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The Ted Talk that I decided to watch was David Gallo's Underwater Astonishments. I particularly like this Ted Talk because David Gallo used its of video footage to capture the attention of his audience. It was very appealing to the eyes and whats even cooler was that what he was showing was creatures in their habitats doing what they do. In this case it was marine creatures using camouflage. I really liked how he would go back and slow down the clips or reverse them so you could see the full effect of what these amazing creatures due. I also enjoyed the little jokes he threw in between clips or footage.
I also watched Tony Robbins' Why We Do What We Do. I believe his Ted Talk was successful was because he was able to get the audience to participate. He asked questions, got responses and made so many jokes. He is also able to relate to his audience on a emotional level. He was able to get throughout to them and make a connection with his audience and give them relevant examples or situations in which they could use to understand what he was trying to say.

I watched the Ted Talk titled "The Power of Vulnerability" by Brene Brown. What she spoke about was how she was able to separate, from her research, those who were happy versus those who were unhappy and determine those attributes that made those that were happy truly happy. What she discovered was that those that were happy had these four traits: courage, compassion, connection, and vulnerability. These people had the courage to be who they are fully, the compassion to love themselves and others, the connection to let go of who they want to be and embrace themselves, and to accept vulnerability as fundamental for happiness. Those who are unhappy, she explained, struggle for a sense of worthiness, feel the need to perfect, pretend what they do does not affect people, make the uncertain certain, and numb vulnerability. She explained further that we are wired for imperfection and we all deserve to be whole-hearted (be who you are with your entire heart). We need to accept our imperfections and recognize that who we are is enough. And we have to allow ourselves to be vulnerable, be the first to say "I love you" to your lover even though there is not guarantee. If we can be courageous, compassionate, connected and vulnerable we can feel belonging and love and happiness.
What Brown had to say was very inspiring. The topic was eye-opening and very passionate. She articulated her ideas well and was able to use humor as a way to really captivate the audience.

I watched Tony Robin's "What we do and why we do it." I got exactly what I expected and so much more, delivered in the form of emotions. The hole idea behind Robin's presentation was to analyze the reason that people act and do the things they do. To put this in perspective, he divided up people (and this was a very general division) into those that have faced any type of pain and ended up needing therapy for years, and then there were people that faced deep pain and trauma and made a huge change in the world. Why? Because it's all about what your FOCUS is on life, which is formed from several different needs. Robin said there were six different needs; there were the need for certainty in there life, need for surprise(good or bad, for the sake of variety), need for self-significance and importance, need for love(relationships), need to grow as an individual, and the need to contribute. Each one serves as motivation for WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. And depending on which need we focus on we will end up on a totally different path of life. It was interesting when he talked about the need to contribute, because that takes reminds me of Arndst's idea that in order for us to all be free, we have to give back and help others who are in need. That was Robin's inspiration to start a business that fed over 2 million people one year. Depending on where you focus in terms of needs, the path you take will be different, even if the inspiration was the same.

I watched Steve Jobs' speech, "How to Live Before You Die." Jobs was giving the commencement speech at Stanford's graduation, so unlike other TED talks, he used no visual props or other attention getters. Despite this handicap, he delivered a very interesting and informative speech. He recalls three signature moments in his life and how they apply to all of our lives. The moments he relates to us were his realization that college as it's structured today wasn't the right thing for him, when he was fired from his own company, and his cancer diagnosis. Being that it was a college commencement speech, I found it compelling and relevant to my own life.

The point of his speech was simple: find what you love and never let go. Mr. Jobs at one point says, "always follow your heart, because somehow it already knows what you want to be." He tells us to listen to your "inner voice," not to "live someone else life," and related how every morning he'd look in the mirror and ask himself, "if this was my last day on earth, would I do what I'm going to do today? If the answer for too many days in a row was 'no,' I knew I had to change something."

The speech effected me not so much for the message he was conveying; we've all heard people tell us to find what we love to do, but more in the details of how he came to this conclusion himself. He tells us in the speech that at one point in his life, he recycled cans and bottles to make sure he got enough food to eat, and made his way to the Hindu temple for a free meal once a week, and, most importantly, that "he loved it." We often relate success and happiness to wealth and comfort. He had none of these things, but still loved his life because he was doing things that he loved to do. This speech, more than any other I've heard on similar topics, really got the message across that the only way to live a fulfilling life is to follow your heart. Whether it's in personal relationships or your career, don't listen to the white noise of the world around you. Even if we never reach our goals, we can die with the knowledge that we never gave up, and live contentedly knowing that every day, we're working for what we truly desire. Finally he leaves with the simple yet meaningful phrase: "Stay hungry. Stay foolish."

I watched Mary Roach's TED talk titled "10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasm". I believe that one of the main reasons this talk was so successful is because of the topic, people are fascinated by sex and orgasm. Her powerpoint was only 10 slides, each containing one of the "things" referred to in the title. She spoke in detail about each "thing", and her talk was very funny, referencing odd quotes from scientific literature.

For Pols 317, I watched the number one video by Sir Ken Robinson titled School kills creativity. This was amazing to watch, I was in awe how people such Ken have such an ease to speaking in public. He spoke with confidence an approached this speech with comedy. Every other minute he would crack a joke, which made it seem more like a personal conversation than a TED talk. Comedy and story telling were a large part of his presentation. All jokes aside he spoke his point of Schools killing creativity, which I agreed with. As children you're not afraid to express yourself, and haven't been judged by society or teachers. This is so true, as a child you feel free to say, or do what you want and most of all your not afraid or insecure of being wrong or rejected. Hes believes that as we grow up our uniqueness fades away as we follow education in the school system.Children are amazingly creative, and not all should follow in each others footsteps. He also spoke of degrees, saying when he graduated with a Bachelors degree that meant him having a job, and now a B.A. doesn't quite do it. Overall his comfort with speaking in front of people was amazing, his points were made, and it was funny/entertaining.

For pols 207 I Watched David Gallo's "Underwater Astonishment". This TED talk was short and sweet. Its such an amazing topic because scientist still have few little knowledge on what lies beneath the ocean. Yes the video was short but David used everything to needed to keep full attention. There were videos of both creatures at the bottom and top of the sea. We learn they have found underwater lakes, and waters falls, as well as basic survival tactics of bio-luminescent creatures and fish. Such things include texture, color,and pattern of certain animals to help them survive. Great videos really helped bring the talk to the next level.

For public policy Elliott Reyes
the video I picked which I thought was hilariuos was by Mary Roach 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm. Mary states different ways the women can have an orgasm she literally researched different ways she can have an orgasm, for example the lady that could have an orgasm by brushing her teeth that was too funny apparently she could have an orgasm by brushing her teeth. She went to the doctor they tested if it was the tooth brush or her gums, or the tooth paste, but it was the motion and vibration of the brushing that would get her off. This ted talk was hilarious im honestly gonna watch more just for fun I made my roomates watch this ted talk video, and they were amazed the different ways people can get orgasms for example its clinically proven from what Mary said that dead people can have an orgasm as well that is too funny I swear if its really true.

The TED talk that I watched was Stephen Hawking: Questioning the Universe. It was a really interesting talk with no props or anything whatsoever. It was literally watching a lecture from the great professor. It was telecommunication in February 2008 in Monterey, CA. Despite his handicap, Dr. Hawking gave a very stimulating look into the Universe and answers to the best of the science society's knowledge of the Universe. He asks three basic questions: 1) How did the Universe begin, 2) How did Life begin, and 3) Are we alone?

How did the Universe begin? About 15 billion years ago, the Big Bang happened. But how did that happen? At first we depended on the original laws of relativity and space and time. However, when we look at new laws we see that space and time are two different dimensions. This removes the distinction between time and space. The Universe can spontaneously create itself out of nothing because of the laws of evolution. This is the creation of the Universe.

Are we alone? They believe that life evolved spontaneously. However, they don't know why or how it appeared. The first life was from 3.5 billion years ago. The Earth was formed 4.5 billion years ago. The Earth was too hot to support life for about half a billion years. So it means that life was spontaneously created in only a half a billion years. This is a short span when compared to the 10 billion year life expectancy of an Earthlike planet. Because we have not picked up radiowaves within a few hundred light years, we can conclude that there are most likely not any life forms intelligent enough for space travel.

The lecture was enlightening for me because he spoke from such a pragmatic viewpoint. He stated that based on our population exponentially growing, it would be increasingly tougher to maintain peaceful life on this planet due to lack of natural resources. He looks to space travel as human kinds only means of survival. It is the duty of science to ensure the survival of human species as it is the smartest life form in the galaxy.

I really enjoyed the talk because the theory of the Universe has always interested me. Dr. Hawking provides great answers to many tough questions.

I watched "The Power of Vulnerability", with the speaker Brené Brown. It was an interesting talk, which discussed the human need for connection and acceptance, as well as the tendency for shame and fear. She expressed the idea that human vulnerability is actually a good thing, because in order to accept ourselves and others, we must also accept our flaws. That if we try to push down our emotions, we are not just numbing the bad ones, but the good ones as well.

The Ted Talk wasn't necessarily my cup of tea, but I can see how so many people could have found it enlightening. It took an uncomfortable subject for many people (shame and a lack of self-worth) and turned it into a message of hope and inspiration. She used a more emotional approach rather than a scientific one, made it personal, made it seem as if she was talking to each person of her audience individually rather than en masse. Not only that, but the one of voice she used and the handling of the topic was very soft and gentle. It made people feel good, and made people feel good about their problems. It made it seem as if anything was possible.

So yes, it was an interesting video to watch. I did admire her poise and her ability to connect with the audience. She is a gifted "storyteller-researcher" for sure.

I watched Vijay Kumars talk on "Robots that Fly..." The speaker wasn't exactly over the talk in the presentation he was giving, but the demonstrations, and explanation of how this robot works was truly impressive. He also showed how versatile they are, they could be used for search and rescue, first response, construction, and transportation. They were only about 8 inches in diameter, but thinking of the possibilities, in regards to what robots could do if they were constructed builder is very exciting to think about. I'm not very good at physics, but when Kumar was explaining how the robot figures out how to get from point A to point B, it would seem complicated, but the way he went about describing it, it seemed a somewhat simple concept. Even teaching the robot how to move through moving obstacles was crazy! One of the only disadvantages of these robots, is the size, being under one pound, its hard to accomplish much with that. Overall, I thought this talk was very interesting, getting the background on the robot, how it works, what it can do and so on. I think the possibilities are endless, and it will be interesting to see what technology, like these robots, will be like in 20 years from now.

I watched a couple of these, but the one I'm going to write on is the talk by Sir Ken Robinson. I found it to be one of the more entertaining talks I've ever seen; it would be considered a good stand up routine if you just looked at his joke, and it would be considered a superb academic-esque speech if you just looked at his content. The fact that he managed to pull together both of those facets and move seamlessly from one to the next to back up his point is top notch.
Going into viewing this, I was somewhat of the opinion that the 'art' majors perhaps aren't to be as valued as much as science and math and the like, I will admit that. But after watching this, I can honestly say that I'm reconsidering that view. He did an amazing job of story telling to show how important the arts are and reeling the audience in, and for that I thank him.

I decide to watch Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology. I think that this idea of interfacing everyday objects and computers together is absolutely fascinating. What I believe is most important is staying connected to the real world. His invention can get humans off the computers and back into the really world. Yes it lets people access information and accomplishes work at a much higher speed, but what is really important is that we are no longer restrained to a computer. The freedom to go about and interact with the world instead of being lost in cyberspace is what I believe is the true break-through here. His talk was very quick and to the point. With some humor thrown in in the photographs he was able to capture his audience and bring life to his presentation.

The Stephan Hawking video wasn't outstanding in any way other than it being Hawking and him communicating thorough his computer voice that he uses his eyes to control. However, he does cover some controversial unknowns about the universe, how it was made, how we as humans are destroying and his view of what the future holds. It is interesting when he is talking about millions of years it makes you feel like such a small blip in the history of the world. He believes that the only option we will have in just the next hundred years will be to find a way to live on other planets and in space. He is quite a character.

I watched talk number 19 Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm. It was very interesting and had a lot of historical and present day information about orgasm. She didn't use any extravagant visual effects, only 10 slides to start he off talking about each point. I think this is still very popular because it is about sex which can be an interesting subject for people. She is a very good speaker and was also very funny and kept the audiences attention with a few pictures and a short pig video. I'm not surprised hers is among the top 20 most popular.

I watched Mary Roach’s TED talk “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Orgasm”. I believe the reason it had so many views, is due to the way she talks about such an interesting, but usually awkward topic in a casual way. She brought humor to her talk, but also brought forth very interesting information, that I'm sure most common people would have never heard of before. Her stories kept the viewers intrigued the whole time. The beginning was interesting as she shared the way different people could have an orgasm, such as one lady could by brushing her teeth. Towards the end she shows a video clip that supports one of her points about pigs and fertility, but also adds comic relief.

