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Richard Wurman Since TED Talks were first started by  Richard Wurman in 1984, we've seen thousands of talks that have inspired our society. Over the past several years, we've seen more and more TED Talks focused on autism.
There are now over 1,500 talks, as the website puts it, âto stir your curiosityâ. As a use of spare time, I think itâs right up there. But the TED talk thatâs got me really thinking is a newly-posted 15 mins from Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal, on âHow to make stress your friendâ. âWhaaaat?â, I hear a stressed-out nation chorus. Fact: most of us have too-much-to-do-in-too-little-time.