This past Saturday we held our Terry talks student conference, where we had 9 student speakers "give the talk of their lives." It was fun all around, with a few kinks to work on for next year, but I think we've got a good thing going. In any event, because we had been in discussions with folks at TED during the planning process, we also put a few TED videos on the conference program. One of them was this great one by John Hodgman - here, take a gander...
I love this, because it reminds me a little bit of a Kurt Vonnegut, with its meandering premise coming fully home at the end. Anyway, worth 20 minutes of your time I say.
More like this
I feel a little weird reviewing this book.
It's a TED book, you see.
What's a TED book, you ask. I'll let TED tell you:
Shorter than a novel, but longer than an magazine article -- a TED Book is a great way to feed your craving for ideas anytime.
I got a phone call a little while ago from one of my comedian buddies, Don Reese. Don is a very funny stand up comic and he's coming to perform here in Michigan for the next couple weeks.
These stories are true, however names and a few details have been changed to hide the identity of parties involved.
2007 TED Prize winner E.O. Wilson on TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks: