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I watched the first video of a TED talk on this link, and found the information to be very interesting. Other videos I have seen of TED are all incredibly captivating and inspiring. They open our eyes to the world and challenge us to see things from a different perspective, or they introduce us to completely new ideas. Does anyone know when we are having TEDxCMU on campus again? I'd love to see some speeches in person.
TED is one of those sites on which I can't spend less than an hour; fortunately, today I had enough time to so, and I was once again intrigued by each of the three videos about, all about topics about which I had previously known nothing.
I can't think of another source of information this effective. Certainly there are websites with tutorials, or with as much or more quality information, and the internet is littered with videos, but TED's combination of high-quality information in a quick and easy package is what makes it successful. I wonder how we'll see other educational entities adapt their current strategies based on TED's model.
TED is a great resource to just get inspired about various topics you may have never heard of before. It's more dangerous than Wikipedia though, once you start is too easy to decide to watch "just one more" video. I first got hooked when someone sent me a link to Adam Savage's TED talk on obsession, (if you haven't seen it, google it and watch it) from there it was just one after another. The TEDxCMU sessions were good as well, there's just something about having to distill everything down to 18 minutes that makes people really think about every word.
TED Talks is such a wonderful way to become informed about the world we live in by the strangest yet highly affective means. Each video is captivating and inspires new thoughts and methods of thinking. Like Daniel said, it is difficult to tear away TED Talks videos once you begin watching. There are just so many of them and so much to learn! I love how TED Talks not only presents a new idea, but relates it to the way the world currently is and the opportunities those new ideas can bring to our lives. Like Will said, I hope there is another opportunity to see one of the talks on campus again!
I love TED talk videos I get so many e-mails from my father telling me watch this and that and I haven't found one that I didn't enjoy. They have a great way to get informed on a subject that you didn't know very well in a very entertaining and intriguing way. I'm never bored with a TED talk. And like Will and Sophia and I hope that Carnegie Mellon hosts another TEDxCMU. I didn't get to go last year but hopefully this year I'll be able to watch.
I love the format of the presentation on TED Talks. You definitely have to watch until the very end. At first I never think it's anything new and I don't like the person speaking, but by the end I find points in their speech that are very compelling and offer new perspective. TED Talks definitely provide new thoughts. But I usually never end up warming up to the speaker. That's why I like the way the arguments are presented in facts and building of arguments. When they mention something seemingly random and off subject, they tend to build on it and bring it full circle so that you are presented with the same question as the beginning but are looking at it from an entirely new angle.
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I watched the first video of a TED talk on this link, and found the information to be very interesting. Other videos I have seen of TED are all incredibly captivating and inspiring. They open our eyes to the world and challenge us to see things from a different perspective, or they introduce us to completely new ideas. Does anyone know when we are having TEDxCMU on campus again? I'd love to see some speeches in person.
TED is one of those sites on which I can't spend less than an hour; fortunately, today I had enough time to so, and I was once again intrigued by each of the three videos about, all about topics about which I had previously known nothing.
I can't think of another source of information this effective. Certainly there are websites with tutorials, or with as much or more quality information, and the internet is littered with videos, but TED's combination of high-quality information in a quick and easy package is what makes it successful. I wonder how we'll see other educational entities adapt their current strategies based on TED's model.
TED is a great resource to just get inspired about various topics you may have never heard of before. It's more dangerous than Wikipedia though, once you start is too easy to decide to watch "just one more" video. I first got hooked when someone sent me a link to Adam Savage's TED talk on obsession, (if you haven't seen it, google it and watch it) from there it was just one after another. The TEDxCMU sessions were good as well, there's just something about having to distill everything down to 18 minutes that makes people really think about every word.
TED Talks is such a wonderful way to become informed about the world we live in by the strangest yet highly affective means. Each video is captivating and inspires new thoughts and methods of thinking. Like Daniel said, it is difficult to tear away TED Talks videos once you begin watching. There are just so many of them and so much to learn! I love how TED Talks not only presents a new idea, but relates it to the way the world currently is and the opportunities those new ideas can bring to our lives. Like Will said, I hope there is another opportunity to see one of the talks on campus again!
I love TED talk videos I get so many e-mails from my father telling me watch this and that and I haven't found one that I didn't enjoy. They have a great way to get informed on a subject that you didn't know very well in a very entertaining and intriguing way. I'm never bored with a TED talk. And like Will and Sophia and I hope that Carnegie Mellon hosts another TEDxCMU. I didn't get to go last year but hopefully this year I'll be able to watch.
I love the format of the presentation on TED Talks. You definitely have to watch until the very end. At first I never think it's anything new and I don't like the person speaking, but by the end I find points in their speech that are very compelling and offer new perspective. TED Talks definitely provide new thoughts. But I usually never end up warming up to the speaker. That's why I like the way the arguments are presented in facts and building of arguments. When they mention something seemingly random and off subject, they tend to build on it and bring it full circle so that you are presented with the same question as the beginning but are looking at it from an entirely new angle.
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