
How can our bad behavior be used for good? iStock hide caption
How can our bad behavior be used for good?
iStockHow can our bad behavior be used for good? iStock hide caption
How can our bad behavior be used for good?
iStockSinful behavior is human, and nearly impossible to avoid. In this hour, TED speakers talk about the guilty pleasure of behaving badly and the challenge of confronting sin — and avoiding it.
"You can choose to be a vegetarian, but don't think that just because you've made that decision, bacon suddenly stops smelling good." - Christopher Ryan James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett explains how his city went from one of the fattest to one of the fittest. Courtesy of TED/TED hide caption
Activist Dave Meslin says even though we're apathetic about local politics, we're hardly sloths. Riyad Mustapha/TEDxToronto hide caption
Dr. Gary Slutkin says we should think of violence as a contagious disease. James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
Nick Hanauer says increasing the minimum wage would be good for the poor and the super rich. Ryan Lash/TED hide caption
Parul Sehgal, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, says literature would hardly exist without the "grim thrill" of envy. Ryan Lash/TED hide caption
Jeopardy Know-it-All Ken Jennings reveals how losing to a supercomputer crushed his pride. Courtesy TEDxSeattle/TED hide caption