18 Tuesday Sep 2018
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Adam Grant brings to light the ability to join the ranks of “The Original” by making slight alterations to the way we do things. I think you’ll enjoy this one. It’s humorous, has some surprising insights, and shows that these folks are not much different from the rest of us–they just try more.
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Dave
11 Tuesday Sep 2018
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Books, Communicating, Connecting, Entertained, History, Language, Learning, Lisa Bu, Reading, Time period
I have always been an avid reader. I tend to read many books at once because I like to learn new things but also like a good story. Reading can do a lot of things for you. It can improve your vocabulary. It can open your mind to new ideas. It can also help you connect with an author from a time period long gone. When I read a book from an author who has passed away I try to envision what it was like to be alive when they wrote the book. I look at the differences in language. I look at what was going on in the world when they wrote the book.
If you have never performed this exercise, try it out. It can be very informative and provides a greater backdrop to why an author wrote the book, what the language was like, and so many other aspects. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a book I’m reading now. It was written at a time when slavery was commonplace in the United States.
This book was written around 1851. The civil war would not begin for another 10 years. Many believe that her work, along with the many works provided by other abolitionists helped provide the moral framework and impetus to end slavery in the United States.
The next time you read a book, look at the publication date. Go to your library or do an online search of things that happened in that year. You’ll be amazed at what you find and this exercise will make reading your book so much more meaningful.
I hope you enjoy this short Ted Talk on reading books. It is inspiring, funny, and provides numerous reasons for sitting down and reading a good book.
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Dave
04 Tuesday Sep 2018
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Find out how the Google X laboratory thrives on killing its own projects. Astro Teller provides the narrative. Google has found that failing is complementary to achieving our dreams.
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Dave
28 Tuesday Aug 2018
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I enjoyed this one. It’s about failure. It’s about how failure teaches us. Note: There are a few F-bombs in this one.
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Dave
21 Tuesday Aug 2018
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Join Prosanta Chakrabarty’s discussion on Biological Evolution and how most of us get it wrong. Enjoy!
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Dave
14 Tuesday Aug 2018
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Enjoy Jim Holt. This is informative, surprising, and a little humorous.
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Dave
07 Tuesday Aug 2018
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Welcome to Cosmology! Sean Carroll discusses entropy and gives some explanations about our universe. Enjoy!
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Dave
31 Tuesday Jul 2018
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Today’s Ted Talk is about changing the focus of our healthcare system. What do you think? Is this a viable solution or just one more way “big brother” gets to monitor us?
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Dave
24 Tuesday Jul 2018
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Enjoy this terrific Ted Talk examining the question: What makes the good life? Some of you may be surprised, while others may not be. I don’t want to spoil this for you-you’ll just have to watch.
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Dave
17 Tuesday Jul 2018
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Ok. Now you know I’m a total geek. This is a short presentation, but one that I think is really cool. Check it out!
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Dave
