{"id":3583,"date":"2010-03-16T21:35:07","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T01:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/?p=3583"},"modified":"2012-03-30T20:29:50","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T00:29:50","slug":"ted-talks-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/2010\/03\/16\/ted-talks-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"TED Talk: Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I agree all too often we think of our interactions with others as competition (a zero sum game where other&#8217;s loss is our gain). Instead, our fortunes are\u00c2\u00a0correlated\u00c2\u00a0with others, aka in non-zero sum game, so cooperation is the effective strategy (like <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tit_for_tat\">Tit For Tat<\/a>). Because non-zero is becoming more an more the norm, working effectively with others becomes more and more important.<\/p>\n<p>TED:<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"334\" height=\"326\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/RobertWright_2006-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/RobertWright-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=320&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=68&amp;introDuration=16500&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=2000&amp;adKeys=talk=robert_wright_on_optimism;year=2006;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=technology_history_and_destiny;event=TED2006;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Robert Wright appeared on Speaking on Faith last weekend. Some Baha&#8217;is commented on the similarity between Wright&#8217;s views and Baha&#8217;u&#8217;llah&#8217;s teachings. I&#8217;d say a few ideas are somewhat\u00c2\u00a0similar and little accurate reflects the Baha&#8217;i Faith.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Reconciliation of science and religion is important.<\/em> These in balance work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking of Faith:<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9962080&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/9962080\">In the Room with Robert Wright (produced version)<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/being\">onBeing<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I agree all too often we think of our interactions with others as competition (a zero sum game where other&#8217;s loss is our gain). Instead, our fortunes are\u00c2\u00a0correlated\u00c2\u00a0with others, aka in non-zero sum game, so cooperation is the effective strategy (like Tit For Tat). 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