Introduction

I am always on the lookout for exciting things taking place on the web: organizations, websites and services that I think will have a major impact on the way that we see the world and on the way that we share our knowledge and work together.

The TED Conferences and associated TED talks is at the top of my list and I have talked about them much in the past.

The TED talks are awesome. There have been 50 million views since they debuted on-line two years ago and they have become a powerful cultural force. Here are the top 10 most-viewed TED Talk videos from June 2006 to May 2008.

• Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight
  
• Jeff Han's touchscreen foreshadows the iPhone and more
  
• David Gallo shows underwater astonishments
  
• Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth
  
• Arthur Benjamin does "mathemagic"
  
• Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
  
• Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen
  
• Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do
  
• Al Gore on averting a climate crisis
  
• Johnny Lee demos Wii Remote hacks

If you don't have a lot of time and just want to get a taste for them - you can watch the Top 10 TED talks highlights video. Enjoy!