TED Talks: Jill Bolte Taylor Is a Must-See

TED, the elite annual technology conference that only 18 months ago started releasing video from its archives, has collected 30 million views for its captivating presentations since then. This year’s talks were, from what I’ve heard, among the best ever, and for the first time the conference organizers are rushing them out to the public less than a month after the show. Last night they made available on video a hit talk by Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist who describes in second-by-second detail exactly what happened to her when she had a massive stroke. You’ve really got to check it out:

Update: the TED player is holding up our site, so you’ll have to click through.

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