Burke discusses top five TED Talks

TED is an organization that promotes the spread of ideas namely technology, education, and design for which the acronym TED arrives from, through many forms of free media such as the radio, podcasts, and the internet. The Talks which reach millions worldwide are presented by experts in their field or anyone who has a story that dives into a core component of the human experience. The ten talks here featured here showcase a variety of themes, such as what modern education needs to focus on, the great advancements of medical technologies, and the story of how a family continues to stand up to oppressive regimes.

1. Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity
Of the four Ken Robinson talks that exist on the TED website (ted.com), all feature the outgoing and intelligent personality of the former professor who discusses how teaching in a machine like formation is outdated and suppressive to our children. Robinson by telling the stories of his time as an educational director makes the discussion of modern nature of teaching mass conformity comedic and informative

2. Ziauddin Yousafzai: My daughter Malala
The father of Malala Yousafzai explains his life as a teacher and his and efforts with his wife in creating a more open opportunity for education in their home country Iraq. Yousafzai’s talk partially sets the stage for why of oppression of women in Iraq took place and escalated with the rise of war and terror. The explanation and the inside observer to the famous Malala becomes emotional and shows the world what education for all people can create.

3. Benjamin Zander: The transformative power of classical music
If you think classical music is a boring style of music that belongs to generations past, Benjamin Zander’s talk may change your mind. This composer, conductor, and professor of music understands how classical music moves people of all generations, and discusses his travels in which he performs to young people in order to promote the passion that he feels lies behind classical music.

4. Geraldine Hamilton: Body part on a chip
The world of medicine is moving in new and interesting ways, as explained by Hamilton. Her group’s new technology allows for a new form of testing vaccines. This harmless form of testing allows for a person to place cells and tissue of an individual’s body part on a chip, to simulate how that person’s body would react to a specific kind of vaccine. Hamilton then goes on to define the usefulness of such a technology and how it can change the way we test vaccines.

5. Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do
The eccentric motivational speaker Tony Robbins in his talk shows his prowess and motivational abilities with his discovery that all great leaders have mastered the ability to understand the forces that motivate people and have the ability to make their own ideas into real results. His fast speaking style allows the different points he tries to make flow and he is able to show his audience how a person’s emotions motivate them to do anything, and if we can tap in the ability to understand and learn other people’s emotions, it can be easy to change the world for the better.