Inspiring

The politics of fiction

Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel what others feel. Elif Shafak builds on this simple idea to argue that fiction can overcome identity politics. Tags: Elif, fiction, imagination, Inspiring, Listening, Shafak, Social

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The Art of Choosing

Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices — and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her groundbreaking research that has uncovered some surprising attitudes about our decisions. Tags: decisions, Design, Inspiring, Sheena Iyengar, Social

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Java 4-Ever Trailer – Nerds Know Humor!

Ha! Check out this incredibly funny video called “Java 4-ever”. The age old saga of the battle between Java and .NET… with musical references that remind you of American Beauty and Requiem for a Dream. A must watch. Who said nerds ain’t funny!! Tags: Humor, Inspiring, nerds, NET, Social

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