第一篇：ted大会推荐书单 演讲里最闪光最精彩的部分都在这里了
TED大会推荐书单
演讲里最闪光最精彩的部分，都在这里
了！
一只爱读书的AITED大会讲者所著的7本书，深入展开地详细叙述了TED演讲中的观点，光看演讲觉得不过瘾？那么来读书吧！
《乐观的偏见》【英】塔莉· 沙罗特为什么宁愿负债累累，却还是想买房？为什么明知股市有风险，却还是要投资？为什么结婚的时候都认为自己不会离婚？为什么有关“9·11”的回忆不见得都真实？为什么自己选择的东西会越看越喜欢？......为什么我们永远坚信明天会更好？ 《象与骑象人》【美】乔纳森·海特
人会因为什么而幸福？人们对于“幸福”和“积极”的概念里，有哪些是真理，哪些是谬误？人在感性和理性之间做出的决策，会影响我们关于幸福的体验吗？...专攻“积极心理学”的心理学家乔纳森·海特归纳出了10种关于幸福的发现，为优化和提高人类的幸福感，画了一幅蓝图。《安静：内向性格的竞争力》【美】苏珊·凯恩 比起去喧嚣的聚会，你更愿意独自在家读书？比起参与到激烈的会议和讨论中，你更喜欢聆听别人的发言？比起推销和展示自我，你更倾向独自创造出一些你认为有价值的东西？...你并不孤单，你也丝毫不用觉得困扰和罪恶，世界上有三分之一的人都是内向的人，并且，他们为这个世界的发展和进步贡献了许多创造力。作者仔细地解剖了这个社会，突破了持久和传统的原则，讲述了性格特征之间更为复杂的相互作用。内向者曾戏剧性地被低估，在这个错误的过程中，世界损失了一笔宝贵的财富。你虽然内向，但你拥有着柔软和安静的人才有的特殊力量。《雪上，雪下》【美】凯特·梅斯纳一本将自然与艺术完美结合的绘本，带你了解看不见的雪下世界。画风复古，散文优美。心情烦躁焦虑的时候，不妨来书中的世界寻找一份平静。《生命的寻路人》【加】韦德·戴维斯对于人类出生在世界上有什么意义，不同的文化给出了截然不同的答案。每个文化独有的精神传承和精妙哲学，组成了这个精彩而多样的世界。然而，随着现代文明的发展，不同的声音和文化在逐渐被吞噬，世界变得越来越“平”。这样的文明，真的是我们最好的未来吗？国家地理探险家Wade Davis通过探寻古代的灿烂文化和历史，从亚马逊的遗失文明到尼泊尔佛教的45年朝圣，以恢弘的格局为我们讲述了这个世界边缘的故事。《疯狂心理学》【英】乔恩·罗森 多年来，世界各地的科学家一直收到装有无法被解决的难题的神秘包裹。而只有一个线索，就是这些包裹的邮戳都是瑞典的斯德哥尔摩。英国最著名的大众心理学家决心找到这位神秘的发信人，然而，随着调查的深入，作者竟然在不知不觉中走进一个令人疯狂又令人着迷的精神病人世界，由此开始了一场疯狂行业的疯狂之旅。书中，作者将带领我们进入这个不可思议的世界，了解看似正常、实则患有各种精神病的人，并深入到他们魅力与暴力交互纠缠的内心世界。读到最后你将发现，原来这个世界上绝大多数的成功人士，都是程度不一的精神病人，他们以他们的疯狂力推动着这个世界。而最要命的一点是：这个世界近乎贪婪地需要疯狂。
That is allJohn Hodgman作者是一位演员兼幽默大师，致力于用自己敏锐于常人的社会观察力来发现各种荒诞奇妙的奇闻异事。这本书中，他幽默地调侃了即将发生的世界末日，为了应对末日的人类做准备的故事。PS 目前似乎没有找到翻译版本，挑战一下去读英文原版吧~MOOC学院学习方法、时间管理、文具推荐、留学考试...关于学习的一切，你都可以在这里找到！还有微信沙龙、每日一TED、组队学习等精彩活动，让你每天进步一点点！
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第二篇：28 个最精彩的 TED 演讲
I've watched more than 800 TED talks in the last 7 years.Last night, I went through all 1400 TED talks and picked out the talks that left long-lasting impressions.Education: Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity(Part 1)Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!(Part 2)“Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children.He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.”
E.O.Wilson: Advice to young scientists
“Biologist E.O.Wilson explores the world of ants and other tiny creatures, and writes movingly about the way all creatures great and small are interdependent.“
Life Lessons: Ben Dunlap: The life-long learner
“Ben Dunlap is a true polymath, whose talents span poetry, opera, ballet, literature and administration.He is the president of South Carolina’s Wofford College.”
Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything
“Tim Ferriss is author of bestsellerThe 4-Hour Workweek, a self-improvement program of four steps: defining aspirations, managing time, creating automatic income and escaping the trappings of the 9-to-5 life.”
Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes
“Terry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews.”
JJ Abrams: The mystery box
“Writer, director and producer J.J.Abrams makes smart, addictive dramas like TV's Lost, and films like Cloverfield and the new Star Trek.”
Performance: Kenichi Ebina's magic moves
“Self-taught dancer Kenichi Ebina blends hip-hop, martial arts, modern dance, magic and a blast of pop culture in his mesmerizing performances.”
Rives: If I controlled the Internet …
“Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called ”the first 2.0 poet,“ using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.”
Science: Aubrey de Grey: A roadmap to end aging “Aubrey de Grey, British researcher on aging, claims he has drawn a roadmap to defeat biological aging.He provocatively proposes that the first human beings who will live to 1,000 years old have already been born.”
Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes
“Elaine Morgan is an octogenarian scientist, armed with an arsenal of television writing credits and feminist instincts, on a mission to prove humans evolved in water.”
VS Ramachandran: 3 clues to understanding your brain
“Neurologist V.S.Ramachandran looks deep into the brain’s most basic mechanisms.By working with those who have very specific mental disabilities caused by brain injury or stroke, he can map functions of the mind to physical structures of the brain.”
Stephen Petranek counts down to Armageddon
“When he was editor-in-chief ofDiscover magazine, Stephen Petranek tangled with questions as big as the universe.Here he confronts the biggest question on the planet: What are the 10 most likely ways that life on the Earth could end?”
Society: Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action“In 2009, Simon Sinek released the book ”Start With Why“--a synopsis of the theory he has begun using to teach others how to become effective leaders and inspire change.”
Derek Sivers: How to start a movement
“Through his new project, MuckWork, Derek Sivers wants to lessen the burdens(and boredom)of creative people.”
Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
“Reality is broken, says Jane McGonigal, and we need to make it work more like a game.Her work shows us how.”
Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds
“Through groundbreaking research and the lens of her own autism, Temple Grandin brings startling insight into two worlds.”
Seth Godin: How to get your ideas to spread
“Seth Godin is an entrepreneur and blogger who thinks about the marketing of ideas in the digital age.His newest interest: the tribes we lead.”
Jonas Eliasson: How to solve traffic jams“Jonas Eliasson is dedicated to researching transportation flow, analyzing how people think about their commutes and what can influence their travel decisions.”
Larry Lessig: Laws that choke creativity “The U.S.Congress is broken, and law professor and legal activist Lawrence Lessig wants you to help him fix it.In ”Republic, Lost,“ he tells you how.”
Malcolm Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce“Detective of fads and emerging subcultures, chronicler of jobs-you-never-knew-existed, Malcolm Gladwell's work is toppling the popular understanding of bias, crime, food, marketing, race, consumers and intelligence.”
Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work“Jason Fried thinks deeply about collaboration, productivity and the nature of work.He's the co-founder of 37signals, makers of Basecamp and other web-based collaboration tools, and co-author of Rework.”
Entrepreneurship: Thulasiraj Ravilla: How low-cost eye care can be world-class
“Thulasiraj Ravilla is the executive director of the Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, helping eye-care hospitals around the world build capacity to prevent blindness.”
Amos Winter: The cheap all-terrain wheelchair
”Amos Winter and his team at MIT built the Leveraged Freedom Chair, a cheap lever-powered wheelchair whose design and develop put the user first.“
Economics: George Ayittey on Cheetahs vs.Hippos
“Economist George Ayittey sees Africa's future as a fight between Hippos--complacent, greedy bureaucrats wallowing in the muck--and Cheetahs, the fast-moving, entrepreneurial leaders and citizens who will rebuild Africa.”
Music: Benjamin Zander: The transformative power of classical music“A leading interpreter of Mahler and Beethoven, Benjamin Zander is known for his charisma and unyielding energy--and for his brilliant pre-concert talks.”
China: Yang Lan: The generation that's remaking China
“Yang Lan is often called “the Oprah of China.” The chair of a multiplatform business empire, Yang is pioneering more-open means of communication in the communist nation.”
Hans Rosling: Asia's rise--how and when
“In Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings.Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life.And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus.”
Leslie T.Chang: The voices of China's workers “In her reporting and writing, Leslie T.Chang explores the lives of workers in China, focusing on the experience of women.”
Not From TED: But they're so good you can't ignore them Randy Pausch: Really achieving your childhood dreams
“Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch motivated thousands of students with his passionate teaching.Millions more around the world found inspiration in his moving 'Last Lecture.'”
Bobby McFerrin plays...the audience!
“Listening to Bobby McFerrin sing may be hazardous to your preconceptions.Side effects may include unparalleled joy, a new perspective on creativity, rejection of the predictable, and a sudden, irreversible urge to lead a more spontaneous existence.”
Jeff Bezos: What matters more than your talents
“As founder and CEO of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos defined online shopping and rewrote the rules of commerce, ushering in a new era in business.Timemagazine named him Man of the Year in 1999.”
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