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Ted Talks Yay or Nay?

Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:23 pm
Posted by lsudave1
Baton Metairie
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:23 pm
What’s the OT’s view on Ted Talks? Personally I’ve seen some pretty good ones, they are usually very informative. I fell down the YouTube rabbit hole recently and started watching a bunch. Does anyone have any good suggestions?
This post was edited on 3/27/20 at 7:24 pm
Posted by whatkindanameiskirby
Member since Aug 2016
2092 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:25 pm to
Mostly pretentious garbage with the occasional informative one.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
87591 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:26 pm to
I remember back in the day they were all pretty good for the most part but they seem to have diluted their brand a bit over the years.
Posted by Chuck Barris
Member since Apr 2013
2807 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:27 pm to
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Does anyone have any good suggestions?


How a blind man uses echolocation to "see" the world.

This is pretty amazing. The guy lost his eyes to cancer and uses a series of clicks to perceive the objects around him. It's incredible what the brain can do.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:27 pm to
There are some real, real awesome ones but quite a few more worthless, ego stroking, pretentious ones.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
37720 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:28 pm to
Don’t those involve science and progress? No thanks. Take that liberal shite elsewhere
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:29 pm to
It was hard for me to take Ted talks seriously after they had a hypnotist on there hypnotizing members of the audience.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
58246 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:35 pm to
Ted talks are for dumb people who want to feel smart
Posted by 1BamaRTR
In Your Head Blvd
Member since Apr 2015
24279 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:40 pm to
Maybe that was a Ted X talk? Because those are usually random people and not really ted talks
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9318 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:41 pm to
Never got much out of them. Jocko Willink one was good.
Posted by NoShow
Member since Feb 2013
2339 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:41 pm to
What are some “awesome” ones?
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
15448 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:46 pm to
Like them better before CNAs and nursing school dropouts at the local nursing home started going on social media rants about COVID19 and ending them with “Thanks for coming to my TED talk.”
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
31158 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:48 pm to
For the most part I find them interesting.
Posted by Cwally
The Woodlands
Member since Jun 2007
933 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:49 pm to
I think the X talks are people who pay to give them. Which as the other poster pointed out has diluted their brand tremendously.
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14871 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:52 pm to
One of the coolest I've ever seen is this fake one from Alien/Prometheus.

TED talk from Prometheus
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14871 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 7:55 pm to
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Ted talks are for dumb people who want to feel smart


Does anyone remember the Commonwealth Club radio programs? Usually ran on Sat or Sun mornings as part of radio stations PSA quotas.
Posted by Jimmy2shoes
The South
Member since Mar 2014
11004 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:04 pm to
nope
Posted by ClampClampington
Nebraska
Member since Jun 2017
4031 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:10 pm to
I'll try to find it, but one of the earlier ones was really interesting. Young girl explaining the importance of unintrusive and affordable health testing. She developed a product that could take a drop of blood and you give you a full medical rundown in minutes. Sounded crazy and almost too good to be true! I wonder where she's at on it


ETA: Found it
This post was edited on 3/27/20 at 8:12 pm
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:11 pm to
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14871 posts
Posted on 3/27/20 at 8:13 pm to
quote:



I'll try to find it, but one of the earlier ones was really interesting. Young girl explaining the importance of unintrusive and affordable health testing. She developed a product that could take a drop of blood and you give you a full medical rundown in minutes. Sounded crazy and almost too good to be true! I wonder where she's at on it




You forgot to m mention her creepy, deep vx.
This post was edited on 3/27/20 at 8:15 pm
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