分类目录归档：war
Today I stand before you as a man who lives life to the full
in the here and now.
But for a long time,
I lived for death.
I was a young man who believed
that jihad is to be understood in the language
Carlos,
the Vietnam vet Marine
who volunteered for three tours and got shot up in every one.
In 1971, he was medically retired
because he had so much shrapnel in his body
that he was setting off metal
Economists have been exploring people's behavior for hundreds of years:
how we make decisions,
how we act individually and in groups,
how we exchange value.
They've studied the institutions that facil
So have you ever wondered what it would be like
to live in a place with no rules?
That sounds pretty cool.
(Laughter)
You wake up one morning, however,
and you discover that the reason there are no ru
It was the end of October in the mountains in Austria.
I was there on a field trip with my architecture students from Zurich.
And when we reached a high valley,
I surprised them with the news that the
How do we get people engaged in solving global warming?
I'd like to start with running two short experiments with you all.
So your task is to notice if you feel any difference as I speak.
OK?
Here we
Chris Anderson: OK, Stewart,
in the '60s, you -- I think it was '68 -- you founded this magazine.
Stewart Brand: Bravo! It's the original one.
That's hard to find.
CA: Right. Issue One, right?
SB: Mm
(Music)
Sun shining up above
down here it's 10 below
I'm moving on to a place now
where the streets are paved with gold
There'll be two trains running --
running side by side
Some trains are going out
Words matter.
They can heal
and they can kill ...
yet, they have a limit.
When I was in eighth grade,
my teacher gave me a vocabulary sheet
with the word "genocide."
I hated it.
The word genocide is c
Ever since I was a young girl, I was always fascinated --
(Laughter)
Oh!
(Laughter)
OK, I meant younger and more short.
(Laughter)
If that's possible to imagine.
But ever since I was a young girl,
I w