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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2009, 08:49:47 am »

If you like inspirational and inspired ideas, the following website should top your list, no matter what your background:

http://www.ted.com/



Of particular interest may be Edward Burtynsky, a canadian landscape photographer, who may not be the best speaker, but who certainly has made an important thoughtprovoking series called manufactured landscapes, studying the impact of human development on its surroundings:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/edward_...landscapes.html

(see also: http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/ )

An example of a more obvious inspiring speaker, but also with a useful message:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tony_ro...what_we_do.html

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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2009, 02:24:47 am »

Thanks, Oscar.  I've seen a number of excellent videos on TED.com over the past few years.

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« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2009, 11:16:17 am »

Thanks to both of you for posting these cool links!
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