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Myth busting through data visualisation

Steve Lissenden — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:00:19 +0000

Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen…

and here is Hans Rosling’s new insights on poverty…

and here is the tool to play with…. Enjoy.

Dreaming, curiosity and connecting the dots.

Steve Lissenden — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:45 +0000

I’ve been cleaning up my RRS reader Bloglines and came across these videos. I find them both truly inspiring.

The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch

A very moving and inspiring “last lecture” from Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007.

Find more videos like this on Centraler Toastmasters Club

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — including death itself — at the university’s 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.

Love what you do, don’t settle.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

Steve Lissenden — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:55:21 +0000

I saw this a while back before I started this blog and then forgot to include it. Better late than never I say…

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity