Great talk about how we, in a seemingly wider world, tend to experience an even more narrow reality. Ethan is also suggesting how we can make our world wider and how to rewire our systems by embracing bridge figures. Fits very well with the TED-talk about when ideas have sex.
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Day 450: Listening to global voices (TED-talk)
Saturday, July 24th, 2010Day 450: When ideas have sex (TED-talk)
Saturday, July 24th, 2010Yay, this is a good one!
“We can actually do things that are beyond our capabilities. We’ve gone beyond the capacity of the human mind to an extraordinary degree. |…| What’s relevant to a society is how well people are communicating their ideas and how well they’re cooperating, not how clever the individuals are.”
TED: Measuring what makes life worthwhile
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010I saw this video yesterday (Day 431) while cleaning dad’s desk before putting my own stuff here. He packed his suitcase and took off to Sweden where he’ll spend the upcoming two months. I’m staying here in Patong with his restaurant. Website will be up shortly for those who are curious about a Mexican restaurant owned by a Swedish guy in Thailand.
First of all, check out this awesome TED talk: