TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

TED is a website that has a load of videos of talks by brainy people talking about interesting subjects. Each talk is only about 20-30 minutes long so it's not a massive chunk of time plus all the ones I've seen are really entertaining and interesting. This isn't your 1970's Open University lectures.

Stephen Petranek: 10 ways the world could end

Above, Stephen Petranek talks about 10 possible ways the world/humanity could end; viruses, asteroids, aliens, depression and more.

Thomas Barnett: The Pentagon's new map for war and peace

Above, Thomas Barnett talks about how the US military needs to change for the new age. A seemingly boring subject made into a really entertaining and fun talk.

Watching these vids will make you more intelligent, interesting and therefore better.

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