by Sören Stamer December 31, 2007 at 08:05 PM

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Please take your time and think about it. I believe it makes a huge difference. If you are a real pessimist you should not read on. The rest of this posting is so full of positive energy that your skepticism may be severely damaged. Be warned! It will create a high level of self-doubt on any pessimist and instill optimistic ideas into your conscious.

Well, I am an optimist. And I mean a real optimist. Some may even say I am hopelessly optimistic. I find myself in intensive discussions with less optimistic people all the time - nearly every day. I write this post since it takes so much energy to hear the same pessimistic view of the world again and again, despite all the ground-breaking, positive developments. I hope to inspire some of you by collecting some of the most inspiring talks on the Internet. Here comes the fist:

If you believe that we live in violent times, Steven Pinker will surprise you with "A brief history of violence".

Enjoy! To be continued...