Modern art can appear to be an aimless scattering of colour…so Ursus Wehrli has decided to tidy things up and has a few new pics for us.
This Ted Talk is funny and a must watch.
Category Archives: TedTalks
Science vs Wonder
Does science ruin the magic of life? In this grumpy but very charming monologue, Robin Ince makes the argument against with the idea that the more we learn about the astonishing behaviour of the universe, the more we stand in awe.
This is what happens when you reply to spam email
What happens when you reply to suspicious emails? Follow along this great Ted Talk as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.
Behind the great firewall of China
Despite the control the central government has over the Internet hundreds of millions of microbloggers are creating the first national public sphere in the country’s history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.
Smash fear, learn anything.
In this Ted Talk productivity guru Tim Ferriss’ fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question “What’s the worst that could happen?” is all you need to learn to do anything.
How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas
Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while doing nothing in particular? In this eye-opening TED Talk Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity. You can check out her book here.
The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed
What makes some start ups succeed while others fail?
Is it: (a) Timing
(b) Ideas
(c) The Team
(d) Business Model
(e) Funding
It’s a big question, what makes some start ups succeed while others fail? Bill Gross has founded a lot of start-ups, and has gathered data from hundreds of companies, to rank each company on five key factors. He found one factor that stands out from the others.
Why you should make useless things
This Ted Talk made us laugh so hard. Not only does Simone Giertz share her craft of making useless robots. Her inventions rarely succeed, and that’s the point.
You may want to marry my husband – a journey through loss and grief
We learn a lot through stories, even the ones that are heartbreaking to hear.
In her brutally honest, ironically funny and widely read meditation on death the late author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal gave her husband Jason very public permission to move on and find happiness.
Here is his story which is full of wisdom.
Love letters to strangers
Love is amazing.
In this inspiring ted talk Hannah Brencher discusses how writing love letters and leaving them for strangers fighting depression has become a global initiative.
The World Needs More Love Letters initiative rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost. It all came about because Hannah Brencher’s mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural. She wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find.