Ted Talks

Ted Talks

1. Sunni Brown
2. Doodlers Unite!
3. The topic of this Ted talk is about how doodling is frowned upon in modern society, when really it should be encouraged.
4. “About this Ted talk” explains how doodling does help our intellectual thinking and creative side of our brain.
5. Notes on presenter:

• Co-author of GameStorming: A Playbook for Rule-breakers, Innovators, and change makers.
• Leader of the Doodle Revolution
• She was trained in graphic facilitation at the grove Consultants International, a San Francisco based company that pioneered the use of large scale visuals in business settings

6. Sunni's main point about her presentation is to debunk the myth that doodling is a distraction
7. I am excited about this ted talk because I enjoy to doodle and this proves that it is useful and helpful towards learning.
8. The presenter has changed my view on the topic because it encourages me to doodle more often than I do. Before, I thought I could get in trouble for it but now I know its useful.

1. Andrew Bird
2. One Man Orchestra of the Imagination
3. Andrew played three songs and they all had different topics but I think the main topic was about feed back loops which is a sound of self destruction.
4. Andrew puts together songs with his trademark violin techniques with xylophone, vocals and sophisticated electronic looping creating a one man orchestra.
5. Notes on the presenter:

• He was raised on a classical repertoire but spins melody and words out of his cumulative experience
• Used to be in a band called Bowl of Fire
• In 2002 he moved to Chicago and set up his studio in a barn which inspired his 2003 solo album

6. The main point that Andrew is trying to get across is that if you keep on going in circles then eventually you will self destruct or something will blow up in your face. For example one of his songs is about defending yourself from heart break and then the out come is they have to do it them selves.
7. I am excited about this particular ted talk because it is the first one that I have not been able to write in because I am involved in it to much. I didn't want to miss anything that happened or how he did it.
8. The presenter has not changed my view on this topic because I never new this style of music existed before. The video has taught me to love and appreciate the style.
9. Feed back loops are the sound of self destruction.

1. Dyan deNapoli
2. The Great Penguin Rescue
3. the oil spill off the coast of Africa and how people said they couldn't save the penguins, but they proved them wrong.
4. Dyan talks about her adventures and work off the coast of Africa. Her and thousands of other volunteers saved over more than 40,000 penguins from the oil. This is the largest volunteer animal rescue in the world.
5. Dyan deNapoli is called the penguin lady. She travels the world educating people on penguins and the possibilities of penguin rescues. Penguins are very important in the oceans daily ecosystem and it is crucial that they survive. She is famous for her work in Africa but before the great penguin rescue she was the Senior Penguin Aquarius at the New England Aquarium.
6. The main point that Dyan is making is that we should not give up on preserving these penguins because in the long run we cannot live with out them.
7. I am excited about this particular ted talk because it proves that when humans need to step up to the plate they can and in vast numbers too. So, in a way it is proof of hope in humanity when it comes to the environment.
8. I never new that much about penguins in the first place so the presenter opened my eyes to the whole new subject. I didn't even know that penguins were endangered.
9. Thousands of penguins starting off silent then going through a cleaning process gradually got louder again.

1. Mike deGruy
2. Hooked by a Octopus
3. Everything to do about Octopuses
4. Mike is an underwater filmmaker. He shares his stories of the ocean and his concerns
5. Notes on the presenter:

• Graduated student in marine biology
• makes underwater films for BBC, PBS, National Geographic, and Discovery Channel
• Regular on sharkweek and even a shark survivor himself

6. Octopuses are a fascinating species that are able to interact and respond to there environment. This includes humans!
7. I am excited because octopuses are probably the most interesting creatures to me they can transform there colors and texture to match almost any surface. They preform different color shows for matting and defending territory.
8. The presenter has made me more enthusiastic about octopuses enough to consider studying them for a carrier in marine biology.
9. An image of a octopus racing across the ocean floor changing colors to quickly match the bottom of the surface textures and colors.

1. Tierney Thys
2. Swims with a Giant Starfish
3. The topic is about how Sunfish are so over looked but they travel and interact with there changing environments.
4. Tierney is a marine biologist and studies the Mola Mola. The Sunfish offers clues to life in the open sea.
5. Notes on the presenter:

• Studies the Mola Mola also known as the Sunfish
• Her team learns how they live by tagging them and how climate change may be affecting ocean life
• She is also the director of research at the Sea Studios Foundation

6.)The main point is how the Mola Mola can help us figure out climate change and more facts about aquatic life (jellyfish)

7. I am excited about this ted talk because I have never heard of this species before and I can see my self swimming next to one in the future.
8. They introduced it to me and made me love it!
9. Mola Molas common name is Sunfish and they eat Moon-jellys.