THe one on leadership is also really good. He really gets you engaged by opening up with examples og what he is going to talk about that everyone knows. Who hasn't heard of MLK, the wright brothers or Apple. I really like the idea that people do follow what you believe and now what you are selling to them an idea or a product. He really backs up his claim by showing it biologically and not just as a theory and then he also backs it all up with interesting examples as well. I really liked the video and it was easy to listen to the whole ting without drifting off.

The TED Talk, “The Power of Vulnerability” by Brene Brown spoke of the human connection. What I concluded from her talk was that humans have a natural tendency to use the experiences around them to be excuses for why they are hurt. They have the tendency to discourage being so open and vulnerable to those around them. What Brown was trying to say was that it starts with us. We must let ourselves be vulnerable in order for others to do the same. It is a chain reaction. If we start with ourselves, then we treat those around us better, and people can be happier. The more we avoid vulnerability, we avoid happiness, joy, and everything else positive. We should accept our flaws, be open with imperfection, whatever makes us so open in order to expand our perception of human connection. Brown stresses that connection is the reason why we are here, why we are living. Connection is what gives us purpose and meaning.

I watched the TED Talk, "Mathemagic," by Arthur Benjamin. To be honest, the name is what gravitated me to watch it out of all of the Top TED talks. Even though, it's ranked in 12th place, I thought it was the best. Arthur Benjamin presented his talk, while entertaining the audience, like a magic show. He was able to multiply large numbers at the top of his head in seconds, literally. He would ask the audience to call out random numbers ranging from 2-digit numbers to 5-digit numbers and he would either square or multiply them all out in his head, through his mind, without using the regular 'paper-method' or 'calculator-method'. He would then have the audience come on stage (like a magic show) with a calculator to check if his answers were all correct. They were. My reaction as well as the audience's reaction, was of astonishment.

This TED Talk was probably so buzz-worthy and worth watching because Arthur Benjamin basically did what most people think is 'impossible' or like he would put it, 'improbable'. He could even tell you the actual day (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.) of the month you were born, no matter what year it was, all through memory, or math. He made the subject of math fun to listen to with his ingenious way of presenting it all through a magic show. How he was calculating all these numbers so quick and continuously was like magic. He engaged the audience so efficiently and just, I sort of didn't want it to end since I was so amused and amazed on what he was doing. He made math more interesting to learn about after his 'mathemagic' show. If all math classes was like how he presented math to be, I would consider majoring or minoring in math if it would guarantee a few steps closer to be as 'magical' as Arthur Benjamin.

I watched the "Thrilling Potential of Sixth Sense Technology" and was blown away by this Ted Talk. what Pranav Mistry has created is mind blowing and awesome. I believe that in the near future his newly discovered technology will surely change the world. His ideas are complex, so it will definately take years for this technology to be available for the population, but some day the everyone will be using it. The sixth sense technology will help us to "stay human" and "get rid of digital devices" like Mistry mentions in his talk. There is so much potential for this new product i cant wait till it is available to the public. Definately something everyone should watch!

POLS 207- Lauren Dudley
I watched Ted Talk number 10, which was Steve Jobs on "How to Live Before You Die". First off this video has receieved so many views because Steve Jobs was giving the speech. I mean anyone who has stepped outside their house knows the impact of Steve Jobs with technology and the world. This video is impressive as Jobs talks about personal experiences, which helps everyone relate to someone as famous as he is. The experiences he talks about includes being adopted, dropping out of college, being fired from Apple, a company that he helped create, and then how he learned dying is an important part of life. His speech is amazing as he talks about the roots of human thinking as he reaches a major point of his story. He brings up the point that you cannot be afraid to follow your heart in fear of failing or not being happy. Your heart and intuition already know deep down where you need to be in order to be happy, but you cannot be to scared to follow that or else you will never be truly happy. Also, everyone can relate when he says that obviously you cannot know how everything will work out right now, but in the future you will look back and see that everything came together and not because of a plan, but because you followed your true desires. Then when he talks of being fired,he thought it was the worst at first, but then he realized it was a blessing in disguise as it relieved stress and allowed him to get back to the beginning process of creativity that he was passionate about. He is saying that everything happens for a reason and you cannot let the "downturns" of life get you down, but get back up in order to follow your passion. You need to find a great work that you are happy with everyday, otherwise you will never be satisfied. He talks of dying and his experience with cancer and you know that right then he really saw death right in the face. He knew before then from a quote that you need to go through life thinking that this might be your last day to live, adn you need to think if what you are doing with that day is really what you want to be doing. If it is not make a change because life is too short to not be doing what you want to do with your life. Jobs sees death as a motivation throughout life. This speech is impressive as you see this guy who has done so much in his life with so much passion relating to college graduates that have to actually go out in the world now. Jobs gets to the core of questions that human possess as they go throughout life and he really connects here with the new generation that will come and leave through this earth. (Steve Jobs did not know what he wanted to do, but he followed his heart and look at what he did)

The TED talk that I chose to watch was by Dan Gilbert on, "The Science of Happiness". Dan did a great job of using anecdotes to capture the audience's attention. He also used a power point with pictures through out the slideshow to help the audience visualize what he was saying.
Dan showed the difference between synthetic and natural happiness. He made the point that humans, have the capacity to make their own happiness. Humans think that happiness is a thing to be found, while it is obtained through experiences and hardships. Dan gave others the opportunity to view happiness in a different perspective, which opened up the mind to new ideas. "The Science of Happiness" showed audiences that happiness is not only gained on our own, rather, it is gained through real and enduring experiences.

I watched David Gallo's TED talk "Underwater Astonishments." The talk starts off with the scenes of the deep sea creatures that are rarely visible to others due to the depths in which they live. Gallo used the unique footage to highlight the fact that there is still so little that we know about the oceans and the creatures that live in it. I think the use of the cephalopods was smart because he was able to highlight so many capabilities and characteristics with just one type of marine life. He showed the video of the one male that would split the color of his skin so that he always appeared to be his best when he was facing the female, but on his other side, he would change his colors to intimidate the other males. The fact that these creatures are able to do this is unique and intriguing just like marine life in general, which is why I feel this video is one of the most viewed TED talks.

I watched the TED Talk "Mathemagic" with Arthur Benjamin. I especially enjoyed it because math appeals to me and is magical but what Arthur Benjamin did with it was truly spectacular. You could say he had a TI 84 in his head but that would be an understatement. Some of the simple things he did that made the talk entertaining was how he spoke lively and upbeat and moved all over the stage. He never stood still and his voice seemed so full of excitement. His demeanor was not boring like that of a monotone lecturer. But what made his presentation truly a TED Talk was the fact that he was such an amazing mathematician. Everyone is used to calculators being helpful and the best way to solve math problems efficiently but Benjamin made them look obsolete and useless. He was racing calculators and winning, he was guessing days of the weeks from a century and it was amazing; his abilities made him seem superhuman. It was so entertaining because he would just put the crowd in awe.

