It came up in comments that disgraced primatologist Marc Hauser shares a name with a famous skydiver! The primatologist does not seem to have ever delivered a Ted talk, but a quick search turned up this from his namesake:

It’s hard to know where to start, but I think my personal favorite here is the bit quoted above. Fake it till you make it, indeed.

P.S. I don’t begrudge this guy some self-promotion. I promote myself too! If this guy’s motivational speeches are motivating, and if his brand naming is effective, more power to him. His mini-bio is funny, so I’m laughing. I’m not criticizing. When people lie or misrepresent research results, that annoys me. Telling true inspiring stories, or telling fiction and labeling it as such, I’ve got no problem with that.

Also, if someone wants to pay a lot of money for something painted by someone who doesn’t know how to paint . . . again, nothing wrong with that! There are things in art other than technique. So, yeah, please do not interpret my laughter at that mini-bio as a criticism. It’s just funny, that’s all.