10 Most Popular TED Talks of 2015

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1. The price of shame

Topping our list of the 10 Most Popular TED Talks of 2015, it’s Monica Lewinsky’s talk, The Price of Shame. This was a clear winner, with over 6 million views – that’s almost twice as many as our runner-up! Breaking her silence of over a decade, Monica Lewinsky reveals the psychological damage inflicted upon her by the online media storm following the revelations in the late 1990s concerning her relationship with her boss, President Clinton. Since 1998, when news of the affair was catapulted into the media, cyberbullying has claimed hundreds of lives, and been responsible for millions suffering, worldwide. Lewinsky examines the widespread culture of online humiliation and shaming, and shows the true consequences of such an odious phenomenon. Lewinsky proves herself to be a moving and convincing speaker – well worth watching!

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