J.K. Rowling, a British author best known for her wildly popular Harry Potter series, delivered this year’s Harvard University commencement address in early June. Her theme, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”, has vaulted the transcript (and video) of her speech to Internet fame status. I must admit [...]
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The Crucial Importance of Imagination
June 19th, 2008 No Comments
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The Science of Sarcasm
June 4th, 2008 1 Comment
We’ve all been there… A conversation, presentation, or similar situation in which a sarcastic comment delivered flawlessly by you went flying like a jumbo jet over the heads of your listeners. Whenever this happens (often, yes, but let’s not dwell on that), I immediately think that my statement was off or my [...]
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