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Take 18 minutes and watch this

Wow. This talk by Jill Bolte Taylor: “My stroke of insight” is simply touching, moving and worth every second of your time. In this hectic times, it is good to listen to people like Jill Bolte Taylor. All my respect.

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.

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J.J. Abrams on movies and magic

Filmmaker J.J. Abrams traces his love of the unseen mystery — the heart of Alias, Lost and the upcoming Cloverfield — back to its own magical beginnings, which may or may not include an early obsession with magic, the love of a supportive grandfather, or his own unopened Mystery Box.

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Dance the Magic

Kenichi Ebina appears to defy the limits imposed by the human skeleton. He combines breakdancing and hip-hop with mime using movements that are simultaneously precise and fluid. In addition to the playful choreography, on exhibit here are Kenichi’s remarkable strength and agility as he first appears to be manipulated by a string, then plays with a beam of light, and ends the piece as an energetic hip-hop-dancing robot who expires as he loses his power source.

 

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Jeff Skoll on inspiring real change

This talk by Jeff Skoll (former eBay president) must be the most inspiring event of this year.

I totally admire persons, who have become wealthy  and spend it for good cause. I mean there are more people that have a lot of wealth and spend it only for their own dreams. Wouldn't it be great if you could influence the future of your society and the world in general, create awareness and give something back to the people who made you wealthy in the first place?

Jeff Skoll made his fortune as the first president of eBay. Now he's spending it at the movies. His company, Participant Productions, makes entertaining, issues-driven films that inspire real change — Murderball, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth … Here, he talks about the people who've inspired him to do good, and about some upcoming films that will open your eyes.

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