Eli Pariser in his Ted Talk‚ explains the modern solution to seeking information as the internet. The internet since its inception has been a constant‚ updated‚ and real source for news and happenings around the world and is now the go-to source of information for our present-day society. Searching the internet for information is an academic habit of our mind because of how easily accessible it is. However‚ Pariser’s main concern was that the use of algorithms to judge and predict internet searches
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Avatar By: Christopher Bryan Nicholson James Cameron‚ the creator of the movie‚ “Avatar”‚ had the plans for the movie‚ but had to wait 30 years for the technology to catch up. The three-decade wait was worth it‚ and “Avatar” is one of the greatest movies ever! The graphics were phenomenal‚ the characters were beyond unique‚ and the plot was dramatic and intriguing. “Avatar” was so awesomely made that I loved every single bit of it and I can watch it repeatedly‚ because it seems I always see
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began the process of choosing a TED Talk topic‚ I had absolutely no idea what I wished to talk about. I knew my subject had to be interesting‚ at least enough so I wouldn’t get bored of it‚ and that I needed my ideas to keep the audience’s attention. I just could not think of anything. The ideas I had would either be boring for my peers‚ or there simply was not enough research on the topic. As I listened to my classmates tell me about their grand ideas for their TED Talk ideas‚ I was even more clueless
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After watching the TED Talk‚ “How Reliable is Your Memory” I was saddened to learn how unreliable eyewitness testimony is since hundreds of people’s lives have been ruined because of it. It is important to consider that not every memory someone remembers is real and while their intentions may not be to lie‚ memory itself gets changed unconsciously. Dr. Elizabeth Loftus did some amazing research in understanding false memories and explained how it relates to real-world situations. Dr. Loftus’s studies
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Ted Talks: About Ted Talks: From Wikipedia: TED was conceived by architect and graphic designer Richard Saul Wurman‚ who observed a convergence of the fields of technology‚ entertainment and design (that is‚ "TED"). The first conference‚ organized by Wurman and Harry Marks in 1984‚ featured demos of the Sony compact disc‚ and one of the first demonstrations of the Apple Macintosh computer.[1][13] Presentations were given by famous mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot and influential members of the digerati
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Patricia Ryan talked about her experience in living and teaching english for over 30 years in the gulf where she has seen vast cultural and linguistic change. This strategy helped her build her credibility with the audiences. The topic of her speech at Ted was “Don’t Insist on English!”. She addressed the question: Is the world’s focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? The primary audience to her speech was English teachers. Patricia Ryan has the same background
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I enjoyed watching this Ted Talk by Dalia Mogahed. It was a beautiful speech The reading on Arab Families gave me a lot of insight about the Arab culture. The main two topics that interested me was language and family structure. I have a friend who is Muslim and he let me know how family is the main concern in the Arab societies. He also informed me that the men are allowed to have up to four wives if they desire to. However‚ he said if the men fear that they cannot be just to all then they should
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An Unbreakable Bond A Dog’s Purpose‚ written by W. Bruce Cameron. Throughout this story‚ there is one dog that travels throughout multiple lies‚ just to come back to one. There has been troubles‚ heartache‚ and lots of love as well. However‚ in every chapter of this magnificent novel‚ Cameron made it very apparent that every dog has a purpose that connects to a special someone. As Cameron introduced Toby‚ he had already fulfilled a purpose. Toby was a caring dog and there was never a time when he
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AP Environmental TED Video Notes Notes: • Styrofoam is one of the most polluting materials we use • Instead of Styrofoam we can use fungus to create a mycelium matrix which is a suitable‚ renewable‚ biodegradable replacement • In the US we recycle very little of our plastic • Only about 7% • Problems blocking the recycling of plastic include: many types‚ colors‚ many forms of plastic are of about the same density • Separating the different types of plastic are very difficult • In many
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view of the Ted Talk by Mikko Hypponen titled How the NSA betrayed the world’s trust -- time to act. Summary Mr. Hypponen talks about how the national security agency or NSA for short and other American agencies are monitoring foreign data connections that enters or passes US soil‚ which includes personal data such as emails‚ text messages‚ phone calls and other types of data and how our encryption methods are being weaken by installing backdoor access by said agencies. He goes on to talk about how
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