Another short one today, as I’ve been concentrating on getting the new look up and running. Below I’ve embedded a video filmed on the final day of the 2006 TED Conference. If you arent familiar with TED, I recommend taking a look. It’s an annual conference where some of the greatest modern thinkers are invited to speak on whatever they please. The talks generally clock in at less than 20 minutes and introduce viewers to a whole world of fresh ideas.

If you don’t like sitting at the computer, I prefer to listen to them in the Podcast version.

This particular TED Talk, I should point out, isn’t indicative of most of them. Rives is a special case as he not a scientist, but a poet. He’s a TED favorite, and this short, short video will show you why. In a world saturated with unreal reality, where sitting infront of a television with your family is considered a real and worthwhile activity, Rives represents a dying breed of storyteller. Enjoy.