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

https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_hanauer_beware_fellow_plutocrats_the_pitchforks_are_coming?language=en

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!

StephStephanie 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. 

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