Since it’s Friday, I figured I’d draw your attention to something a bit different. A friend of mine sent me a link today to the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference website, where you can watch videos from the conference for free. In case you haven’t heard of it before (like I hadn’t), the conference “brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).”

There are some fascinating talks available on the site from some of the world’s smartest and most influential people. As the TED site says, they’re “building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.” To get you started, here’s Bill Gates talking about mosquitos, malaria and education: