I love Ted Talks: they are awesome to listen to when you're on public transport! These are some of my favourite ones. I didn't choose them for the quality of their ideas, because there are so many amazing talks on ted.com, but these ones are chosen for the discourse of the speaker and the value of entertainment, while still teaching a brilliant idea.
How I fell in love with a fish - Dan Barber
"Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie's honeymoon he's enjoyed since discovering an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in Spain."
The title first got my attention and I got stuck on his witty and humorous style. Enjoy his lively descriptions of his love stories with fish.Michael Pollan gives a plant's-eye view
"What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view."
A new conspiracy theory about intelligent grasses setting our behaviour! This talk definitely gives you a refreshing new outlook on nature.Michael Specter: The danger of science denial
"Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress."
Hilarious, witty and although I don't agree with everything he says, I love the way he's so american in his way of arguing.------------------------------------------------
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