I watched "10 things you didn't know about orgasm." First of all, the reason I watched it was because of the intriguing title; it was the first that caught my attention. The reason it was an interesting talk was because the speaker managed to keep me engaged the entire 16 minutes of it. She also found a way to make it funny by adding cute, edgy anecdotes from time to time. These little stories are nice short breaks from all of the medical jargon. It makes the talk appealing to those who aren't even medical experts. That way more people could watch the video and more people could learn from it without having any previous educational prerequisites. I will try to incorporate these skills as my group and I take on our TED talk on a lesser provocative subject.

I watched Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk on "schools killing creativity" (2006). I found his speech to be interesting and thought provoking because it made me think about why schools find the need to squander all acts of creativity. I grew up thinking school was a place that I would learn about words and numbers, nothing else. Although there are extra curricular activities and electives that you could take in school, you just can't find elements of art in a regular curriculum. This is disheartening, especially to someone like me who loves making films. I would love doing more projects in class that would trigger the creative part of our brain, instead of using only the analytical part. School should be a place where we not only learn math, english, history and science; but the arts as well. Not everyone was born to be a doctor or a lawyer and we should do more in our schools to nurture a variety of talents.

I watched Simon Sinek's "How Great Leaders Inspire Action," (7) which discusses the successful approach of presenting "why" before "what" when persuading others into action. The main method Sinek uses in his presentation is a large poster board with graph paper on it, where he illustrates what he is talking about - essentially drawing his point out while he makes it. This allows the audience to make a connection with what they are seeing and what Sinek is talking about. Furthermore, Sinek uses relative examples that the audience will understand, such as touch phones, apple products, and the Wright brothers. This allows the audience to associate the theories Sinek is presenting with real life applications. Lastly, Sinek uses science as a support system for the truth of what is occurring with each individual, pointing out the "Neocortex" and "Limbic brain" account for the experiences occurring for the individual when presented with either the outside-in or inside-out approach to persuasion. (Pols 317)

The TED talk I watched was Dan Gilbert’s “Why are we Happy”. I thought it was a great video that demonstrated how we as humans have the ability to be happy through synthetic happiness, which is what we make when we don’t get what we want. An example Gilbert gives is that if given the choice to choose one of two of your favorite items and you know you are going to be stuck with the one you choose, you will be happier than if you are given the option to switch the item for the other. Someone who put synthetic happiness into action was Moreese Bickham who was put in Louisiana State penitentiary for 37 years for a crime he did not commit. When released, he said “ I don’t have one minute’s regret. It was a glorious experience.”

I watched Brain Magic... First of all I want to ask why the heck did it end without letting me see the last part?!!? Talk about a cliff hanger that does not ever answer my unanswered questions. Now, when the video first started and Keith drove the nice BMW without looking through his own eyes, "using the eyes on his partner," I thought it was fake. However, as the clip continued the tricks Keith was doing started to convince me that he does use some sort of magic. I have no idea where he was going with the TED talk but I was thoroughly entertained. My mind was blown. I have no idea what I was supposed to get out of watching this video, and skimming through some of the comments I could not find any comments on Brain Magic. Maybe I chose a pointless video, but I was entertained nonetheless.

I watched #9 the best stats you’ve ever seen by Hans Rosling. He showed how money can affect a lot of different aspects of life. One of his interesting points was how a country needs to be healthy first before they can acquire money and then rise on up in to world powers. It makes sense because how can a country maintain a steady and sustainable workforce if the land is overpopulated and inconsistent. Once the health has been acquired, probably requiring some governmental assistance, then the money will make its impact on infant mortality and life expectancy. Sweden and the Republic of the Congo greatly differ in their health and money; there is a connection between the two. Speaking of a Sub-Saharan African country, on almost all of the graphs that Mr. Rosling showed the continent of Africa was consistently lower on the curve, chart or graph. There is also a correlation between developing countries (less money) and countries with already developed infrastructure. Not to be picking on the continent as a whole however, because Mr. Rosling also mentioned that a country cannot be viewed as a continent and vice versa, here’ why. In a few cases it was noted that the top African country was actually above the median average of the world, around the 70%. You would not give that country the same need and care as the rest of the average states in the continent and so every case needs it context. In order for users in developed worlds to see this distinction their needs to be a greater access to resources, databases and most importantly how it is all portrayed. Having access to numbers is one thing, but showing it in a way that is most applicable is what is special and important.

I watched Ted talk "How to live before you die" by Steve Jobs. In his talk, he points out three important marks from his life experiences and how he reacted to them to urge people to live their life to the fullest and follow their dreams. The first topic he talks about is his decision to drop out of college even though he is talking to thousands of students in one of the best university in the world. He feels that he is wasting his time and his parents' money into college. Jobs then decides to drop out and take classes that he likes such as calligraphy. He believes in himself that it will benefit for him in the future and it turns out to be a good one. I think this is the right choice. I think colleges should eliminate all unnecessary classes for students and develop a new classes system based on the students' major; in that way, the students will save their time and money at college. I think we need more cultivated people as many as possible to help wake up the economy. The second topic that he points out is when he is fired from Apple and then starts over again with his love for what he does. Jobs creates Apple when he is only 20 years old, then 10 years later the company is worth $2 billion and has over 4000 employees. Jobs then is fired from Apple, but he still loves what he does, so he starts over again. It turns out the being fired from Apple helps him realized what he really wants to do and even gives him motivation. He creates Pixar and it is now one of the best animation studios in the world. Jobs finds what he loves; his love and passion help him to become a successful person. The last topic is about how he prepares for death. As soon as Jobs knows that he has cancer, he starts respecting every single day in his life. He starts every morning with a question in his head what can he give the world today. And for so many days, the answer is no, so he knows that something has to change. And later on his doctor finds out that his cancer can be cure, Jobs is then cured from cancer but he keeps living his life with love and passion for his job and begin every morning with the same question. I think his speech is very inspiring, a man who is never graduated from college later on become one of the most effective men in the technology industry. I learn from him to live and work with passion and got to find what i love to do. Keep searching for what we love to do until we find the right path in life.

