Have you ever found yourself endlessly clicking through television channels looking for something of substance, a decent program that might actually make your time on the couch worthwhile? No. Well for that rare non-shark-week occasion when the choice is between watching that episode of Everybody Loves Raymond for the fifth time or watching some guy chow down on a Big Unit, turn off the television and turn to TED. I've spent a rather large amount of time trolling the internet for videos of presentations or speeches from my favorite authors and thinkers and no site fits this profile better than TED.com. TED is a nonprofit dedicated to the spread of ideas. There are hundreds of videos- free to watch and free to disseminate- ranging in topics from the neurobiology of choice to magic tricks and superheros to headphones that are controlled by brainwaves. The videos are broken down into categories like most jaw-dropping, most inspiring and funniest; some of them are less than 10 minutes but all of them are guaranteed to make you feel a little more engaged with the world, a little more connected to possibility and perhaps even a little inspired.
"We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we're building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other."
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