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669 sabbaticals taken, only 31 resignations in the first year back. Matt Mullenweg on the perk he waited 18 years to use himself. #IgniteTalks #Work #Leadership

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The black hole in the Perseus Galaxy Cluster sends out pressure waves. Scaled up to human hearing, this is what it sounds like. Elizabeth Landau explains. #IgniteTalks #Space #Science

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In 2010, Tom Scott told a made-up story about a viral video that turns into a riot. The twist: every piece of it had already happened, just not all at once. #IgniteTalks #Internet #TomScott

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Remember the brontosaurus? Wrong name, wrong head, wrong lifestyle: a 1800s paleontologist grabbed a skull from a nearby dig and slapped it on. (Plot twist: in 2015, scientists brought the name back.) #IgniteTalks #Dinosaurs #Science

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Ola Helland bet his best friend a case of beer that he could get one million handmade giraffes through social media. He expected 20 or 30. He had 200 by the time he got back from lunch, and almost 800,000 ten months later. #IgniteTalks #Internet #Creativity

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Helium is so light Earth can't hold onto it, and it doesn't bond with anything. So the helium you've inhaled? It used to be inside a uranium atom, probably near Amarillo, Texas. Science comedian Brian Malow explains. #IgniteTalks #Science #Chemistry

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One free Snickers bar: a dollar of economic profit. A choice between Snickers and M&Ms: 30 cents. A choice between two identical Snickers bars? The worst situation of all, says stand-up economist Yoram Bauman. #IgniteTalks #Economics #Comedy

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Hilary Mason wrote a script that nags you every week until you answer her email. It worked on 49 of the 50 people she tried it on. Charlie, you owe her an email. #IgniteTalks #Programming #Productivity

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In 1931, Pluto was estimated to have the same mass as Earth. The estimate kept shrinking, down to a quarter of 1%. Then it was demoted, and "plutoed" became the 2007 word of the year. #IgniteTalks #Science #Space

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Economists have successfully predicted nine of the last five recessions. Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman translates the principles of economics, starting with: people are stupid. #IgniteTalks #Economics #Comedy

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Derivakat challenges perfectionism with one bold mantra: “Don’t be perfect. Be amazing.” What would you create if perfect wasn’t the goal?

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The sweet spot isn’t perfect ease or constant conflict—it’s the uncomfortable middle. Could discomfort be a sign of growth?

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Professional success had left Lexi Novitske numb. Her answer: haul 200 pounds across Greenland’s Arctic desert. Is comfort costing us something?

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Your Body Is Sending a Signal, Not a Command - Chuck McGee III - Ignite Talks

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A brief moment of common ground appears in an abortion debate—until “Is abortion murder?” pulls everyone back into conflict. What would debates look like if understanding mattered more than winning?

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A cheerful soundtrack meets a blunt truth: everyone here will die. What will you do with the time you have?

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No sleight of hand. No trick coin. No editing—just one winning sequence selected from 9.5 hours of filming. Does knowing the method make it less amazing?

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Fires, floods and wild animals were manageable. The ostrich was apparently the end of the road. What threat did you fear as a kid?

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“The biological graffiti of living” makes epigenetics visceral: marks can emerge in weeks, dissolve in months, and be inherited by children. What might outlive you?

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“The biological graffiti of living” makes epigenetics visceral: marks can emerge in weeks, dissolve in months, and be inherited by children. What might outlive you?