I watched Tony Robbins "Why we do what we do" Ted Talk and found it very relatable and interesting. At first I was skeptical to watch it, because his presence on stage was so bold and intimidating it almost made me uncomfortable. I felt as though whatever he was going to say was going to exaggerated, built up with his theatrical voice and mannerisms, yet it was quite the opposite. Although his stage presence remained the same, his message over powered how arrogant he looked. I think my favorite line from the Ted Talk was when Robbins asked the audience a question, he said "How many of you like surprises?" To which the audience responded in an uproar. Immediately he replies, "Bullshit! You only like surprises when they're good, when they are bad we call them problems." This statement made me laugh and ask myself a question almost simultaneously. My first answer to his question was, "Yes! I love surprises!" But upon his second statement I realized, most surprises come in unfavorable situations such as unexpected illness, financial problems, etc. I suppose that message stuck out the most from his Ted Talk and I'm pleased that I was able to take something from it regardless of how turned off I was at the beginning.

I watched David Gallo‘s TED Talk "Underwater Astonishment", Steve Job's TED Talk "How to live before you die," and Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk on "School's killing creativity." They were all very different, but all held my attention. David Gallo's talk held my attention because he had great footage of the underwater wonders he was enlightening us about. He kept his talk simple and to the point; I was fascinated with different sea creatures and learned many new things in just those five minutes he took to explain it. I really liked his approach to a TED Talk. Another style was Steve Job's. He didn't use any visual props but was still able to hold my attention because the stories he told were very interesting. I learned a lot about him and it made it easier for the general public to relate to him. When he was younger, he had a life very different from what I would have thought. I didn't know that he dropped out of university and that he had been fired from his job at Apple, the company that he started. He got his message across about how important it is to do what you love and don't be afraid of making mistakes, just like he did. I thought his talk was very interesting as well. Finally, the Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk was the most entertaining. He started out by making the crowd laugh and lightening the mood. He was so amusing by the stories he told and definitely captured the audience, including me. He had a good sense of humor and talked about things I never thought about. For example, I never thought about the fact that Shakespeare was a child once and how he had to go through years of English too. I mean, I know that every person goes through these stages but Shakespeare's work is so intense and there are many people who today find it confusing to figure out. The two stories that he told about the girls and how important creativity was for them were very interesting. He got his point across about how schools need to embrace creativity because it is just as important as mathematics (or maths as he refers to it). I enjoyed watching these three different takes on a TED Talk and find them helpful for my preparation.

For Pols 207 I watched Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius. The reason why Elizabeth Gilbert was so captivating because she would tell a story then through in humor into her story. Also having a great best seller book will help too and having fans of your book in the audience will keep them paying attention. Everyone can use a good pep talk and everyone likes a good laugh. That is what Elizabeth Gilbert has done in this TED talk a combination of a pep talk and a stand up comic routine.

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i watched the ted talk by steve jobs on how to live before you die. I thought that his talk was compelling because he told him own personal stories. His story about dropping out of school and now being very wealthy is inspiring. He doesn't stress dropping out of school, but realizing what is right for you and following your dreams. His talk about having cancer is also very compelling, being told that you only have a few months to live, i couldn't imagine how that was. He came face to face with death and knows what it's like to feel like your time is cut short. "never settle" is something that he stressed and i think that made it very relatable for all audiences. whether it's with your job, a relationship, school, i think you should always strive to be the best and not just settle.

I watched Dan Gilbert's talk on "The Science of Happiness". This topic is appealing because everyone has their own experiences and opinions that give a sense of direction application not always present in other TED Talk subjects. It is hard to think of anything that has more at stake than the topic of personal happiness if you were to break down all the components of existence. Dan Gilbert quickly gives his talk additional appeal by forcing the audience to question their own conception of happiness. He provides accounts of people who describe profound happiness despite enduring situations such as wrongful imprisonment. This transitions into a discussion of synthetic happiness, a mechanism that humans can use when things do not work out in the most ideal way. A study asking participants to rank Monet paintings was interesting because it touched on a topic covered in class discussion. It was found that participants changed their ranking after being given a poster of one of their lower choices.

I watched Steve Job's Ted Talk about "How to Live Before you die". This talk was about three major stories in Steve Job's life. This specific Ted Talk was given to the graduating class of Stanford University. I was extremely interested in this talk as it was not only engaging, but educational as well. this talk has so many views because; 1st off, it was given by an extremely popual, wealthy, and smart man, 2nd- it was worth the time to listen to. Hearing about anohter person's struggles, hardships, and overcoming them really inspired me to reach my maximum potential. I would say one of the main points in his speech would be to "live every day like it's your last". This talk explained his life and inspired others to be their best and do what they lve. He preached that doing what you love will bring you happiness and success!

Jeff Han's tech demo of his multi-touchscreen technology was especially interesting to me partly because of my pre-existing interest in technology, but mostly because of what Han does to incite interest in his technology. He doesn't merely present the technology, he demonstrates what it is capable of using several apps (some of which incite cheers and applause from the audience). He talks not only about the technology itself, but how it can be applied and what benefit it provides, and he presents some concepts (such as the pinch-to-zoom gesture) that were truly novel for their time. Jeff Han kept his talk focused on the technology and captured the audience's attention with sheer innovation, and these two qualities are what i feel make this one of the most-viewed TED talks.

I chose to watch Steve Job's "How to live before you die"

This speech was incredibly emotional. You could really tell that Steve Jobs poured his soul and being into his speech. Instead of talking about how great he was (like many commencement speakers tend to do), he turns instead to his humble beginnings and how he rose to his goals. Even though he dropped out of college, he was still able to work towards what he truly loved. His main message is this: You need to keep your head up even when times are bleak. When his parents could not pay for college, he had to drop out and pursue other means. When he was fired from Apple, he again kept his head up and founded other companies.

As a college student, this was truly inspiring. So often I look at my student loan debt and wonder: Is it really worth it? But this speech gives me the thought: No matter what happens, I should not settle. I should not take what is easy, or necessarily simple. I need to do what I want. I need to be myself. It will be worth it.

I watched the Keith Barry Ted Talk about Brain Magic. The talk was about how with enough concentration one can control another's actions. Whether or not that is correct or not it was still entertaining. He used examples from voodoo and other hypnotic-like experiments to prove his point. The entire talk was filled with mind blowing tricks. I do not feel like I really was learning because the talk was so entertaining.

The second most viewed TED talk was Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight. This talk gained popularity for two reasons. First, Taylor was able to describe firsthand the experience of suffering from a stroke. This is a condition of the brain that severely affects the lives of many people so a large part of the population knows someone who has had a stroke so the experience is one people are curious about. Brining out a real human brain probably also encourage views of Taylor’s talk. Furthermore, as a neuroscientist, she is able to include great amounts of simple explanations for the functions of the brain as well as what was happening to the brain in relation to what she was experiencing with each function during the stroke. Strokes and other disorders scare and confuse most people so being able to explain this situation so well made this talk really compelling. The second reason 10 million people probably chose to watch this video was because of what I would call the metaphysical experience that Taylor had. She explains how it felt to be separated from her body and how she felt such peace during that time. She goes on to share her wish that all people could “disconnect” the sides of their brains in order to always project peace into the world by choosing who we want to be. This is a very deep message that many people would find worthy of discussion and motivating. The combination of scientific fact, personal experience, and thoughtful insight are three things that make this talk so unique and popular.

The Ted Talk that I watched was given by Dan Gilbert on "The Surprising Science of Happiness." I thought that Dan Gilbert was engaging because he was up, moving around the room, and making direct eye contact with his audience. He was not sitting in a chair or reading from a script. The fact that he was so interested and excited about what he was talking about, made me more interested to hear it too. He gave a small "pop quiz" during the presentation in order to get the audience involved and make them think about the things he was talking about. In Gilbert's PowerPoint, he made all of his slides fairly short and concise; more specifically, he did not overload the slides with texts or images. He balanced his visual presentation with a little bit of text and a few pictures. The graphs that he included in his presentation were simple and easy to read and understand. Also, some of the images he used in his presentation were humorous and entertaining, but they simultaneously reinforced the points that he was trying to make. The only thing that I did not like about this talk is that he was speaking non-stop, very quickly throughout the entire presentation. Sometimes it was hard to follow what he was saying or to have a second to reflect on the things he was talking about regarding happiness.

I watched the Ted Talk called The Puzzle of Motivation. In this video the speaker was essentially pointing out the misconceptions that economists and everyday american's were constantly mistaking for the truth. He explained, using experiments to support it, that there is a large gap between what science knows and how business works. A series of experiments were conducted under this pretense that showed that when the rewards were higher in any given task, the productivity and quality of the work greatly decreased. This way of rewarding people and incentivizing them to do better works in theory, however, as these experiments proved, in actuality, the results were almost always the opposite. he explained that this was because this way of thinking and doing business was killing creativity, efficiency, and productivity. Google lets its employees spend 20% of their time working on what ever project they wanted, with zero deadlines and optional meetings. Surprisingly the best ideas and the half of Google's outputs were created during this free, unlimited, un-incentivized, way of working. I think that this should apply to business' today. I think that if more business' used this strategy our economy would likely improve under these conditions. This way of thinking can be applied to the bank bailouts of 2007-08. Once the bank's received their money they immediately gave out bonus' to their employees, leading to even less productivity, and little to no change from the pre-bailoutwork effort level. I think if our country was able to implement this in more business' out economy would be much better off and we might not be in the financial crisis that we are currently in.

I watched the Simon Sinek TED talk called "How great leaders inspire action." This video is popular because Sinek talks about failure and success. He spoke of how a person gets others to buy a product or an idea. In a time where people are very unsure of whether their business plans will fail or succeed this talk gives listeners insight into how the human mind works and how to convince people to buy your product or idea. His main point was that, "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it." His explanation made it very clear that you can have the best idea or product in the world, but if you cannot explain to people why you are saying what you are saying or doing what you are doing then failure is guaranteed. This is a backwards idea for most people because they think that if you have something that will make life easier it will sell. However, people want something that they also believe in and that is what makes the best motivator. For people who are wondering why they continuously fail, this talk would help them change their approach and become more successful.

I watched the TED talk on the underwater astonishment. I knew that we do not know much about the ocean compared to the rest of the world, but the stuff we have seen is crazy. The first stuff he showed us with the fish that could glow was amazing the way that their lights shine so that they can capture pray and keep away predators at the same time is really interesting. And then with the shallow water fish and octopuses took hiding to a whole different level. The lat one he showed was the best. How much the octopuses could change to it environment with its pattern, texture and color was unreal.

(for Politics of Community Development) I watched Dan Gilbert's TED talk on "The surprising science of happiness." In it he talks about the notions of synthetic happiness versus natural happiness and goes into an interesting take on what it is we define as happiness circumstantially.

Essentially he states that often times for our own ambitions and out own goals, wanting them to be unlimited and setting up these open ended parameters leaves us open for more dissatisfaction. Ironically, the unhinged inhibitions of our own goal setting create the disparity in which negativity can fester. There was a class study he contributed to at Harvard that students would have taken photos and end up with two possible photos for submission of things most passionate to them. Ultimately though some were informed that they could exchange their submission photo at any time, while others were told there would be no change to these submissions. The happier of the two groups monitored over time regarding the decision were the ones given no choice in changing their photo submissions at a later time.

That instance being very simple in its approach proves the underlying concept of which Gilbert advocates in that the notion of synthesized happiness and its means of being the "emotional immune system." In circumstances locking people into patterns and so forth, there comes to be more happiness from those who make the one decision up front or are committed to something in a period of time.

Gilbert is not advocating a life of mediocrity, but rather presenting the ease of coming to a means of complacency to meet a basic standard of happiness. Happiness boiling down to being natural and synthetic.

Of the two, natural is defined as our response to when we get what we want, but in a secondary fashion, being aware of synthesized happiness being what we make do with what we have to change our view on something for it to then be the reached realization of it then being what we had been seeking out. Socially synthesizing our happiness has been a concept often looked down upon, but if the concept of happiness and our response to situations being what helps us find our "goals" then being aware of this seemingly common sense based concept allows us to be more regulatory of ourselves and how we feel in it being something that is more than often forgone in the emotions charged with our experiences, moods and so forth.

For the TED talks i watched ten things about orgasms, and the multi-touch screen. For the multi-touch touch screen what made it stand out was that the presenter himself actually had a real working model and was able to use it. Not only that it was fun seeing the various functions of how the screen worked, there where several different interfaces that he loaded that showed the practicability of the screen in different programs and scenarios. As for the ted talk about organisms, it was upbeat and addressed the topic light-hearted but serious. The presenter uses humor to keep the mood light, shares many stories and jokes. What also stands out is the simplicity of her presentation. She had only ten slides with the ten things she was sharing about orgasms.

I watched the video "On How great leaders inspire action". The reason why this video had so many views was because the examples he uses are companies and people we are so fascinated how they do what they do. But he reveals the sort of hidden truth we don’t always notice, being the society that we are people are always looking for some one with common beliefs. People want leaders and companies with similar beliefs and objectives. Leaders who step outside the norm and do something no one else is willing to do. As a speaker he kept the audience very in tuned and never had a dry moment.

