TED

I like to watch the TED talks.  Most are merely good, some are exceptional.  I just watched a most excellent talk given by Elizabeth Gilbert (bio) titled “A Different Way to Think About Creative Genius”  In her 19-minute talk, she explains the two ways Western thought has considered our creativity.  Ancient Romans and Greeks believed that creativity was a cooperation between humans and the gods.  Since the Renaissance, rational humanism has assigned the creative process to us mortals alone.  Gilbert thinks the ancients had it right and explains why.

Listen to her talk here.