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I've been blown away by the whole thing

So I want to talk about education and I want to talk about creativity

There was a very important study done a while ago at Princeton Theological Seminary that speaks to why

You know, I'm struck by how one of the implicit themes of TED is compassion

The more interesting question is: Did it matter they were contemplating the parable of the Good Samaritan?

That is to say, if we attend to the other person, we automatically empathize, we automatically feel with them

I was doing my taxes the other day, and I got to the point where I was listing all of the donations I gave, and I had an epiphany

I think it's quite apt

And I think that that is very troubling, and in a sense, I've been reflecting on turning that part of us off.

Right now, as Bill McDonough has pointed out, the objects that we buy and use have hidden consequences

Let's talk about film now. Film, it's an incredible medium, but essentially, it's the same now as it was then.

So, I'm going to show you a demo of a virtual reality film: a full-screen version of all the information that we capture when we shoot virtual reality

And that's where I think we just start to scratch the surface of the true power of virtual reality.

And I know there's some of you who say, "Well, wouldn't it be better, wouldn't the world be a better place if we all just spoke one language?

And you'll suddenly discover what it would be like to be unable to speak your own language.

Now, if you begin to look at the idea that these cultures could create different realities, you could begin to understand some of their extraordinary discoveries

So, what we're trying to do at the National Geographic, finally, is, we believe that politicians will never accomplish anything

A fact came out of MIT, couple of years ago

That hit me so hard, telling these people that had been through this experience.

The other thing: I wanted to give indigenous people a voice

Startups and apps

This collection is aimed at helping you present your tech startups or apps in English. You can memorize useful phrases for presenting, pitching, being interviewed on your product or service. Use the same clever collocations as successful startups used and still use in their interviews clipped from tech blogs. Such as: "Ping was born from a personal frustration with having a...", "Our Aim is To Bridge The Gap Between...", "At the core of the app lies a clever algorithm that allows" etc.

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