TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
I just stumbled onto this website from WebbAlert about 25 minutes ago and I'm pretty blown away by this stuff. TED is a conference where the greatest thinkers of the world at large go and speak about a subject they are working on, for roughly 20 minutes.
The coolest part is that the conference broadcasts the speeches online in embeddable flash players and other formats.
I just finished watching Sir Ken Robinson talk about creativity and how the modern education system is designed to kill it (I say modern, but he makes a point of saying that it's the same system it's always been). It's a pretty funny speech, but it's definitely eye opening.
I always knew I didn't trust being educated, I think maybe I have some ideas as to why now.
Has anyone else heard of this conference before? What presentations are your favorites?
The coolest part is that the conference broadcasts the speeches online in embeddable flash players and other formats.
I just finished watching Sir Ken Robinson talk about creativity and how the modern education system is designed to kill it (I say modern, but he makes a point of saying that it's the same system it's always been). It's a pretty funny speech, but it's definitely eye opening.
I always knew I didn't trust being educated, I think maybe I have some ideas as to why now.
Has anyone else heard of this conference before? What presentations are your favorites?
Tags: design, entertainment, technology, ted
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Permalink Reply by Digitalfangirl on -
Yeah, I've known about TED for a while and I used to subscribe to their podcast. Great stuff to say the least. I just wish it were a conference anyone could attend, but it is SO expensive. I remember this one woman who did a presentation on ant farms and how communities existed and sustained (I forget her name or what year she presented), and it was a pretty mind-blowing presentation.
There's another conference you may be interested in. I plan to attend the one for 2009.
BIL Conference
http://bilconference.com/
http://bilconference.pbwiki.com/BIL2009
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Permalink Reply by J.J on -
Really good speech. In the last year or so i found out that the education i'm recieving at University is not supposed to take me anywhere unless i do other things. It surely helps, but as Sir Ken Robinson says creativity is being killed so I've started looking for new ways to educate myself (or uneducate me).
I think that in the 21st Century we need to keep learning everyday and focus on the creative process. The mechanic form of doing things : go to college, get a job, retire is no longer available for us if we plan to succeed in anything.
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Permalink Reply by I'llturnnative on -
I love the TED conferences. My friend showed me this particular one when I was upset because one of my professors had come down hard on me for not reading her mind. This made me feel better. Some of my favorite ones are:
Anything in Environmental conferences: but mostly this Edward Burtynsky
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/edward_burtynsky_on_manufactured...
Alisa Miller: Why we know less than ever about the world
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/alisa_miller_shares_the_news_abo...
I actually think there is not one that I dont like.
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