Bill Gates: 13 Talks That Expanded My Worldview



Via Mashable:

To stress the importance of malaria research, Bill Gates famously unleashed mosquitos on the audience in the first of his three TEDTalks. So which talks jolted him into action? When we asked Gates to curate a list of his favorites, his response was, “There are too many to pick, really.” Here, he makes an attempt.




Hans Rosling: Stats that reshape your worldview




Michael Specter: The danger of science denial



David Christian: The history of our world in 18 minutes





Melinda Gates: Let’s put birth control back on the agenda



Bruce Aylward: How we’ll stop polio for good





Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine?





Steven Pinker: The surprising decline in violence




Nathan Myhrvold: Could this laser zap malaria





Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education





Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth







David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min.





Susan Cain: The power of introverts




Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly … and cooperate