Embrace your inner nerd

Vive les nerds! While the term used to be something of a put-down, meant to mock an excessive interest in math or science, it's now often used in an almost prideful way to signify a passion for pretty much anything. And that applies to pretty much all of those who end up on the TED stage. Here, just some of the talks in which TED speakers refer to themselves as nerds, covering topics from bugs to data to pop culture.