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Alyssa Monks: How loss helped one artist find beauty in imperfection  13:08 minutes · Filmed Nov 2015 · Posted Oct 2016 · TEDxIndianaUniversity Painter Alyssa Monks finds beauty and inspiration in the unknown, the unpredictable and even the awful. In a poetic, intimate talk, she describes the interaction of life, paint and canvas through her development as an artist, and as a human. | |
The angles and shapes of your surroundings can influence how you interact with the people around you. Watch » 8 TED Talks • Total run time 2:00:58 | |
 Americanization and globalization have basically been the same thing for the last several generations. But the US's view of the world -- and the world's view of the US -- is changing. In a fast-paced tour of the current state of international politics, Ian Bremmer discusses the challenges of a world where no single country or alliance can meet the challenges of global leadership. He asks: Is the US ready to lead by example, not force? Watch »  Sound design is built on deception -- when you watch a movie or TV show, nearly all of the sounds you hear are fake. In this audio-rich talk, Tasos Frantzolas explores the role of sound in storytelling and demonstrates just how easily our brains are fooled by what we hear. Watch » |  What if traffic flowed through our streets as smoothly and efficiently as blood flows through our veins? Transportation geek Wanis Kabbaj thinks we can find inspiration in the genius of our biology to design the transit systems of the future. In this forward-thinking talk, preview exciting concepts like modular, detachable buses, flying taxis and networks of suspended magnetic pods that could help make the dream of a dynamic, driverless world into a reality. Watch »  In a society obsessed with body image and marked by a fear of fat, Kelli Jean Drinkwater engages in radical body politics through art. She confronts the public's perception of bigger bodies by bringing them into spaces that were once off limits -- from fashion runways to the Sydney Festival -- and entices all of us to look again and rethink our biases. "Unapologetic fat bodies can blow people's minds," she says. Watch » | | |
Gallery: Surprising artworks that make you look at the world anew >> Behind the headlines, this art creates empathy with world events Language: 5 words that don't mean what they used to mean >> John McWhorter on 5 shape-shifting words that fascinate him Creativity: Fear is boring, and other tips for living a creative life >> Art (and life) advice from Elizabeth Gilbert  | |
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 08:43 minutes · Filmed Feb 2016 · Posted Oct 2016 · TED2016 The singer Rhiannon Giddens joins up with the international music collective Silk Road Ensemble to perform "St. James Infirmary Blues," spiking the American folk song that Louis Armstrong popularized in the 1920s with Romani influence and mischievous energy. | |
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