Clicking through to see the top 20 most watched TEDTalks is akin to finding a new show on Netflix. It will kill your day. If you must (and you really do) see the top 20 talks in TED six-year history, clear your calendar, shut off your email, go to the bathroom and open your mind. You’re about to learn something.
- Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity(2006): 13,409,417 views
- Jill Bolte Taylor‘s stroke of insight(2008): 10,409,851
- Pranav Mistry on the thrilling potential of SixthSense(2009): 9,223,263
- David Gallo‘s underwater astonishments(2007): 7,879,541
- Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense(2009): 7,467,580
- Tony Robbins asks Why we do what we do(2006): 6,879,488
- Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action(2010): 6,050,294
- Steve Jobs on how to live before you die(2005): 5,444,022
- Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen(2006): 4,966,643
- Brene Brown talks about the power of vulnerability(2010): 4,763,038
- Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation(2009): 4,706,241
- Arthur Benjamin does mathemagic(2005): 4,658,425
- Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing your genius(2009): 4,538,037
- Dan Gilbert asks: Why are we happy?(2004): 4,269,082
- Stephen Hawking asks big questions about the universe(2008): 4,153,105
- Jeff Han demos his breakthrough multi-touchscreen(2006): 3,891,251
- Johnny Lee shows Wii Remote hacks for educators(2008): 3,869,417
- Keith Barry does brain magic(2004): 3,847,893
- Mary Roach 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm(2009): 3,810,630
- Vijay Kumar demos robots that fly like birds (2012): 3,535,340