Category: Talks
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Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist (TED)
A beautifully told story and an inspiring testament to the power of human empathy: She looked at me with the weary eyes of someone who had experienced enough dogmatism to last a lifetime, and said, “I’m tired of hating people.”
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Arthur Benjamin: Teach statistics before calculus (TED)
Very few people actually use calculus in a conscious, meaningful way in their day-to-day lives. I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Benjamin on this. Statistics has become an extremely important life skill in today’s data-driven world.
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Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success (TED)
… it’s bad enough not getting what you want. But it’s even worse to have an idea of what it is you want and find out, at the end of the journey, that it isn’t in fact what you wanted all along.
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Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career (TEDx)
One of, if not the most, memorable TED talks I’ve ever watched (4 times as of 26/12/14):
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Why We’ve Had Enough of Stuff (RSA Replay)
Memories live longer than dreams. If you happen to have an hour, this would be worth watching. If you /don’t/ have an hour, bookmark this for a later date. Just in time for the Christmas frenzy: For more from the RSA, do visit their YouTube and/or site.
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Hyeonseo Lee: My Escape from North Korea (TED)
When I was young, I thought my country was the best on the planet.
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