Marc Pachter has conducted live interviews with some of the most intriguing characters in recent American history as part of a remarkable series created for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. He reveals the secret to a great interview and shares extraordinary stories of talking with Steve Martin, Clare Booth Luce and more.

Very good presentation by Philippe Starck on why design is important.

Very good talk on how the Internet may not be spoiling human intimacy but in fact help to grow it.

Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? This video details out social media facts and figures that are hard to ignore.

Tim Brown says the design profession is preoccupied with creating nifty, fashionable objects — even as pressing questions like clean water access show it has a bigger role to play. He calls for a shift to local, collaborative, participatory “design thinking.”

Dean Hunt interviews Gary Vaynerchuk, star of his internet Wine Show ‘Wine Library TV’. (Warning: Contains rather strong language!) Gary has also just released his new marketing / motivation book called ‘CRUSH IT! How to cash in on your passion.’