TED Talks

This week on TED.com, listen to historian Doris Kearns Goodwinas she tells stories of American presidents. Studying the people who'veheld this critical job, she finds stories of decision-making, resolve,humor and great character -- and she shares lessons that have meaningfor all of us, in the US and around the world, in moments of crisis. Steven Johnson talks about the wisdom of self-healing systems like the Web and the city, and John Markoff talks about a few great tech stories that didn't make the front page but should've. James "AudioPoet" Burchfield spins up some tongue-twisting turntablism using only his vocal cords, and in a much-discussed TEDTalk, game designer David Perry asks if we've reached the point where video games are more satisfying than real life.

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