TEDxNavesink is just two days away! To get you excited for the speaker lineup, we compiled a list of some of this year’s speakers’ favorite and most memorable TED Talks.
Chris Welty and Lora Aroyo
Kary Mullis – Play! Experiment! Discover!
https://www.ted.com/talks/kary_mullis_on_what_scientists_do?language=en
Mae Jemison – Teach Arts and Sciences Together
http://www.ted.com/talks/mae_jemison_on_teaching_arts_and_sciences_together?language=en
Nadya Zhexembayeva
Sir Ken Robinson – Bring on the Learning Revolution
http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution
Kaihan Krippendorff and Gary Lewandowski
Sir Ken Robinson – How Schools Kill Creativity
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity
Dan Neil
Sugata Mitra – Kids Can Teach Themselves
http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_shows_how_kids_teach_themselves?language=en
Don Lincoln
Cameron Russell – Looks Aren’t Everything. Believe Me, I’m a Model
http://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_russell_looks_aren_t_everything_believe_me_i_m_a_model?language=en
Abby Daly
Clint Smith – The Danger of Silence
http://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_the_danger_of_silence
Camilla Webster
Elizabeth Gilberts – Your Elusive Creative Genius
http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius?language=en
Ted Coiné
Nick Hanauer – Beware, Fellow Plutocrats, The Pitchforks Are Coming
Sarah Krüg
Bill Gates – Mosquitos, Malaria and Education
http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged?language=en
Esther Dyson
Esther Dyson – TEDxMidAtlantic
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxMidAtlantic-Esther-Dyson-11
George Dyson – The Story of Project Orion
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_dyson_on_project_orion
Ariana Huffington – How To Succeed? Get More Sleep
http://www.ted.com/talks/arianna_huffington_how_to_succeed_get_more_sleep?language=en
Vinnie Brand
Elizabeth Gilbert – Your Elusive Creative Genius
http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius?language=en
Do you have a favorite TED Talk? One that left you wondering or inspired you to take action? Let us know! Comment in the field below. We’d love to know what your favorite TED Talks are!
Stephanie Eichmeyer is a content production and marketing specialist for the TEDxNavesink team. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in communication from Monmouth University. Stephanie has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has worked in journalism and PR for many years.