James Geary: Metaphorically Speaking
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)James Geary stresses the importance of recognizing, understanding and appreciating metaphors in everyday life.
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Stefan Sagmeister: The Power of Time Off
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Stefan Sagmeister shares how important it is to spend some time away from work to rejuvenate oneself for better output.
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Dan Dennett: Dan Dennett on Dangerous Memes
February 1, 2002 (over 22 years ago)Words are indeed powerful weapons in a society and can be used to change or alter beliefs. Dan Dennet warns the audience of the danger a meme could bring and asks the sudience to develop antivurulence against it.
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Erin McKean: Erin McKean Redefines the Dictionary
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Erin McKean shows how dictionaries shouldn't be objectively constrained by structure, form and connotation to be able to shift the study of words into a more scientific manner.
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