Okay, we're cheating a little this week and perhaps this post would be better named "What We're Watching..." 'cause that's been the preferred method of media consumption this week. A friend of mine reminded me of some excellent TED | Talks that I'd encouraged him to listen to a few months back.

• Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat
• Paul Stamets on 6 ways mushrooms can save the world
• Michael Pollan gives a plant's eye view

But of course, as inspiring as these talks were, I was hungry for more and just yesterday, stumbled upon TED's new lists, which allow users to order talks based on user ratings on criteria such as "most beautiful", "most jaw-dropping", "most ingenious" and "funniest." I think I've got some new favorites...

• Ann Cooper talks school lunches
• Dean Ornish on the world's killer diet
• Adam Grosser and his sustainable fridge
• Matthieu Richard on the habits of happiness

Got any favorites?