steps to Better Connect With Your Fellow Humans | Amber Cabral | TED · TED

what's now known as the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee. And I thought, wow, it would be so great to talk to the women who've been through all of this.

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

"Why? This is a really good group of people. What a great group to learn from." "Because we don't want to know.

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

Alright? Creating a fantastic new product. We've heard this story. We work with those people. OK, great. But there's one candidate,

3 Steps to Better Connect With Your Fellow Humans | Amber Cabral | TED · TED

It's a car that their father gave them before they went away to college. And it ran great. But the gas gauge didn't work.

3 Steps to Better Connect With Your Fellow Humans | Amber Cabral | TED · TED

and they were getting severe eating disorders. But two great things happened. One, in a full-circle moment,

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

OK, So that should be the end of my TED Talk, woo, and the rest of the world is great. But this propelled us,

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

by getting involved in administrative decisions, that's great, but that's almost never the case. The thing, number one, is to complete the stress response cycle.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

and having to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. While we also know that there is great value in teaching our boys the importance of independence,

3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs | Jerome Hunter | TED · TED

The irony is that diversifying our identity can be great for business too. Research shows that people with varied interests

How to Reclaim Your Life From Work | Simone Stolzoff | TED · TED

Maria above him and beside him his great-niece Sara, who came when I was there to bring fresh fruits and vegetables.

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

OK? So clean air, which is great, it doesn't predict how long you will live.

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

So it's not identical, but I think we are getting closer with the technology. HW: Great. Thank you so much. SP: Thank you.

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

After all, conversations about high blood pressure have all the elements of great shop talk: stress and high blood pressure,

Joseph Ravenell: How barbershops can keep men healthy | TED · TED

Writing books is my profession but it's more than that, of course. It is also my great lifelong love and fascination. And I don't expect that that's ever going to change.

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

and I don't want to see it perpetuated into the next century. I think it's better if we encourage our great creative minds to live. And I definitely know that, in my case -- in my situation --

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

but they called that sort of disembodied creative spirit a genius. Which is great, because the Romans did not actually think that a genius was a particularly clever individual.

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

Let's say there was a company, a tech startup that came to you and said, "We have a great product. It's going to lower your risk of death from heart disease."

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

incomprehensible, there it is -- a glimpse of God. Which is great, because we need that. But, the tricky bit comes the next morning,

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

>> Thanks so much for doing this. >> Hey, it's great to see you. >> Wow. >> Welcome.

How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED · TED

>> I got goosebumps hearing you talk about goosebumps. >> That's a great favorite muscle because I'll tell you this, my erector pilly

How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED · TED

and they give us the scratch pad of the neural network. OK, great. Now we have two scratch pads, one from the brain and one from AI.

How to Get Inside the "Brain" of AI | Alona Fyshe | TED · TED

OK, like, 80 percent of you. Great. Now, follow-up question. How many of you have heard the word "unalive" being used in person?

Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language | Adam Aleksic | TED · TED

The same is true of any niche community created on social media. And on one hand, this is great for linguistics, because language change is always driven by groups with shared interests

Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language | Adam Aleksic | TED · TED

I like to consume videos about urban design, and a few months back, I got a video about how great it is to be a “parking lot-pilled pavement princess.”

Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language | Adam Aleksic | TED · TED

I spoke to a woman whose grief over losing her father was so great she quit her job in journalism to become a mortician

Lifequakes

I'd like you to focus on my hand, and I'd like you to track it. OK, great. Let's do that just one more time. OK.

Can AI Match the Human Brain? | Surya Ganguli | TED · TED

And that is just what we're expected to add in 2025 alone. Now, this great amount of data and content is what powers the dawn of AI models and overall content 3.0.

What If You Could Talk to Your Favorite Character in a Movie? | Christoph Lassner | TED · TED

Yes, but ... all great progress comes with risks. As much as I'm excited about this future,

What if AI Could Spot Your Lies? | Riccardo Loconte | TED · TED

job moved his family across the country then started a few days after the Great Recession sales cratered and soon he was out of a job

Superpower

(Laughter) Here's a great update of that older cartoon. "To think this all began with letting Autocomplete finish our sentence,"

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED