Similar to the Sadie Lou Project itself, TED is dedicated to spreading ideas. An annual conference hosted by TED assembles the world’s most fascinating talkers and doers and gives them the opportunity to speak—but only for eighteen minutes. The website hosts the best of the batch for free. Some of the most famous speakers include Bono, Bill Clinton, Dave Eggers, and Stephen Hawking…plus a parrot who has a vocabulary of over 200 words and sounds.
You can search by theme, talk title, or speaker. There are so many different topics and sub-topics that any Sarah Lawrence student worth his or her salt could be entertained for hours. There’s even a blog.
Recommendation: Hans Rosling, a global health professor who will show you the best stats you’ve ever seen.