Arts
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Luc Besson | October 6, 2015
The Man in the Mirror
Some times the hardest person to love, is the man in the mirror. A beautiful scene from Angel-A, 2005...
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Gabe Bergado | September 24, 2015
Science Shows Art Can Do Incredible Things for Your Mind and Body
Art’s sweet relationship with the brain and body makes a trip to the museum worth it. There’s no...
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Marie Forleo | September 24, 2015
What Elizabeth Gilbert Wants You To Know About Big Magic
Doesn’t matter what you might be dreaming of. If any part of you longs to make and do...
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Evelyn Glennie | August 12, 2015
How to Truly Listen
In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply...
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Shots of Awe | August 5, 2015
The Birth of Imagination
“Imagination is more important than knowledge” – Albert Einstein Image Credit – depositphotos
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eL Seed | July 29, 2015
Street Art with a Message of Hope and Peace
What does this gorgeous street art say? It’s Arabic poetry, inspired by bold graffiti and placed where a...
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Chip Kidd | July 1, 2015
Art of First Impressions
Book designer Chip Kidd knows all too well how often we judge things by first appearances. In this...
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Shots of Awe | June 17, 2015
Agitating the Sleep of Mankind
Media shapes how you see the world. It “programs” your reality tunnel. Depending on how we use it,...
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Keith Barry | June 17, 2015
Brain Magic
Keith shows us how our brains can fool our bodies – in a trick that works via podcast...
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Mo Fox | May 8, 2015
The Art of Artistry
The biggest difference between famous artists and “normal” people is artists are driven to do what they do....
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Elif Shafak | March 6, 2015
The Politics of Fiction
Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel...
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Titus Hora | February 26, 2015
Glitch
My newest body of work, Glitch, is a study of the conceptual and aesthetic qualities of what are...
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Melissa Hogenboom | February 26, 2015
How your Eyes Trick your Mind
Visual, or optical, illusions show us that our minds tend to make assumptions about the world – and...
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Stuart Jeffries | February 26, 2015
When Two Tribes Meet
Yes, Leonardo da Vinci was both artist and inventor. True, Brian Cox was in that band before he gave it all up...
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Michael Michalko | February 25, 2015
Barking Like a Cat
What would you think of someone who said, “I would like to have a cat provided it barked”?...
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The ArtScience Prize | February 23, 2015
The ArtScience Prize
The ArtScience Prize is a catalyst for student learning through passionate pursuit of innovative art and design ideas...
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Nigel Stanford | February 22, 2015
Cymatics
Cymatics’ is the science and resulting art of of visualizing audio frequencies. Wait till you see and hear...
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Sally Hogshead | December 31, 2014
How to Fascinate
In today’s world of 9-second attention spans, our introductions mean more-than-ever before. Sally Hogshead reveals the seven triggers...
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Alanis Morrissette | March 6, 2014
Alanis Morissette – Authentic Power
Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and multiple time Grammy winner, Alanis Morissette, speaks intimately to the trials and vicissitudes that...
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The University of Western Australia | December 4, 2013
Tim Minchin
Comedian-musician Tim Minchin addresses graduates at the University of Western Australia where he was presented with an Honorary...
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Gavin Pretor Pinney | July 16, 2013
Cloud Joy
You don’t need to plan an exotic trip to find creative inspiration. Just look up, says Gavin Pretor-Pinney,...
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Steven Addis | January 14, 2013
Photo Bond
At TED – A long time ago in New York City, Steve Addis stood on a corner holding...
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Hannah Brencher | December 31, 2012
Love Letters to Strangers
At TED – Hannah Brencher’s mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression...
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Lemn Sissay | November 5, 2012
Child of the State
At TED – Literature has long been fascinated with fostered, adopted and orphaned children, from Moses to Cinderella...
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Kirby Ferguson | August 15, 2012
Everything is a Remix
At TED – Nothing is original, says Kirby Ferguson, creator of Everything is a Remix. From Bob Dylan...
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Frank Warren | April 23, 2012
PostSecrets
At TED – “Secrets can take many forms – they can be shocking, or silly, or soulful.” Frank...
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Karl Paulnack | September 23, 2011
Music for Survival
One of my parents’ deepest fears, I suspect, is that society would not properly value me as a...
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Marco Tempest Tempest | August 27, 2011
The Magic of Truth and Lies (and iPods)
At TEDxSiliconValley, The Magic of Truth and Lies (and iPods), A magician and illusionist for the 21st century, Marco...
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Janet Echelman | July 5, 2011
Taking imagination seriously!
Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing — which forced her...
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John Underkoffler | June 22, 2010
Science Fiction Reality – GUI Design
Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak — the real-life version of the film’s eye-popping,...
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Marc Pachter | December 17, 2009
The Art of the Interview
Marc Pachter has conducted live interviews with some of the most intriguing characters in recent American history as...
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John Lloyd | October 5, 2009
John Lloyd Inventories the Invisible
Nature’s mysteries meet tack-sharp wit in this hilarious, 10-minute mix of quips and fun lessons, as comedian, writer...
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Felix Dennis | July 10, 2009
Odes to vice and consequences
Media big shot Felix Dennis roars his fiery, funny, sometimes racy original poetry, revisiting haunting memories and hard-won...
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Paul Levy | May 31, 2009
The Artist as Healer of the World
I have written previously about the importance of the archetypal figure of the “wounded healer” (see “The Wounded...
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Linda Pannell | November 24, 2008
The Power of the Human Voice
I invite you to a 5-minute experiment. Please click on the video link below and have a listen....
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William McDonough | August 3, 2008
Designing Cradle to Cradle
Architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings, technology and products/services would look like if designers took...
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Femke Stuut | June 22, 2008
Conversations of a Lifetime
We thank Femke Stuut from the Netherlands for sharing StoryCorps with Actualise. StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project...