by Brent Zupp | Nov 3, 2018 | Videos
The history of the hoodie has more significance and substance than I expected. Design curator Paola Antonelli takes us on a brief, 3-minute tour of the hoodie’s 3,000-year history that includes tales of the Grim Reaper, monks, athletes, superheroes, and Travon...
by Brent Zupp | Nov 23, 2013 | Videos
“Be a man!” ~ TED talk speaker Joe Ehrmann (really?) describes what it means to “be a man” in our culture and suggests how that definition should be changed. Then he proposes a vehicle for communicating that new meaning to young boys trying to...
by Brent Zupp | Nov 19, 2013 | Videos
Amanda Palmer gave a TED talk in early 2013 that kinda blew me away. As it started, I was a bit put off or threatened by this bold woman—such are my insecurities. But as I listened, I immediately began to respect this artist, this thinking, feeling, connecting human...
by Brent Zupp | Jul 22, 2012 | Videos
Game designer Jane McGonigal gives a fascinating TED talk on how video games can have a real, positive impact on people’s lives as she compares deathbed regrets to the reported benefits of playing a simple game. In the talk, McGonigal reveals that she suffered a...
by Brent Zupp | Jun 22, 2012 | Videos
In his TED talk, Brian Greene makes a startling point. In addition to the fascinating idea that there may be many more universes than just ours, he notes that at some point in the future, the stars are going to disappear. They won’t disappear because the stars...
by Brent Zupp | Mar 14, 2012 | Videos
I found this TEDx talk by Roy Leighton a bit chaotic and incomplete, but it contained some excellent points to ponder…and act upon. TEDxTartu – Roy Leighton – The Butterfly Model: Value — Create — Educate – YouTube. Roy Leighton....
by Brent Zupp | Mar 13, 2012 | Videos
Former NASA scientist Kirk Sorensen gives an inspiring little talk at a TEDx about the potential of thorium as a nuclear fuel source. Thorium has numerous advantages over uranium, which Sorensen quickly reviews. If we ever colonize the moon, thorium will almost...
by Brent Zupp | Mar 6, 2012 | Videos
Bryan Stevenson gives an inspiring, courageous TED talk that’s a bit hard to describe. He spoke about identity, and how the identity we hold of ourselves and the identity assigned to us by others (government, family, friends, witnesses) has tremendous power in...
by Brent Zupp | Mar 2, 2012 | Videos
I almost didn’t listen to this TED talk by Susan Cain. She’s a bit soft spoken….but still compelling in a gentle, deep way. She clearly believes in her message, that there is enormous, often ignored value in those introverted moments and...
