Adam Davidson on the fiscal cliff, cable TV, $4000 suits, the giant pool of money and more
[ted id=1638 width=560 height=315] The term “fiscal cliff” is controversial. So Adam Davidson, the New York Times Magazine columnist and co-...
11 fascinating “peers incorporated” businesses
[ted id=1632 width=560 height=315] Robin Chase, the founder of Zipcar, is proud of her company’s emphasis on sharing. But now, a decade late...
6 talks about problems with patents
[ted id=1627 width=560 height=315] The Wright Brothers’ flying machine took off from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. Credi...
Jeff Smith: The rest of his political incarceration story
[ted id=1624 width=560 height=315] Jeff Smith was blown away by some of the brilliant business ideas he heard while spending 366 days in pri...
10 brand stories from Tim Leberecht’s TEDTalk
[ted id=1591 width=560 height=315] “Your brand is what other people say about you when you’re not in the room.” Jeff Bezos, the founder of A...
5 rules for productive conflict
Rob Manning did everything in his power to screw up the Curiosity rover’s landing on Mars last night. Manning not only cut radio signals to ...
Conflict as thinking: Margaret Heffernan at TEDGlobal 2012
An epidemic hidden in plain view Margaret Heffernan begins her TEDGlobal talk by telling us a story: In Oxford in the 1950s, there was physi...
What we tell ourselves with our body language: Amy Cuddy at TEDGlobal 2012
Snap judgements of others Amy Cuddy starts by asking us to pay attention to what we’re doing with our bodies. Are our shoulders hunche...
Trusting in strangers: Rachel Botsman at TEDGlobal2012
What is your reputation? “If someone asked you for the three words that would sum up your reputation, what would you say?” Rache...