April 14, 2009

I wanted to offer two of my favorite Tedtalks as instances of creativity.  The first is a witty talk by JJ Abrams, the creator of Lost.  It not only discusses how he has innovated in television and movies, but also, I find his engaging rhetoric, how he works the crowd, to be really creative and consequently entertaining.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/j_j_abrams_mystery_box.html

Within this course, we’ll obviously be discussing and emphasizing human creativity, but I think we’d all agree that nature is arguably the most creative force of all.  Animals have come up with amazingly unique solution’s to natural pressures.  This Ted talk, discussing animals living in the ocean habitat, captures natural creativity at its finest.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html