He was an impressive looking, middle-aged Saudi physician. And he asked one of the most articulate, and thought provoking questions I had ever been asked in a public forum. It was 2008, and my mentor...
When I was in University of Saskatchewan, as an undergraduate student, I was involved in a group project like many of you have been involved, and our study was gender. We wanted to look at how gender...
I'll tell you a little a bit about irrational behavior -- (Laughter) I want to talk about one particular problem which is self control. There were two sisters, in Northern Carolina, the...
Hello, my name's Hertling and I'm a soldier and -- you probably could tell that. I've been in the military for 38 years. I'm thinking of making it a career. I have seen...
I'm so sorry guys. I have to -- find another -- I was supposed to give this talk on how to give the perfect TED Talk. And then they put me last. So everyone's already gone. And I´ve...
Good afternoon. When I first got to MIT in 1978 Michael Dertouzos, who's the head of the laboratory for computer science held a meeting. There was a several day retreat in Endicott House...
Who would you bet on? Who would you bet on? Imagine you had the two hundred people you know best in the world sat in this room and i gave you this deal: you come, today, come up here to me, you give...
When you're deeply focused on your work, you forget how it looks to others. Unless, like me, you're an agnostic Jew, (Laughter) what you're deeply focused on is Islam, and...