Tag Archives: Creativity

The Lost Art of Letter-Writing
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Posted on November 26, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we’re watching writer and social entreprenuer Lakshmi Pratury who remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares what her father wrote to her before he died. Her heartfelt talk may inspire you to … Continue reading →

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The Happy Secret to Better Work and Creativity
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Posted on November 19, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to Shawn Achor, the CEO of Good Think Inc., a Cambridge-based consulting firm which researches positive outliers — people who are well above average — to understand where human … Continue reading →

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Harnessing the Wind
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Posted on November 5, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to William Kamkwamba. At age 14, living in poverty and famine in Malawi, he built a windmill from spare parts and scrap to power his family’s home. Now in his … Continue reading →

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Finding The Story Inside The Painting
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Posted on October 29, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to novelist Tracy Chevalier. When Tracy looks at paintings, she imagines the stories behind them: How did the painter meet his model? What would explain that look in her … Continue reading →

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What is Home?
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Posted on October 22, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we have California-based writer Pico Iyer asking what is home? Increasing numbers of people worldwide are living in countries not considered their own. Iyer  — who himself has three or four “origins” … Continue reading →

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What Are You Wearing This Week?
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Posted on October 15, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are watching Jessi Arrington, a color-loving designer based in Brooklyn. Jessi packed NOTHING for her TED talk but seven pairs of underpants, buying the rest of her clothes in thrift stores … Continue reading →

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A Painter, A Pendulum, and Parkinson’s
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Posted on October 8, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we have artist Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio talking with journalist John Hockenberry in “The Painter and the Pendulum.” This eye-opening conversation reveals how nature’s forces — and the onset of Parkinson’s … Continue reading →

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The Birth of a Spoken Word Poet
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Posted on October 1, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we have spoken word poet Sarah Kay telling the story of her metamorphosis from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York’s Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the … Continue reading →

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Txting is killing language. JK!!!
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Posted on September 24, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have linguist John McWhorter who claims “Txting is killing language. JK!!!” Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John posits that there’s much more to texting — linguistically and culturally … Continue reading →

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The Art of Asking
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Posted on September 17, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have musician Amanda Palmer who talks about “The Art of Asking.” Amanda examines the evolving relationship between artist and fan. I’ve seen this one several times and I still think it’s brilliant. How … Continue reading →

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