Posts Tagged ‘TEDx Talks’
Eric Bischoff’s TEDxNaperville Talk On ‘The News Mimicking Pro Wrestling’ (Video)
December 11, 2018
Hang on through the beginning, speaker Eric Bischoff has some points to make. But like all good ‘sports entertainment’ there is a setup before the ‘real’ match gets started. And watch for the ‘swerve.’
Yes. The news is more like ‘rasslin than we thought. Let Eric explain.
Professional Wrestling and Political News Media have become the ultimate tag team, both utilizing the exact same techniques and formula’s for a very specific outcome. And the outcome is not what you think it is… In 1991, Turner Broadcasting’s World Championship Wrestling (WCW) recruited Eric as an on-camera talent. His entrepreneurial instincts and interests quickly propelled him from talent through the corporate ranks to become WCW’s President in 1998. Before leaving Turner Broadcasting in 1999, Eric had established WCW as the leader in the sports/entertainment category and is largely credited for re-inventing the professional wrestling genre. Eric also created the New World Order (nWo) brand for the TNT Network and was responsible for growing licensing, merchandising, pay-per-view, and live event business units by more than $325M. In 2002, he joining longtime competitor Vince McMahon to be an on-air character on the highly successful USA Network Series “RAWâ€.
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When Designing A City, Maybe We Should Get Kids’ Input. After All, It Will Be Theirs Soon Enough (Video)
February 7, 2018
You know that song by Whitney that goes, “I believe that children are our future”… Put that on play in your mind as the backing track for this TEDx Talk.
As adults, we think of kids as “future citizens.” Their ideas and opinions will matter someday, but not today — there must be a reason the voting age is 18, right? But kids make up 25% of the population — shouldn’t we include them in some important conversations? In this inspiring talk, urban planner Mara Mintzer wonders what would happen if we let children design our cities. Mara Mintzer is a founder and the director of Growing Up Boulder.
– TEDx Talks
Makes sense. The kids will ‘inherit’ these cities. Maybe they should have say so.
– @ojones1
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Tags: Boulder, city planning, Colorado, Mara Mintzer, Mile High, MileHigh, TEDx, TEDx Talks, TEDxMileHigh, urban planning, We let kids design our city | 
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Science: Heather Berlin Asks, “Who Is Your Brain?” (Video)
January 17, 2018
Interesting! Check out this TEDx Talk from Dr. Heather Berlin – neuroscientist, spouse of consciousness rapper Baba Brinkman, and mother of a new ‘experiment in diapers.’
“Dr. Berlin examines the relationship between the brain and mind, with a focus on borderline personality disorder. She looks at the neurological basis of identity, taking apart the stigmas that are often attached to mental illness.
By understanding how disordered minds construct a sense of self, we can gain insight into the selves that each of us creates through our choices and interactions with the world.”
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Hmm… the Doc’s got content on PBS and Discovery and off Broadway. Yup. Now she is on my radar!
Posted in Lecture, Science, Videos | Tags: Asbury Park, Heather Berlin, TEDx Talk, TEDx Talks, TEDxAsburyPark, Who Is Your Brain | No Comments »
Ice-T’s TEDxSingSing Talk On ‘Surviving’ (Video)
August 20, 2017
Recent throwback TEDx talk from Ice T. Great insights and a very worthwhile watch. In fact, I should not have even mentioned the throwback aspect. Relevant to today. Hear some real life struggles from the former light-skinned, light-eyed little kid named Tracy who had to turn gangsta just to survive growing up.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Lecture, Throwback, Videos | Tags: Ice T, Prison, SingSing, Surviving on the Inside, TEDx, TEDx Talks, TEDxSingSing | 1 Comment »
Al Elliott: We All Want To Matter (Video)
July 20, 2016
My dude Thed Weller! He goes by his born name, Al Elliott, when he is reaching and teaching the masses (Mr. Elliott when those masses are his 5th-grade students). So very proud of this brother. What a wonderful TEDx talk he gives about how important it is that we all feel like we matter and how we ALL play a role in making that happen. It’s probably not what you think, but it’s everything you could imagine or hope.
We all want to know that our ideas matter. In this touching talk, educator Al Elliott shares how was all have the opportunity – and the responsibility – to validate the ideas of others in our lives.
– @ojones1
Posted in Education, Human Interest, Series, Speech, Videos | Tags: Al Elliott, TEDx Talks, TEDxBirmingham, Thed Weller, You Are a Validating Institution | 1 Comment »
