The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, also known as “The RSA”, seems to be TED’s granddaddy from across the pond.  Founded over 250 years ago, the RSA has taken a creative approach to presenting already fascinating talks by creating animation to accompany them.  The typography is beautiful and the animation adds a layer of humor as well.  More animations like the ones below can be found at RSAnimate.