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Subject: The psychology of your future self
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Dan Gilbert: The psychology of your future self  06:49 minutes · Filmed Mar 2014 · Posted Jun 2014 · TED2014 "Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished." Dan Gilbert shares recent research on a phenomenon he calls the "end of history illusion," where we somehow imagine that the person we are right now is the person we'll be for the rest of time. Hint: that's not the case. | |
Playlist of the week Ready for a change? Watch these talks for ideas and inspiration on all aspects of your life, from creativity to vulnerability. Watch » Total run time 2:55:15 | |
More from TED.com  How can robots learn to stabilize on rough terrain, walk upside down, do gymnastic maneuvers in air and run into walls without harming themselves? Robert Full takes a look at the incredible body of the cockroach to show what it can teach robotics engineers. Watch »  "We're all going to die -- and poems can help us live with that." In a charming and funny talk, literary critic Stephen Burt takes us on a lyrical journey with some of his favorite poets, all the way down to a line break and back up to the human urge to imagine. Watch » |  As a member of both the African American and LGBT communities, filmmaker Yoruba Richen is fascinated with the overlaps and tensions between the gay rights and the civil rights movements. She explores how the two struggles intertwine and propel each other forward — and, in an unmissable argument, she dispels a myth about their points of conflict. A powerful reminder that we all have a stake in equality. Watch »  Two hundred million years ago, our mammal ancestors developed a new brain feature: the neocortex. This stamp-sized piece of tissue (wrapped around a brain the size of a walnut) is the key to what humanity has become. Now, futurist Ray Kurzweil suggests, we should get ready for the next big leap in brain power, as we tap into the computing power in the cloud. Watch » | | |
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David Puttnam: Does the media have a "duty of care"? | | | David Putnam's talk was magnificent! I couldn't help intermingle "duty" of care with the provision of "reasonable" care.
In 1980 at the age of 25, I was Director of Special Projects at the Westin Hotel in Atlanta. I directed the first American installation of the now-common card access locking system for guest rooms, out of Norway. As this 70-floor project took three months, many guests would be given cards instead of the traditional brass key. Being the premier hotel in the city at the time, the guests were curious, and rightly so. One evening as I was checking in an older couple, they asked why we were undertaking such measures and making such a huge capital outlay. My answer was simple: "to provide reasonable care to our guests." Since guest room theft was on the rise, the owner had a duty to provide "reasonable care." ...
Patrons of any product- or service-based company have an "expectation of reasonable care" which includes the world of journalism. ... Taking this to the personal level where I believe it begins, it is the rare individual today who feels a "duty" to anything or anyone but themselves. Change this paradigm and I truly believe the rest will fall into line from the bottom up. | | |
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