[music]http://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion - Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it — and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
[] http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty - Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing.
[] http://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful - By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it's like to be young and … different. "To This Day," his spoken-word poem about bullying, captivated millions as a viral video (created, crowd-source style, by 80 animators). Here, he gives a glorious, live reprise with backstory and violin accompaniment by Hannah Epperson.
[life]http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story#t-25497 Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
[motivation]http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are - Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success