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    Posted:  May 20th, 2008 by:  Paul Pettengill comments:  1
    TED2010

    “If you follow only one link from this blog in your life … this is the one to choose.”— Steven Levitt

    Yeah, I’ll second that one, though I’m guessing I won’t be generating nearly the volume of Steven Levitt.

    For those of you who haven’t caught on yet, I’m a big fan of learning new things. This site has introduced me to more concepts and thoughts than the last eight years of working in industry has. At this point, I think I must thank my buddy Clay for introducing me to this site.

    TED on TED

    TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in
    1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds.
    Since then its scope has become ever broader.
    The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating
    thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18
    minutes).
    This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available
    to the public, for free. More than 200 talks from our archive are now available,
    with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so
    they can be freely shared and reposted.

    One of my favorite TED videos, Hans Rosling — 20 Minutes, totally worth every minute

    The TED website

    http://www.ted.com/

    Clay’s blog
    http://www.dailysense.com/

    1 Comment

    Posted By: Mike Frost On: May 22, 2008 At: 7:13 am

    I listened to all 20 minutes of Hans Rosling’s talk and I have to second your comment. Fascinating!

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