I chose to watch the TED Talk done by Steve Jobs on “How to Live Before You Die” and I found it very interesting. Steve Jobs had such a large impact on this generation and the fact that he made this speech just a few years before he actually passed is astounding and definitely adds emphasis to his words. The quote, “Live everyday like it is your last” has a profound on everyone who truly takes the words into perspective. Because of his effect on people, this made his TED Talk so compelling consequently landing him in the top 20.

I chose to read the one of Steve Jobs. "How to Live Before You Die"

I really liked hearing about Steve Jobs’ hard life. It is interesting how he decided to tell his life in three stories. In the first one, he tells us about his life in general, how his mother gave him up for adoption and how both of his parents didn’t finish college or even start it. Being with his new parents though made Steve have a new beginning. It is interesting to note the fact that he manages very well in life without going to college because he doesn’t see a value in it. He didn’t see how college was going to answer his questions in life and therefore he dropped out and he could have never been happier, that was the best decision he has ever made.
His second story is entitled it “Love and Lost”. It is impressive how people already know at a young age what they want to do in life. It is not common, but to certain people it happens. Steve, at age twenty, was really interested in creating and perfecting Apple software; he managed to do this in his garage! It takes skills and it is remarkable how some people are geniuses. After ten years, at age thirty, he has managed to release the Macintosh, but he got fired from his own company because the board of director chose Steve’s friend’s ideas over his. Just the fact that he decides to start again shows that this man has a powerful will and really believes that the can do it. In the video he repeats many times that he loves what he does. “To do great work, you need to love what you do.”
It is interesting how he said that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have happened to him. “Sometimes life can hit you in the head with a brick, don’t lose faith…”
His last story was entitled “Story of Death”. I really loved it when he said this line: “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose”. Do as much as you can before it is too late; don’t have regrets and “there is no reason not to follow your heart”. I also liked it when he says that death is an intellectual concept and people should accept it because no matter what, death will happen to everyone. “Death was a purely but intellectual concept… Death is the destination that we all share.” Therefore live your life, how you think it is best and make as many decisions, right or wrong, until there is time. Don’t be afraid and mostly “don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the results of other people’s thinking, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” He proclaims that death is the best thing that can happen in human life, because it is a way of letting go or starting over again. “Single best invention of life. It clears out the old and it is ready for the new”.
In conclusion, Steve Jobs was a normal person like us, who told us about his luck with the Apple company and with his hard life, and everything that he had to go through. He has shown that he believed in himself even after publicly failing. He has only followed his own heart and intuition and kept on going. After his death people will always remember him and hopefully the Apple company will continue to be successful exactly the way he imagined it.

I watched Ken Robinson's "Schools Kills Creativity" and I absolutely loved this talk. I think one of the reasons it was so successful is how entertaining it was. The majority of the talk I found myself laughing. Also, he was able to keep the audiences attention by expressing his philosophical points to common life experiences and personal stories. I found his controversial and drastic statements to be more acceptable because of their conversational and casual presentation. This allowed for points to flow naturally because the audience did not feel like they were being pressured to learn a bunch of information we were comfortable simply listening to his thoughts.

I watched Mary Roach's TED talk "10 things you didn't know about orgasm". Sex, orgasm, pleasure, and masturbation are all topics that are not openly discussed often in a non-intimate setting. Many people don't know HOW to talk about these things so they seek videos, literature, podcasts, and all sorts of other material that provides answers to the questions they have been afraid/didn't know how to ask. Of course, this does not go for all people but I would have to guess that this is true for many. Sex has many social stigmas attached to it and when talking about sexual experiences and orgasms that don't involve genitals is definitely outside of the lines of what is considered "normal" orgasm. Many people don't stand up for their personal pleasure because they don't want to fall outside the lines of "normal". This goes along with masturbation, it has come more accepted now in American culture but can still be looked at as dirty and "overly" sexual. Seeing the evidence of a baby masturbating in utero and shedding a light to the fact that orgasmic response is controlled by autonomic nervous system which means that our body sees it as natural, organic, necessary! The fact that orgasms can be triggered by other places other than our genitals shows that sex is MUCH for pleasure, not just reproduction.

After watching several TED talks I believe the most interesting one to me was the Vijay Kumar's TED talk titled "robots that fly like birds". Although it wasn't one of those life changing speeches it did attract my attention because of the complexity of what appears to a simple invention. What makes Kumar's presentation interesting is mainly seen through the demonstrations of this helicopter looking invention. The creators of the invention made it so that you can teach the robot things by uploading programs. Also the robot can go and scan out an entire building, create of map of where things are, and determine how high the building is. Another interesting fact about the invention is that it can be synchronized with others of it's kind. At the end of the TED talk, Kumar plays a clip of this song performed by the robots which were carefully placed by instruments and programed to do certain things with them. These robots are definitely revolutionary and have a great chance of making a better society.

I watched the TED talk by Dan Gildert: The surprising science of happiness. Dan used pictures and graphs on a Powerpoint to help his audience relate more and visualize exactly what he was talking about. Other techniques that Dan used in his talk was telling stories about his research and the experiments he did to make the audience more interested and for them to follow along with his argument on how synthesizing happiness is not as rewarding as natural happiness. He argued that synthesizing our happiness is what we want to believe that something makes us happy where in reality we don't really want it. He says that freedom to choose what makes us as humans happy and to make our own decisions leads us to true natural happiness. We can not only gain happiness through real experience but also in the use of the psychological immune system to still have the feeling of happiness even though it isn't initially what we want. Dan leaves us with a powerful statement that lets us ponder more about this talk he says "we have the copacity to manufacture the commodity we are chancing when we chose experience."

