The beauty of what we'll never know

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This week on TED.com October 15, 2016

Talk of the week Pico Iyer: The beauty of what we'll never know 10:05 minutes · Filmed Jun 2016 · Posted Oct 2016 · TEDSummit Almost 30 years ago, Pico Iyer took a trip to Japan, fell in love with the country and moved there. But now, he tells us, he knows far less about Japan -- or, indeed, about anything -- than he thought he knew three decades ago. In this lyrical meditation on wisdom, Iyer expands on this curious insight about knowledge gained with age: that the more we know, the more we see how little we know. Watch now »

Playlist of the week Unheard and forgotten stories Fascinating, little-known stories about some of the biggest happenings in history. Watch » 5 TED Talks • Total run time 1:13:06

More TED Talks Who says change needs to be hard? Organizational change expert Jim Hemerling thinks adapting your team, or your business, in today's evolving world can be invigorating, not exhausting. He outlines five imperatives, centered around putting people first, for using change as a chance for empowerment. Watch » Creative arts therapist Melissa Walker works with men and women affected by PTSD -- a condition that, too often, hides suffering behind silence. But making art can help people begin to open up and heal. In this inspiring talk, Walker describes how mask-making, in particular, allows people to reveal what haunts them -- and, finally, start to let it go. Watch » We need a more thoughtful approach to using social media for social justice, says writer and activist Ione Wells. After she was the victim of an assault in London, Wells published a letter to her attacker in a student newspaper that went viral -- and sparked the #NotGuilty campaign against sexual violence and victim-blaming. In this moving talk, she describes how sharing her personal story gave hope to others and delivers a powerful message against the culture of online shaming. Watch » Tango, waltz, foxtrot ... these classic ballroom dances quietly perpetuate an outdated idea: that the man always leads and the woman always follows. That's an idea worth changing, say Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox, as they demonstrate their "Liquid Lead" dance technique along with fellow dancer Alida Esmail. In this beautiful talk, watch as Copp and Fox captivate and command the stage while boldly deconstructing and transforming the art of ballroom dance. Watch »

Read more on ideas.ted.com Future: Could artificial intelligence ultimately destroy us? It seems likely that we'll, someday, create a machine smarter than humans are. Sam Harris asks: What should we do about that? Nature: The largest river on earth runs through the sky >> Meet the Amazon's invisible river Gallery: The beauty of a thin film of oil >> Fabian Oefner works with everyday materials to create astonishing images. Here’s how he does it.

Quote of the Week “ The opposite of knowledge, in other words, isn't always ignorance. It can be wonder. Or mystery. Possibility. And in my life, I've found it's the things I don't know that have lifted me up and pushed me forwards, much more than the things I do know." Pico Iyer The beauty of what we'll never know

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