1. Edith Widder
2. The Weird, and Wonderful World of Bioluminesence
3. bioluminesent creatures use there lighting for mating, lighting, hunting, and self-defense. Edith is trying to make people more aware of these creatures and there beauty.
4. Edith Widder is one of the first to film bioluminesent creatures hunting, mating and their self-defense. She has examples of glowing shrimp that she demonstrates with so that when she shakes them they glow because of the disturbance.
5. Notes on the presenter:

• Specialist in bioluminesence
• Designs different instruments and equipment to witness the bioluminesence
• In 2005 she founded the (ORCA) Ocean Research and Conservation Association which is dedicated to protecting aquatic ecosystems
• She was Awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant in 2006

6. The main point is to make people more aware of the beauty of bioluminesence creatures and there ways of preforming it
7. I am excited about it because I love the ocean and discovering new things about it is wonderful.
8. They have changed my views because I always thought the fish that lived in the dark and had lights were evil. I got this impression from Finding Nemo
9. Something that I will remember is the image of the fish not just lighting up certain sections of its body but the whole thing lit up when it was in the tank!

1. Vusi Mahlasela
2. Sings “Thula Mama”
3. The topic is how women in Africa have the strength to face and conquer the struggles they go through everyday.
4. Vusi is a South African singer-songwriter that is dedicating his song to all the women especially his grandma
5. Notes on the presenter:

• He uses music and words to inspire change
• When he was young he supported student protests and his songs of protest and solidarity became anthems
• He has his own band and international crew of genre-bending musicians

6. Africa cannot do with out the strong women that live there and Vusi just wants to thank them by telling them he loves them and appreciates what they do to help society.
7. I am excited about this ted talk because I love music in different cultures. I can barely understand him but the message he is sending is clear.
8. He helped me realize how strong and helpful women not only in Africa but all over the world are. There communities are built off there strength.
9. “Sister why, oh why do we at times mistake a pimple for a cancer.” Vusi

1. James Burchfield
2. Plays (invisible) turntables
3. Beat boxing using only the sound of your voice.
4. James is a “Audio Poet,” human beat box. He is able to manipulate his voice to make hip-hop rhythms and turn table textures.
5. Notes on the presenter:

• James was discovered on YouTube
• He was a main figure in Seattle beat boxing competition and open mics in early 2000
• He uses only his mouth, tongue, throat, and vocal cords

6. Jame's goal is the “enlightenment of the mind”
7. I have never seen anyone beat box using only there bodies
8. I will appreciate it more because I kept on thinking he was about to pass out; it looks like hard work.
9. A sound I remember would be the beat boxing at the beginning when he turned up the music it actually got me pumped.

1. Stefan Sagmeister
2. Shares Happy Designs
3. The topic is how your happiness can lead to beautiful and creative designs
4. Stefan is a Graphic Designer and talks about moments in his life that made him happy which led to good designs.
5. Notes on the presenter:

• Created graphics for clients including Rolling Stones and Lou Reed
• He is very passionate about his work and spends all attention on the painstaking details

6. The main point of this ted talk is to prove that happiness and design play back and forth and that with a good design comes happiness and happiness comes a great design.
7. I am excited about this ted talk because it was very entertaining. Stefan was very funny but very passionate about his work and the different projects he told us about sounded very cool.
8. I never even thought that a design could inspire happiness in a positive way because these days most designs that make us happy is a billboard of a new item coming out on the market.
9. An image that was interesting was the subway sticker that said “riding with despair is prohibited, keep hopes up!”

1.) Nathan Myhrvold

2. Cooking as never seen Before
3. The topic is all aspects of food, science technology, and wonder
4. Nathan is a cookbook author and he talks about his magisterial work
5. Notes about the presenter

• Left his job as the Microsoft's chief Technology Officer in 1999
• Created a new consuming interest in the sous-vide cooking technique

6.)The main point the presenter is making is that if you pick apart something carefully enough you can eliminate the flaws to make something better tasting, made faster, and better looking.

7.) I was excited to learn about food but frankly I found this video boring, because of his lack of enthusiasm and change in voice pitch.

8.) They changed me view on the small things like steaming over broccoli and which one is faster and tastier.
9.) The image stuck my head is Broccoli.