Love: it’s what makes the world go round. And also: all you need. As well as that thing, in addition to war, in which all is fair.
The best TED Talks about this most basic of human emotions. All you need is love (and five, eight or 17 minutes to watch one of these). They might just change your life.
1. Stefana BroadbentHow the Internet enables intimacy (8 minutes)
We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTvV4rHeF98
2.
Hannah BrencherLove letters to strangers (5 minutes)
Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural — she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The act has become a global initiative, The World Needs More Love Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVFVaWCV1TE
3. LZ GrandersonThe myth of the gay agenda (17 minutes)
In a humorous talk with an urgent message, LZ Granderson points out the absurdity in the idea that there's a "gay lifestyle," much less a "gay agenda." (Filmed at TEDxGrandRapids.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CstD6O95L-o
