10 July 2009

Watch TEDTalks from speakers at the upcoming TEDGlobal 2009

From TEDGlobal's speaker list of more than 90 -- including 18-minute talks, demos and TED U courses -- 13 of our scheduled speakers already have TEDTalks online from previous TEDs and partners. To find them, check out our new theme, Speaking at TEDGlobal 2009, and watch archive gems from these returning speakers. All of these speakers are bringing something new to TEDGlobal 2009, exploring the theme of the conference, "The Substance of Things Not Seen."

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26 May 2009

The world's English mania: Jay Walker on TED.com

Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 4:35.)

Watch Jay Walker's talk from TED2009 on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 400+ TEDTalks.

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16 December 2008

Exploring the frontiers of happiness: Dan Gilbert on TED.com

Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 33:38.)

Watch Dan Gilbert's talk from TEDGlobal 2005 at Oxford on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 350+ TEDTalks -- including more talks about happiness.

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15 December 2008

A library of human imagination: Jay Walker on TED.com

Jay Walker, curator of the Library of Human Imagination, conducts a surprising show-and-tell session highlighting a few of the intriguing artifacts that backdropped the 2008 TED stage. (Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 7:09.)

Watch Jay Walker's talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive of 350+ TEDTalks -- including more talks about books.

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