16 Tuesday Apr 2019
Posted in Ted Talk
When we think of AI, we envision movies like The Matrix and The Terminator. We naturally imagine a different world where a computer will be smarter than us and may have different values than we do. In this TED Talk, Nick Bostrom offers views of what an AI future would look like. Prepare to be astounded.
Until next time…
Dave
09 Tuesday Apr 2019
Posted in Ted Talk
If you’re having trouble finding happiness, you may be looking in the wrong place. This 20-minute talk will provide you with some ideas about what really makes us happy and what we think that does, but doesn’t. I hope you enjoy it!
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Dave
02 Tuesday Apr 2019
Posted in Ted Talk
“The actual path of a raindrop as it goes down the valley is unpredictable, but the general direction is inevitable,” says digital visionary Kevin Kelly — and technology is much the same, driven by patterns that are surprising but inevitable. Over the next 20 years, he says, our penchant for making things smarter and smarter will have a profound impact on nearly everything we do. Kelly explores three trends in AI we need to understand in order to embrace it and steer its development. “The most popular AI product 20 years from now that everyone uses has not been invented yet,” Kelly says. “That means that you’re not late.”
With all the talk surrounding AI, Kevin provides us with a new perspective. Enjoy today’s Ted talk!
Until next time…
Dave
26 Tuesday Mar 2019
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Creating, creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, Genius, Learning, Muse, Ted Talk
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.
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Dave
05 Tuesday Mar 2019
Posted in Ted Talk
Are you ready to have your mind blown away? Look no further. Ray Kurzweil provides a short Ted Talk about the evolution of our brains and what is awaiting us. I won’t spoil it for you. Take a few minutes of your day to listen to Ray describe the brain of the future.
Until next time…
Dave
05 Tuesday Feb 2019
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Ethan Zuckerman gives a talk at a TedxGlobal event discussing how skewed our use of the Internet really is, when examined from a global context. In this talk he discusses ways of bridging the gap so that each of us is more connected, can access areas of the world that are “dark” to us, and begin the process of truly understanding one another.
Some of that occurs here. Look at your followers. Look at who is following your blog. Like me, you’ll be shocked by diversity of folks who follow you across the globe. I think blogging is one way to truly connect with other people across the globe and learn about who they are, what interests them, and how they look at the world.
Until next time…
Dave
29 Tuesday Jan 2019
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Amy Cuddy, Body Language, Comfort Level, Mood, Posture, Signaling, Ted Talk
In this Ted Talk, Amy Cuddy explains how posture and our overall body language can improve or degrade our moods and can communicate to others in unconscious ways. Who knew that the phrases “Stop slouching” or “Stand up straight” would actually be helpful for the rest of our lives?
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Dave
22 Tuesday Jan 2019
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Balance, Conservative, Improving our World, Jonathan Haidt, Liberal, Stepping out of the Matrix, Ted Talk
If you have not read any of Jonathan Haidt’s work, you should look into this. This Ted Talk discusses the primary differences between Conservative and Liberal thought and demonstrates the need for both ideologies to move our world forward. This is really fascinating stuff.
Have a great Tuesday folks!
Until next time…
Dave
01 Tuesday Jan 2019
Posted in Ted Talk, Uncategorized
For the first Ted Talk Tuesday of the New Year, here is a short talk provided by Dan Dennett. He explains that cute, sexy, sweet, and funny are all wired in to our brains because of evolutionary processes. It is a short and funny video.
Until next time…
Dave
27 Tuesday Nov 2018
Posted in Ted Talk
Enjoy this short Ted Talk that shows us that what we thought was true can also have an opposite and also be true. Watch this short video to see what I mean.
We all have our paradigms. We all have our blind spots. When our geography is minimized through technology, we get more access to places where the people may look at things differently than us. Our internal maps (paradigms) can help us with navigating our own environments most of the time. They fail us when we are put in a different environment or receive new information we’ve never experienced.
Have a great Tuesday!!
Until next time…
Dave
