Sunday, June 22, 2014

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Fw: How to make hard choices

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This week on TED.com
June 21, 2014

Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices

14:41 minutes · Filmed May 2014 · Posted Jun 2014 · TEDSalon NY2014

Here's a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up -- or get married?! Where should I live? Big decisions like these can be agonizingly difficult. But that's because we think about hard choices the wrong way, says philosopher Ruth Chang. She offers a powerful new framework for shaping who we truly are.

Playlist of the week

7 TED Talks on how we make choices

Inspired by the talk above? Keep exploring, with the selected talks in this playlist. Explore why some choices are so hard to make -- and learn how we can choose to make better ones. (Or are we in control of our own choices at all?) Watch »

Total run time 2:16:47

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Jamila Lyiscott is a “tri-tongued orator;” in her powerful spoken-word essay “Broken English” she celebrates — and challenges — the three distinct flavors of English she speaks with her friends, in the classroom and with her parents. As she explores the complicated history and identity each language represents, she unpacks what it means to be “articulate.” Watch »

What must our dogs be thinking when they look at us? Poet Billy Collins imagines the inner lives of two very different companions. It’s a charming short talk, perfect for taking a break … Watch »

One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dictionary. After all, who actually decides which words make it into those pages? Language historian Anne Curzan gives a charming look at the humans behind dictionaries, and the choices they make. Watch »

Plenty of good things are done in the name of religion, and plenty of bad things too. But what is religion, exactly — is it good or bad, in and of itself? Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah offers a generous, surprising view. Watch »

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On ideas.ted.com: Hey word nerds! Meet 20 English words that once meant something very different. And a must-read letter from 1855
Plus: Are kids getting worse at creative writing? 6 sci-fi books to share and inspire wilder thinking.

 

Quote of the Week

We have a visceral reaction to the idea that anyone would make very much money helping other people. Interesting that we don't have a visceral reaction to the notion that people would make a lot of money NOT helping other people."

Dan Pallotta
Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong

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  Imagination is what enables our developed brains to reconcile the facts of life, long enough to survive and perpetuate the species. There have always been those that harness and organize the superstitious part of our imagination. Religion has its roots in the beauty of imagination. Beauty is a powerful thing."

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Let's face it: people lie. We lie to each other and to ourselves. Is there a deeper reason why we do it? TED speakers take on the hard truths of deception in the latest TED Radio Hour »

 

 

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Fw: 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

A better you (13 TED Talks)

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

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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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On ideas.ted.com: We know inequality is bad, but it's interesting to ask, why? Paul Collier on the economics of the bottom billion. And a powerful photo gallery of Chicago's South Side.
Plus: 17 teachers on the (mostly lousy) economics of their dream job.

 

Quote of the Week

If you earn a lot of money, you can give away a lot of money."

Peter Singer
Peter Singer: The why and how of effective altruism

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  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.