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Abundance
Peter Diamandis, founder of the X Prize, discusses the optimism that we’ll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. “I’m not saying we don’t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down.”
My Top 10 Fav Films (as of June 17,2012)
1. Shawshank Redemption (1994) 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 3. Artificial Intelligence (2001) 4. Blade Runner (1982) 5. Alien (1979) 6. Contact (1997) 7. The Village (2004) 8. Sunshine (2007) 9. The Time Machine (2002) 10. Lady in the Water (2006) SC
On Creativity
Creativity is rejected Even people who say they are looking for creativity react negatively to creative ideas, as demonstrated in a 2011 study from the University of Pennsylvania. Uncertainty is an inherent part of new ideas, and it’s also something that most people would do almost anything to avoid. People’s partiality toward certainty biases them…
Argument: When Losing is Winning
Cohen says, “If we want to think of new kinds of arguments we need to think of new kinds of arguers. Think of all the roles that people play in arguments: there’s the proponent and the opponent in an adversarial, dialectical argument; there’s the audience in rhetorical arguments; there’s the reasoner in arguments as proofs….
Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize Wish
Celebrity British Chef, Jamie Oliver has recently won the 2010 TED Prize in California. Obesity is the #1 killer in U.S. today. His wish is to educate children all over North America about food. I urge you to watch this amazing talk.
Merry Christmas
Edward Snowden is the infamous NSA surveillance leakers, hero to many and criminal to everyone else. I support him. Today he delivers a Christmas message to the world from Russia where is in asylum. A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy. Absolutely chilling. And true. But on a brighter note….