24 de janeiro de 2020

These robots come to the rescue after a disaster – Robin Murphy (Disaster roboticist)

When, in 1960, still a student, I got a traveling fellowship to study housing in North America. We traveled the country. We saw public housing high-rise buildings in all major cities: New […]
17 de janeiro de 2020

How to reinvent apartment building – Mosche Safdie (Architect)

When, in 1960, still a student, I got a traveling fellowship to study housing in North America. We traveled the country. We saw public housing high-rise buildings in all major cities: New […]
10 de janeiro de 2020
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Why will you fail to have a great career – Larry Smith

I want to discuss with you this afternoon why you're going to fail to have a great career. I'm an economist. I do dismal. End of the day, […]
3 de janeiro de 2020
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The happy secret to better work – Shawn Achor

27 de dezembro de 2019
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Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume – Regina Hartley

Your company launches a search for an open position. The applications start rolling in, and the qualified candidates are identified. Now the choosing begins. Person A: Ivy League, 4.0, flawless […]
20 de dezembro de 2019
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How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed – Daniel Levitin

A few years ago, I broke into my own house. I had just driven home, it was around midnight in the dead of Montreal winter, I had been visiting […]
13 de dezembro de 2019
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The mathematics of love – Hannah Fry

Today I want to talk to you about the mathematics of love. Now, I think that we can all agree that mathematicians are famously excellent at finding love. […]
6 de dezembro de 2019
Sometimes trying your best isn't enough; when the situation demands it, you need to be perfect. For Jon Bowers, who runs a training facility for professional delivery drivers, the stakes are high -- 100 people in the US die every day in car accidents -- and it's perfection, or "a willingness to do what is difficult to achieve what is right," that he looks to achieve. He explains why we should all be equally diligent about striving toward perfection in everything we do.

We should aim for perfection – and stop fearing failure – Jon Bowers

We should aim for perfection – and stop fearing failure – Jon Bowers Have you ever heard of typosquatting? Well, typosquatting is where companies like Google post advertisements […]
29 de novembro de 2019

10 ways to have a better conversation – Celeste Headlee

All right, I want to see a show of hands: how many of you have unfriended someone on Faceboo kbecause they said something offensive about politics or […]