I watched number fourteen on the list, Dan Gilbert's "Why are we happy?." I actually watched a few of the other Ted Talks because I thought the topics seemed interesting, but decided to focus on this one because I found it the most intriguing. In this video, Gilbert is comparing natural happiness to synthesized happiness. He initially begins by defining the two as being, respectively, happiness that comes from getting what you want, and a manifestation of happiness that comes from not getting what you want but convincing yourself that what you did get was just as valuable. He then goes on to explain that humans do this subconsciously all the time, without ever having known the difference between the two happinesses. This was tested through and through. Because this is so, Gilbert argues, it would seem that manifestations of happiness can be just as potent as natural happiness. And so, we should not say that one is better than the other but that they are equal in comparison as far as effects of happiness go. He even touched on the idea that people "endow" greater value to that which they own over that which they cannot have, and that their levels of happiness are never affected. The immediate problem I had with this was that he was essentially telling the audience that if happiness could not be given to them in its desired form, they would have to make it up, but that either way it wouldn't matter because they would never know the difference. Although they tested it out on humans, I couldn't help but feel it all seemed very forced, and that at any time the samples of people from whom he took quotes could have been lying to save face, given their situations. How very fake, I thought, that we could substitute synthesized happiness for real and authentic happiness. It is obvious we as human beings do this all the time, but what bothered me was that he was suggesting that the two were interchangeable; that the truth was as good as a lie manifested in our own minds. And so I wondered, if we have to fake it, whether subconsciously or not, can it really still be considered true happiness? According to Gilbert it absolutely can, but I'm honestly not so sure that's the type of happiness that I would like to live with.

I watched the #2 video, 'Stroke of Insight'. I found it pretty incredible that someone who studied the brain and how it affects our actions and thoughts would have a stroke and instead of freaking out use it as a learning tool, as it was happening. The talk was engaging mainly because you are sucked into the story right away, you do not hear many people tell, in this much detail, what was going on inside your head during a stroke where one part of your brain pretty much goes haywire. She made people laugh at her own expense and she also made people cry in the audience. Not just because it was a sad story, but because she told it in a way that was comforting to audience and she was able to connect with them.

I watched Ken Robinson's talk on education and how school kills creativity, and I must say, I think he's right on the money. Education has become tailored to promote math and literacy and the sciences, and has almost completely forgotten about the arts. My high school that I graduated from offered ten different math courses and nine different science courses, but only two performing arts and two visual arts courses. And that school was considered to be quite good for the arts compared to many others in the area. But I think something he only touched on, but probably should have explored much more, is the fact that not only does our educational system not put enough emphasis on the arts, it kills creativity in other ways as well. It seems to me that every child is born a natural scientist, loving to pull things apart and see how they work, but they are trained in class to stop destroying stuff and making messes. We breed the creativity and passion for learning out of them rather than into them. Creativity can express itself in so many more ways than just the arts; we should also be working to create a system of education where not only can students explore and advance their artistic gifting, but also are encouraged to be creative in their thinking, becoming good thinkers and problem solvers rather than the good memorizers that our current system so often tends to train them to be.

I chose Steve Jobs. “How to Live Before You Die”

I absolutely loved Steve Jobs talk about his life. I like the fact that it was very structured and started from he was very first born. It was inspiring to listen to he's early life when he first got adopted and 17 years later started college. The fact that he dropped out of college because he did not see the point spending all his parents hard worked dollars on something he did not see the value of was very thoughtful and inspiring. And the fact that college led him to something that he cared more about and led him to what he loved to do. He started Apple in his garage and ten years later it was a 2 billion dollar company. He then got fired and his life was starting all over again. I love the fact that this dod not make him to give up, but instead he started two major companies. They both got extremely successful and one of them got bought by apple. And later Pixar was bought by Disney. He once again got extremely successful all the rest of his life.

When he start talking about death, he talk about it in a sad way, but as well as a hopeful way. When he got diagnosed with cancer and got the message he only had 3 to 6 months left to live was sad. But when the doctors told him that he will be cured, that was just another amazing part of his life. He could still live and still create the amazing imperium he already created.

The fact that this speech is so powerful and well organized make people each it. Also that Steve Jobs died later on, make people want to each what he had to say about his life. I decently got a better view of Steve Jobs life and creations.

I watched Mary Roach's 10 things you didn't know about an orgasm. I found it really interesting how this ted talk was made by a woman. If we were to go back a few decades ago for a woman to even think about this would've been crazy. The way society was decades before wouldn't have allowed such a thing to happen. I found this talk to be really funny. At the same time the things that were being said completely surprised me. A woman was able to get an orgasm just by brushing here teeth. An orgasm can be used to cure the hiccups. And it is even possible to have an orgasm once you are dead. Some things are information that is a but more useful, such that an orgasm increases the chance of getting pregnant. This ted talk has so many views because it has a little of everything: silly facts, facts that can be extremely valuable, and is just entertatin8ing the whole way through.

I watched Hans Rosling's TED talk "Stats That Reshape Your Worldview". I found this talk interesting how western nations such as ourselves don't expect statistics to change so drastically in other countries such as Vietnam and Brazil. I enjoyed the visuals he had of the moving dots of each country signifying the rate of change over the years. For instance, between USA and Vietnam, the rate of adult life expectancy was matched with the USA after the Vietnam War. He also pointed out in a graph how China "ghosts" USA with yearly GDP throughout the years. He concluded with the importance of technology and how these statistics should be considered to learn about the world and how it changes.

Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action – I found this ted talk interesting, the reasoning behind success is a simple process. A goal or vision can completely set an individual apart from another. Many people succeed, but to excel takes passion and purpose. The ted talk spoken by Simon Sinek gives meaning behind success. The spherical diagram within the ted talk, displays why, how, and what. The diagram explains that consumers would rather by a product that has a mission. Mission is what sets success apart from other individuals. This seems logical, to truly excel beyond the competition, there has to be some form of ideology that can be referenced. This ideology creates a foundation that spurs opportunity. When an company or individual truly believes in foundations principles, opportunity and innovation becomes limitless.

I find it interesting that we have explored almost all of the world above water. Growing up in modern times, we have knowledge of a small part of the outer space, moon, mars etc. I think that it is out of order to expire something so far away from us when we do not even know almost anything about our oceans and underwater environments. The three percent that we do know about has more species than a tropical rainforest. That's just crazy. Can you imagine what the other 97% can hold if the small part that we do know holds so much?

I watched Steven Hawking's TED talk on questioning the universe. I thought that what he had to say was extremely interesting, but also frightening. It seems very logical that there could be other lifeforms in our universe. It was frightening how he was saying that the world will get worse int he next 100 years. Because our resources will run out, and the number of people is growing exponentionlly. it was very interesting how he said we should move into space in the future. I wonder if that will happen in my lifetime.

I chose to watch the TED talk done by Dan Gilbert where he discusses the science of happiness and how we are happy. In this talk, Dan Gilbert explains that we can create our own happiness no matter what the situation may be. Happiness can be synthesized. We may think that we will not be happy if things do not turn out the way we want them to, but in the end, we may be better off. We may be happier in the long run. If we want something to make us happy, we can make it happen. Through different experiments, Dan Gilbert shows that what makes us happy will not always be the same. Different hardships and experiences in life can greatly affect what it is that makes us happy.

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