Speech is an essential element of language, one that we all employ in our daily lives. What about a speech? A speech is a formal address, delivered to an audience, that seeks to convince, persuade, inspire or inform. From historic moments to the present day, the English language » Read More
Talk Summary: This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some. Pranav Mistry is the inventor » Read More
I flipped over the postcard. ‘Dear Mum’, I wrote. And as my pen traced those two words my mind spiralled back to the seventies. Aged seven, I was at boarding school writing to my expat parents. ‘Dear Mum and Dad, I hope you are well, I am fine.’ Every » Read More
Talk summary: Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch. In a hilarious demonstration, Robbins samples the buffet of the TEDGlobal 2013 audience, showing how the flaws in our perception make it possible to swipe a » Read More
In every country there are slang terms for money. In this post we share the official and unofficial ways Brits refer to money. The British population most definitely has an island mentality and this was never more apparent than when the euro was introduced on January 1st 1999. We » Read More
So, you wrote your book? Good, I’m happy for you. What are you going to do about it? You have a plan, right? No? That’s okay… Don’t worry. Let’s talk about it. Writing a book takes a lot. It takes a lot of passion, it takes a lot of » Read More