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Posted: Dec 18, 2013

Mine is

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

what's yours?

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JJ Abrams - MT

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Talking about his mystery box his grandfather bought him at a magic store in NYC when he was a kid. He brought it to the talk and has never opened it. It is just fascinating to me to hear how he uses that box as a metaphor in Lost (the hatch) and anything else he does, how the creative mind works.

I loved Phuc Tran's talk! - A linguistic talk about the subjunctive.

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He and his family escaped from Vietnam in the 70s and moved to the USA. They only barely got out and with some dumb luck, as he describes.

So Phuc Tran, now a linguist, moved here as a child and grew up in the US, so he is a native English speaker but his older family members don't have the same grasp of the English language.

In the Vietnamese language apparently they do not have the subjunctive mood as we use in English, like "I could have done this," "I should have done that," etc., and so they just don't think in those terms.

In his TED talk he has really funny and sweet descriptions of conversations he has with his older Vietnamese family members, who do not see the point of wondering what could have been.

I don't think I am describing it very well, but it is an awesome talk! (Link below:)

gorgeous talk - thanks so much

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really fascinating

a recent favorite - sm

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wonderful talk by chef, Dan Barber, about this fabulous farmer in Spain who raises geese and produces humane foie gras. It's a gorgeous story.

John McWhorter, Phuc Tran and Malcolm Gladwell. nm - MTwallet

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Thanks, I'm going to check these out - Keep the TED talks coming!

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Watched the Tony Robbins one today, loved it - no message

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Was that the one where he high-fived Al Gore? - That was hilarious! (nm)

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yes that was great! - n/m

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forgot to list: Jennifer 8. Lee, Sherwin Nuland, Mike Rowe--sm - MTwallet

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Jennifer 8. Lee "Where does General Tso chicken actually come from?"

Sherwin Nuland: "What does electroshock therapy feel like?"

Mike Rowe "Are people with Dirty Jobs Most Successful?"

Those sound great! Will check them out. - Thanks! (nm)

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If you love TED you will also love the Moth Radio Hour on NPR. - You are probably already aware though! (sm)

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Also I think you might like the Dinner Party Download... a bit different from the other two, but I love all three of those programs.

Love the weekend on NPR. TED radio hour, Moth Radio Hour, Dinner Party Download... they always suck me in!

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