TED TALKS EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND THE POWER
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TED TALKS —EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND THE POWER OF RHETORIC
What is it? • What does TED stand for? • TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (usually 18 minutes or less). • TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment, and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages.
The Mission: Spread ideas • “TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. ” • “We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. ” • “On TED. com, we're building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers — and a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other. ” • “How can we best spread great ideas? ”
The Value of Ted Talks… • Sometimes we all need a pep talk • Here’s to the Crazy Ones…
Contemporary Issues- TED Options 1) The Power of Introverts-Susan Cain 2) How Movies Teach Manhood—Collin Stokes 3) What Adults Can Learn From Kids—Adora Svitak 4) The Tribes We Lead—Seth Godin 5) Effective Altruism—Peter Singer 6) Classical Music with Shining Eyes—Benjamin Zander 7) An Incovenient Truth Follow Up—Al Gore 8) How Schools Kill Creativity—Sir Ken Robinson 9) Should You Live for Your Resume…or Your Euolgy? David Brooks 10) The Danger of Hot Sexy News--Noah Blumenthal 11) How to Graduate College with The Job you Want--Jullien Gordon 12) The Key to Success? Grit --Angela Lee Duckworth 13) 5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do—Gever Tulley
Top Picks for 2015 -2016… (trending) Toys and materials from the future 2) How games make kids smarter 3) High-tech art (with a sense of humor) 4) If I should have a daughter… 5) Your body language shapes who you are 6) The surprisingly logical mind of babies 7) This app knows how you feel… from the look on your face 8) When online shaming spirals out of control 9) The troubling reason why vaccines are made too late… if they’re made at all 10) How the mysterious dark net is going mainstream 11) Soon we’ll cure diseases with a cell, not a pill 12) My year reading a book from every country of the world 1)