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Icebreaker

Relaxing in the great outdoors doesn’t mean there’s no room for a bit of fun and icebreaking. You don’t need elaborate props to stir the imagination, just a bit of ingenuity and playfulness. In this case, a branch or long piece of grass.

Life hacks, tips and perspectives

Love is a verb

I remember some lines from one of my favourite movies where the main character, a schoolteacher, asks his class why we read and write poetry. And he said, “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion.” Yes, it is cute to get a text message now and then, and yes, e-mail can be fun, and yes, cellphones can be wonderfully distracting, but they are not mediums of substance. Our teacher...

TED Talking Point

The surprising habits of original thinkers

How do creative people come up with great ideas? "The greatest originals are the ones who fail the most, because they're the ones who try the most," Grant says. "You need a lot of bad ideas in order to get a few good ones."

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John Cleese vs Extremism

Discussion Beat

Frightened by Donald Trump? You don’t know the half of it

Yes, Donald Trump’s politics are incoherent. But those who surround him know just what they want, and his lack of clarity enhances their power. To understand what is coming, we need to understand who they are.

Laughter Is The Best Icebreaker

Socrates

Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you hear, or are out to repeat a rumor.

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If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.

Tech Corner

Airbag for your Head

The first version of car airbags were used as far back as the 1940s. But it’s the future now and we need better tech to protect our heads. Enter Sweden's Hövding bicycle helmets who have spent a decade developing airbags for cyclists.

Icebreaker

Chop Stick Chin

Breaking the ice in a restaurant or pub gets conversations started. With small things on hand, you too can get tongues wagging. Grab a pair of chopsticks and you’re ready to go.

Life hacks, tips and perspectives

Questions about the future of money by someone who is not a banker

Money is basically a promise underwritten by banks, where everyone agrees that it has a value and we all go along with it. Ones and zeros in cyberspace, conjured up and manipulated by banking wizards. Money, it seems, is a fictional popularity contest.

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Catapult Entertainment Americas got talent season 8 episode 18

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Rule By Sleight of Hand

Distraction and misdirection during the Trump presidency

Laughter Is The Best Icebreaker

Charm School

Two well-dressed ladies happened to start up a conversation during an endless wait in the Brisbane Airport Terminal. The first lady was an arrogant Victorian married to a wealthy business man.

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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely fool-proof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Tech Corner

Devialet Phantom Speaker

Just in time for Christmas, if Santa has some funds left on his credit card. French audio experts Devialet offer you the best wireless speakers in the world and the "quality of analogue and the power of digital.”

Icebreaker

The Floater

American citizens protesting the Trump presidency have taken to wearing safety pins to show their solidarity. Similarly, the paperclip, was used as a symbol of resistance against the Nazis in World War 2. With this in mind, grab a paperclip (or a safety pin) and try out this challenge.

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NEW! PEOPLE ARE AWESOME 2016 ( MUST WATCH)

Discussion Beat

How Russia Pulled Off the Biggest Election Hack in U.S. History

Putin, Wikileaks, the NSA and the DNC email fiasco that gave Trump and Clinton another reason to be at odds.

Laughter Is The Best Icebreaker

Wedding Cake

A doctor addressing a large audience in Oxford … “The material we put into our stomachs should have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is full of steroids and dye. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High trans-fat diets can be disastrous and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by germs in our drinking water.”

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It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple.

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