If you don't know about TED, then this will be greatly exciting for you. TED is amazing. Since 1984 people interested in ideas have been converging in Monterrey, California to share and learn from one another. Participants pay to have this opportunity and each of their presentations is strictly limited to 20 minutes.
In June 2008 TED passed an important milestone: 50 million TED talks viewed worldwide, nearly half of them outside the U.S. To keep pace with demand, TED is now releasing a new talk every weekday. One to watch is Boston Philharmonic conductor Benjamin Zander, who was a huge hit at 2008 TED conference.
To celebrate two years and 50 million TED talks, TED released for the first time the list of the Top 10 TED talks (below). These are the talks that have proven most popular over time, and -- interestingly -- they mainly feature speakers who were little-known before their talk was released. The most popular talk, viewed 2 1/2 million times and counting, features neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor, who observed her own stroke while it was happening.
Watch the Top 10 Talks highlights video >>
Top 10 TEDTalks of all time
1. Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight
2. Jeff Han's touchscreen foreshadows the iPhone and more
3. David Gallo shows underwater astonishments
4. Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth
5. Arthur Benjamin does "mathemagic"
6. Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
7. Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen
8. Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do
9. Al Gore on averting a climate crisis
10. Johnny Lee demos Wii Remote hacks
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