All Videos What inspires you? Synthesizing ideas really depends on having a universe of ideas to recombine in the first place, says Steven Pinker. ▸ 8 min — with Steven Pinker
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All Videos What leaders inspire you? Indira Gandhi, Jacques Chirac, Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela and Kofi Annan have all made their mark on Shashi Tharoor. ▸ 3 min — with Shashi Tharoor
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All Videos What inspires you? By having that reflexive skepticism and proclivity to challenge, you’ll learn that the emperor doesn’t have any clothes. ▸ 6 min — with Lawrence H. Summers
All Videos What inspires you? Andersen goes into a room, and waits for the alchemy to happen. ▸ 5 min — with Kurt Andersen
All Videos What inspires you? The creation of dialogue drives Jimmy Wales. ▸ 1 min — with Jimmy Wales
All Videos What sparks your creativity? The New Yorker’s Joseph Mitchell has always been an inspiration of craft; Peter De Vries has been an inspiration for humor. ▸ 3 min — with Calvin Trillin
All Videos What inspires you? Sometimes just sitting down and knocking out a cord on the piano can be enough. ▸ 5 min — with John Harbison
All Videos What inspires you? Participating in a period of amazing technological progress. ▸ 3 min — with Walt Mossberg
All Videos What inspires you? The end of poverty is achieved through homegrown free markets. ▸ 1 min — with William Easterly
All Videos Who inspires you? Mandela, who forgave his captors after 27 years in prison. ▸ 1 min — with Richard Branson
All Videos Re: What inspires you? Robinson’s father knew how to listen to his patients. ▸ 2 min — with Mary Robinson
All Videos What inspires you? Dershowitz finds his inspiration anywhere and everywhere he can. ▸ 5 min — with Alan Dershowitz
All Videos Re: What inspires you? George tries to lead a life of integrity without compromising that in order to get ahead. ▸ 2 min — with Bill George
All Videos Re: What inspires you? A woman president faces all the challenges a man would. ▸ 4 min — with Amy Gutmann
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All Videos Re: What inspires you? Church tries to avoid wasting any more of the world’s 6 billion minds. ▸ 2 min — with George Church
All Videos Mitt Romney: Which leaders have taught you the most? Mitt Romney describes the leaders who inspired him in politics. ▸ 1 min — with Mitt Romney
All Videos What inspires you? Public service and the example of Mother Theresa drive Anthony Fauci to do good in the world. ▸ 3 min — with Anthony Fauci