Since 1845, Americans have been voting on Tuesdays -- but why? In this humorous talk, Jacob Soboroff shares the history of Election Day and shows how voting on a Tuesday affects voter turnout:
Showing posts with label TED Talks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TED Talks. Show all posts
Crowdsource your health: How to find the nearest AED to save a life (TED video)
Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health | Video on TED.com:
You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? At TEDxMaastricht, Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing the way we save lives, including a crowdsourced map of local defibrillators.
You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? At TEDxMaastricht, Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing the way we save lives, including a crowdsourced map of local defibrillators.
3 secrets - all starting with A - to leading a life that's truly awesome (TED talk)
Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome. Neil Pasricha's blog 1000 Awesome Things savors life's simple pleasures, from free refills to clean sheets. In this heartfelt talk from TEDxToronto, he reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a life that's truly awesome.
The talk is great but the blog posts are of uneven quality.
Brain MRI changes during musical improvisation
Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation -- so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out. What he and his team found has deep implications for our understanding of creativity of all kinds.
Happy Planet Index tracks national well-being against resource use - TED Talks
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised.
Why people who talk about their ambitions may be less likely to achieve them
From TED Talks: After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it's better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their ambitions may be less likely to achieve them.
I am not sure if this applies to everyday life and on a larger scale but it is an interesting observation nonetheless.
TED Talks: Measuring what makes life worthwhile
When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. He learned that success comes from what you count.
The best handwritten TED notes
Scobleizer: The best TED notes so far from @ninakix and she has put them up at http://youngandbrilliant.net/tagged/ted
These are elaborate mind maps rather than simply notes, impressive nonetheless.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninakix/4348837317/sizes/l/in/photostream/
The story behind Nina's TED notes http://bit.ly/9WpXFS (audio).
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a U.S private nonprofit foundation known for its conferences, now held in Europe and Asia as well as the U.S., devoted to what it calls "ideas worth spreading". Its lectures or TED Talks, widely disseminated on the internet, are subject to a strict time limit of 18 minutes, regardless of a speaker's eminence.
References:
TED (conference). Wikipedia.
These are elaborate mind maps rather than simply notes, impressive nonetheless.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninakix/4348837317/sizes/l/in/photostream/
The story behind Nina's TED notes http://bit.ly/9WpXFS (audio).
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a U.S private nonprofit foundation known for its conferences, now held in Europe and Asia as well as the U.S., devoted to what it calls "ideas worth spreading". Its lectures or TED Talks, widely disseminated on the internet, are subject to a strict time limit of 18 minutes, regardless of a speaker's eminence.
References:
TED (conference). Wikipedia.
No multi-tasking at TED Talks
From Scoble:
"They’ve asked me to not bring my computer or phones to the main sessions and just absorb the TED experience.
Chris Anderson, the guy who runs TED, spoke at LeWeb a year ago and walked into the audience and told them all to close their laptops and listen, he really believes that we can’t learn if we’re multi-tasking and paying attention to email."
TED Curator Chris Anderson introduces the TEDx program.
"They’ve asked me to not bring my computer or phones to the main sessions and just absorb the TED experience.
Chris Anderson, the guy who runs TED, spoke at LeWeb a year ago and walked into the audience and told them all to close their laptops and listen, he really believes that we can’t learn if we’re multi-tasking and paying attention to email."
TED Curator Chris Anderson introduces the TEDx program.
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