http://netvouz.com/contexter/tag/talks?feed=rss contexter's bookmarks tagged "talks" on Netvouz http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/22 TED Talks Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in &quot;Stairway to Heaven&quot;? Using video, images and music, professional skeptic <a href="/index.php/speakers/view/id/23" target="_blank">Michael Shermer</a> explores these and other phenomena, including UFOs and alien sightings. He offers cognitive context: In the absence of sound science, incomplete information can combine with the power of suggestion (helping us hear those Satanic lyrics in Led Zeppelin). In fact, he says, humans tend to convince ourselves to believe: We overvalue the &quot;hits&quot; that support our beliefs, and discount the more numerous &quot;misses.&quot; contexter Thu, 10 May 2007 03:03:22 GMT http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/70 TED Talks Why do people succeed? Because they&#39;re smart? Or lucky? How about: Neither. Richard St. John compacts more than a decade of research into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success. (Hint: Passion, persistence, and pushy mothers help.) Inspired by a chance encounter with a high school student who asked him how to become a success, St. John interviewed more than 500 successful people, then distilled what they told him into eight simple principles. contexter Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:52:34 GMT