I like Joshua Klien on the intelligence of crows. Even has a Sendai shout out in it.

I really enjoyed this one about where good ideas come from–as a somewhat introverted person, it was a good nudge to look into getting together with teachers, writers, and other people who are doing the kinds of things that I do. We all need that kind of interaction.

There are a ton of good ones under Words about Words, including Erin McKean’s dictionary talk.

My (mostly Japanese) followers on my Twitter account for English learners (@readable) were really pleased to learn that there are lots of subtitled TED talks at the Open Translation Project. It takes a while for new ones to become available, but they’re there! As complex as the language is in most TED talks, I think watching them with subtitles is totally justified. Even advanced students might want to aim for video + Japanese subtitles, then video + English subtitles, then just the video.

I’m going to add your blog to my blogroll–I love your interesting ideas like literal music videos, hahaha!

Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man was funny, I thought. Though that Shreddies ad campaign made me gnash my teeth when it was on.

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