Posts Tagged ‘TED’
Mark Ronson Speaks On How Sampling Transformed Music (Video)
April 2, 2018
Okay, grant me a late pass on this one, but this a dope TED Talk on sampling and the evolution of modern music. Presented by Mark Ronson.
Sampling isn’t about “hijacking nostalgia wholesale,” says Mark Ronson. It’s about inserting yourself into the narrative of a song while also pushing that story forward. Watch the DJ scramble 15 TED Talks into an audio-visual omelette, and trace the evolution of “La Di Da Di,” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s 1984 hit that has been reimagined for every generation since.
– TED
– @ojones1
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At TEDGlobal 2017, Nnedi Okorafor Offers A View That Includes African Culture And Sci-Fi (Video)
November 8, 2017
Science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor presented this official TED Talk about sci-fi that presents a future that prominently features African culture, something still lacking in that realm of literature.
My science fiction has different ancestors — African ones.
– Nnedi Okorafor
Theo E.J. Wilson’s TED Talk About Insights He Gained From Infiltrating The Alt-Right (Video)
August 23, 2017
“I became Lucius25, White supremacist lurker, and digitally I began to infiltrate the infamous alt-right movement.”
— Theo E.J. Wilson
Interesting point Wilson makes not too far in. The things we see online today are fed to us by an algorithm that determines what we might buy, and what we want to see & hear, and feeds us mre and more of that… and just that. So liberal feed fed Theo comes up with the idea of creating Lucius25 super-racist, and troll those who would troll him.
And he came to a new understanding about it all. Very interesting watch!
– @ojones1
History Of Social Dance (Video)
December 10, 2016
You know, we really ought to be smiling (at least on the inside) when the babies are going hard with the dances they do. May not be WHAT we used to do, but you KNOW we used to go just as HARD with the moves.
Turns out that there is a reasoning and history behind it all. And it’s all good. Now, excuse me while I get my Whip-Nae-Dab on!
– @ojones1
Posted in Dance, History, Human Interest, Investigation, Lifestyle, Recreation, Videos, Youth | Tags: A visual history of social dance, Camille A. Brown, history of social dance, social dance, TED, Ted Talk | No Comments »
Science/Technology: Doctors Can 3D Print Body Parts And Tissue (Video)
February 19, 2016
Above: Surgeon Anthony Atala talking about the real possibility (read: eventuality) that humans will be able to manufacture replacement parts for their bodies as easily as they make parts for cars (cars have bodies, get it?). The video punctuates recent huge steps in a positive direction in the science. Consider a convo about ink refills for your laser printer so you can turn your school paper in on time. Now, swap in 3-D printer refills; and the story could very well be about getting refills to generate another organ (kidney, liver), so you can turn it… into a second chance at life!
(Imagine: Honey, I burned myself badly again. Can you pick up a couple of organ material refills. I need to print up some replacement skin. Wowww!)
How real is this? Doctors (headed by Dr. Atala) at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine announced yesterday that they’ve managed to 3D print “living” tissue and organs that functioned properly when implanted in animals. Human trials are probably not that far away.
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The Singularity Is Coming. Are You Ready To Live Forever? Are You Sure? (Video)
January 13, 2016
Time and again, TEDx Events we come across prove that you can be thoroughly engaged and enlightened by a smart person presenting a point of view at the front of a room. This relatively low-tech presentation of the highest-tech (and perhaps most hopeful/scary) idea is no exception.
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Would you upload your personality if you could? What do you think of the possibility of living without a physical body? Dr. White addresses a reality that is not so far off as we might think – and what the ethical and philosophical implications of this future might be.
Dr. Jonathan White, originally from Northern Ireland, is a surgeon at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Dr. White is a renowned teacher, and has won numerous awards for his innovative and creative approach, including being the first surgeon ever selected as a 3M National Teaching Fellow, an honor bestowed in 2014. At TEDx, Dr. White will point out the unforeseen consequences of the rapid technological change we are experiencing – the unexpected societal, medical, and philosophical issues that we now must consider. He will introduce us to the concept of the “singularity”, a possibility which has enormous potential but also carries immense uncertainty. As we enter the next phase of human evolution, Dr. White will pose provocative questions that will challenge our ideas of what the future holds.
Now, before you make up your mind either way, you must check out this write-up at The Activist. Everlasting life, achieved by man by whatever means, is one thing; but what do we do with it? Really think this through. What does a life sentence mean when the prospect of eternal life is on the table? And do we really want to talk about the possibility for resurrection? Mind…blown!
READ: BRAIN TRANSPLANTS COULD BRING BACK THE DEAD (THE ACTIVIST)
Mark Ronson TED Talks About Sampling (Video)
May 23, 2014
How apropos for Hip-Hop Appreciation Week! Producer Mark Ronson shows and proves… lectures and moves the crowd at TED with his sampling/mixing demo and talk about the history of such. A very enlightening way to spend 15 minutes; learning from a musical scholar!
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Terry Moore: Why Is ‘X’ the Symbol For The Unknown? (Video)
September 26, 2012
Have you ever wondered why we were taught to use “X” to represent the unknown? I have. Well, Terry Moore shared the answer in a ‘TED’ talk. The title alone intrigued me. So, I watched… best four minutes of watching I have done in while! Awesomenesss! Click above to play the video, and learn something new!
– @ojones1
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