What's Going On?

This is great stuff, for when you don’t feel like doing anything, but still want to engage your brain.

1. Marc Pachter: The art of the interview (http://www.ted.com/talks/marc_pachter_the_art_of_the_interview.html)
2. Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset (http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_at_state.html)

For those of you who don’t know, TED Talks are pretty good stuff. I particularly liked these, which was recommended by this post (http://blog.ted.com/2009/12/10_tedtalks_to.php):

1. Magnus Larsson: Turning sand dunes into architecture (http://video.ted.com/talks/podcast/MagnusLarsson_2009G.mp4)
2. Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors (http://video.ted.com/talks/podcast/ItayTalgam_2009G.mp4)
3. Mary Roach: 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm (http://www.ted.com/talks/mary_roach_10_things_you_didn_t_know_about_orgasm.html)
4. Malcolm Gladwell: Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce (http://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce.html)