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When the world has become so smart, when computers and office suits have ousted from life any ability to enjoy a ray of sunshine, a smile from a passerby, the singing of birds and neighbors, we must, we simply must create an alternative to the mind. What, if not stupidity, can fill our lives with pleasure and joy! Clown, president of the Academy of Fools, Andersen's official ambassador to Russia, king of the St. Petersburg Carnival, creator of the Licedei theater, the Snow Show and the Yellow Mill. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx