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John Cleese: The importance of creativity

Michael — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:26:37 +0000

This is an excerpt of a talk by John Cleese at the Creativity World Forum.

Michael — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:41:38 +0000

Kory Stamper answers what the plural of “octopus” is.

Michael — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:28:17 +0000

This is the famous essay “Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young” that is often mistaken as a commencement speech by Kurt Vonnegut.

Michael — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:10:34 +0000

This speech by valedictorian Erica Goldson received a lot of attention in the last week.

Michael — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:47:36 +0000

Robert Seyfarth explains Theory of Mind.

Michael — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:45:50 +0000

This year, Ken Robinson returned to TED to talk about education.

Michael — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:36:23 +0000

If you’re reluctant to watch a 90 minutes physics lecture, I’m sure MIT physics professor Walter Lewin will convince you in 90 seconds.

Michael — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:21:00 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a funny commencement address at Emory University.

Michael — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:20:04 +0000

Jared Diamond talks about five factors that determine whether a society fails or succeeds.

Michael — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:44:06 +0000

Daniel Pink, former speech writer of Al Gore, delivered the commencement address at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2008.