TED comes back this week to inspire, delight and make people clap at Power Point slides.
Twitter celebrated the return of inspiration seekers' favorite conference with a 2013 version of the hashtag "Five Word TED Talks." Why bother listening to an entire TED talk when you can get the basic gist in a couple seconds? Answer: Don't bother.
Peruse 12 of our favorite #FiveWordTEDTalks below.
1. Think it's this? It's THIS. #fivewordTEDTalks— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) February 26, 2013
2.Like Kickstarter but for Africa #FiveWordTedTalks— Evgeny Morozov (@evgenymorozov) February 26, 2013
3.How bad science solves everything #FiveWordTEDTalks— Verifiably Mat Honan (@mat) February 26, 2013
4.How to Recycle Your Enemies #FiveWordTEDTalks— Sam Grittner (@SamGrittner) February 26, 2013
5.No pants is the new pants #fivewordtedtalks— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) February 26, 2013
6.Turn router off and on. #FiveWordTEDTalks— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 28, 2012
7.Individually you're smug. Together, insufferable. #fivewordTEDtalks— R/GA (@RGA) February 26, 2013
8.TIPPING POINTERS: Gladwell's Gratuity Strategies #FiveWordTEDTalks— John Erler (@elkmating) February 26, 2013
9.#FiveWordTEDTalks Self-congratulatory techno-utopianism for rich donors.— Al Smith (@alexanderdsmith) February 26, 2013
10.Just try harder, poor people. #FiveWordTedTalks— Andrew Famiglietti (@afamiglietti) February 26, 2013
11.Chicken does not reheat well. #FiveWordTEDTalks— Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) February 26, 2013
12.Big Words Are Condescending. Antidisestablishmentarianism. #FiveWordTEDTalks— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) February 26, 2013
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