Some of the talks are very agenda orientated which is very obvious when you're aware of the game and how they play.
Unfortunately it does seem to appeal to the people you highlight and they take these talks on face value because they are totally unaware.
Did you watch the last video in the OP where they expose the freakish system of control applied to the contributors at TED talks? It's staggering to think that the people giving their time to speak are treated in such an appalling manor
Did you uncover any information about the fees charged to attend a TED event? Did you get any information about the numbers attending?
In the last video in the OP they claim that it costs around $8000 per attendee and they estimate 2000 people attend one of the larger events. That adds up to $16000000 (Sixteen Million) for one TED event? That seems unbelievable to me but I guess there are people willing to pay big money to rub shoulders with billionaires, millionaires and famous academics etc. shit people actually pay good money to listen to the likes of Tony war criminal Blair and scandalous vermin like Peter Mandelson et al. I know where I would spend my money given a choice.
If you get some time maybe you could post some of your findings in this thread because there definitely seems to be more behind the TED talks, and their business operation than people are aware of.