From TED 2009: Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for "practical wisdom" as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.
http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_our_loss_of_wisdom.html
Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love.
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Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position — and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science.
From: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism.html
"Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity."
A very funny and thought-provoking talk. All parents should listen!
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Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species’ existence.
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