Why We’re So Dumb About the World

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Matt Osborne




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  • JPB

    This is great.
    I just discovered TED. Thank God for TED!

  • Annette

    It's really a sad commentary on our lives and our lifestyles that this is how we react to world events.

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