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Here is a video of an introduction speech for the class Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs given by Hal Abelson of MIT in 1986:

Alan Watts was an author, philosopher, and one of the foremost experts on comparative religion. This is a video created for a speech he did. I don’t know that the visuals or the background music really add anything, but its a pretty awesome speech.

Here is a video of John Maeda, the Associate Director of Research for MIT’s Media Lab, at the last TED conference in March 2007 discussing simplicity:

Last year I read and thoroughly enjoyed Maeda’s extremely short (~120 pages) book The Laws of Simplicity. I’d recommend it to anyone who does any kind of design. While designing with simplicity in mind may seem like common sense, I think sometimes we need a reminder and Maeda’s self-referential approach to discussing simplicity is a good one.