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The future we're building -- and boring | Elon Musk

Hey, welcome back to Ted. It's great to have you here. So in the next half hour or so, we're gonna spend some time exploring your vision for what an exciting future might look like which I guess makes the first question a little ironic. Why are you b...

The surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant

Seven years ago a student came to me and asked me to invest in his company. He said I'm working with three friends and we're going to try to disrupt an industry by selling stuff online. And I said, okay you guys spent the whole summer on this, right?...

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban

so in college I was a government major which means I had to write a lot of papers now when a normal student writes a paper, they might spread the work out a little like this. So, you know you get started maybe a little slowly but you get enough don...

A simple way to break a bad habit | Judson Brewer

When I was first learning to meditate the instruction was to Simply pay attention to my breath and when my mind wandered to bring it back. Sounded simple enough yet. I'd sit on these silent Retreats sweating through t-shirts in the middle of winter....

The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates

When I was a kid, the disaster we worried about most was a nuclear war. That's why we had a barrel like this down in our basement filled with cans of food and water. When the nuclear attack came we were supposed to go downstairs hunker down and eat ...

How to make stress your friend | Kelly McGonigal

I have a confession to make. But first I want you to make a little confession to me. In the past year, would you just raise your hand if you've experienced relatively little stress anyone? Hmm. How about a moderate amount of stress? Who's experie...

The orchestra in my mouth | Tom Thum

My name is Tom and I've come here today to come clean about what I do for money. Basically, I use my mouth in strange ways in exchange for cash. I usually do this kind of thing and seedy downtown bars and on street corners. So this might be the most ...

Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model. | Cameron Russell

Hi, my name is Cameron Russell and for the last. Little while. I've been a model actually for 10 years and I feel like there's an uncomfortable tension in the room right now because I should not have worn this dress. So luckily I brought an outfit c...

How to spot a liar | Pamela Meyer

Okay now I don't want to alarm anybody in this room. But it's just come to my attention that the person to your right is a liar. Also. The person to your left is a liar. Also, the person sitting in your very seats is a liar. We're all liars. What I...