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TED: David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence - David Kelley (2012)
Published May 16, 2012 by TEDTalks
Is your school or workplace divided into "creatives" versus practical people? Yet surely, David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary design career and his own life, he offers ways to build the confidence to create... (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)
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TED: Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history - Jean-Baptiste Michel (2012)
Published May 15, 2012 by TEDTalks
What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.
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TED: Tali Sharot: The optimism bias - Tali Sharot (2012)
Published May 14, 2012 by TEDTalks
Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.
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