I would like to take a moment to recommend to my dear readers that you take a look at the lecture series on ted.com --if you haven't already.  Please view what interests you and then tell me what your favorites are.  Some of mine include "How Our Education System is Killing Creativity", and the one about the neurologist who had a stroke (I think it's called "A Stroke of Genius"), and Amy Tan, and Elizabeth Gilbert- both on where creativity comes from.

Valerie just pointed out to me that all my "favorites" are the only ones I actually watched.  

I stand corrected.