Blog Council: Ted Talks, We Listen
Kerry and I (along with Jordi and Kate) were the blog council this week and we thought it might be fun to let everyone win something! That being said, Brittany’s blog […]
Kerry and I (along with Jordi and Kate) were the blog council this week and we thought it might be fun to let everyone win something! That being said, Brittany’s blog […]
This is what happens when we confuse morality with frugality. We’ve all been taught that the bake sale with five percent overhead is morally superior to the professional fundraising enterprise […]
I watched the TED talk by Toby Shapshak, called You Don’t Need an App for That. Shapshak talked about innovation and Africa is crucial to our world’s progress. My first […]
Remember when you were younger and anything was possible? Somewhere along the way many of us loose this feeling of infinite possibility. Cameron Herold discusses how children become uninspired in his TED […]
Unfortunately, oil does not grow on trees. Science has proved time and time again that oil will in fact run out. However, as Rob Hopkins points out in his Ted […]
The TED talk that I listened to was called “The hidden power of smiling” by Ron Gutman. While smiling is a pretty easy concept to understand, I found much of […]
Imagine walking down the street on a busy Saturday afternoon in New York City. Thousands of people are bustling around, going about their business, and a complete stranger suddenly walks up […]
Recently, many companies have been competing to dominate the drone industry because drones could very well be the future of the retail industry. Two of such companies are Google and […]
I listened to “The Power of Time Off” by Stefan Sagmeister. His talk focused on how important it is to get away from the work place to rejuvenate yourself and […]
I’m only twenty. I can do whatever I want. I have my whole life ahead of me. I have all the time in the world. Or so I think…
The Ted Talk that I chose for this week’s blog post was an interview with Elon Musk. Elon Musk is the figure that is behind the origination of the Tesla, […]
I watched a TED talk by economist Dilip Ratha who covered the practice of sending remittances. A remittance is when one leaves their home country to work in a more […]
What caught my attention about this talk was the title, specifically the word “pitchforks”. The word draws associations to the French Revolution or even that one scene in Shrek. Nick […]
For my TED talk I listened to “Why the world needs WikiLeaks” with WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. WikiLeaks is a non-profit journalism which publishes secret information submitted from anonymous sources. […]
I am sure that you have heard multiple times “money doesn’t buy happiness.”
While scrolling through the business category of TED talks, one called The Power of Introverts really caught my eye for a few reasons. The first thought that popped into my head […]
We’ve all heard it. We’ve all groaned at it. And yet, we’ve all embraced it as a hallmark of pop culture. That’s right, it’s “Friday.”
I listened to “The Hidden World of Shadow Cities” by Robert Neuwirth. He discusses what he calls “the cities of the future”. These are squatter cities constructed on the outskirts […]
Look, last week was a bit of a yawner. The blog is a platform to stretch, to try new ideas, to ask hard questions, and to be provocative. To jump-start […]