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  1. Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams / 18 May, 2008

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    Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch is dying from pancreatic cancer. He gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal […]

    2 Comments | Categories: learning | Author: Ellen

  2. On Getting Creative Ideas / 7 October, 2007

    I love Google TechTalks. The newest nugget I’ve watched today is “On Getting Creative Ideas“. It was held on March 14, 2007, the length is 1 hour 10 minutes. This talk is great. The abstract on the Google video site gives information about the speaker: “Murray Gell-Mann is one of the largest living legends in […]

    One Comment | Categories: learning | Author: Andreas

  3. Matthieu Ricard: Happiness is a Skill / 30 April, 2007

    “Change your Mind, Change your Brain: The Inner Conditions for Authentic Happiness” is the title of a lecture given at Google on March 15, 2007. I just found the full video (length: 60 minutes) on Google Video. It’s an entertaining and profound lecture of a wise man. Ricard is an active participant in the current […]

    No comments yet | Categories: learning | Author: Ellen

  4. Audio Treasures English French German / 2 April, 2007

    “He who is ignorant of other languages is ignorant of his own.” Good old Goethe was right. It is worthwile itself to learn a foreign language. You can find great resources on the Internet: audio books and podcast lessons. Do you want to improve your language skills? Do you want to learn English, French or […]

    5 Comments | Categories: learning | Author: Ellen