Thursday, December 4, 2014

TED Talk 6

1.  Who was the presenter?
Lemon Andersen
2.  What is the title of the talk?  
Please don't take my Air Jordans
3.  What were 3 major points of the presentation? 
He wants people to like poetry
He wants people to like him
He wants to make sure that he can make a difference
4.  What were 3 of your thoughts about the talk?
He is too old for this
Why is he reciting someone else's poem
What's the point
5.  In what way did this talk change you? 
Made me lose some faith in slam poetry 

Ted Talk 5

1.  Who was the presenter?
Malcolm London
2.  What is the title of the talk?  
High School is a training ground
3.  What were 3 major points of the presentation? 
People are segregated on purpose
school fails us
the world has failed us
4.  What were 3 of your thoughts about the talk?
I like poetry
This guy knows me
Why don't more people understand
5.  In what way did this talk change you?
It made me glad that more people understand how I feel 

TED Talk 4

1.  Who was the presenter?
Ed Yong

2.  What is the title of the talk?  
Zombie roaches and other parasite tales

3.  What were 3 major points of the presentation? 
Parasites are everywhere
They often destroy their hosts
People do similar things

4.  What were 3 of your thoughts about the talk?
Okay gross
Why are all these insects like parasites, bro
why is this even relevant to anything

5.  In what way did this talk change you?
I lost my appetite 

TED Talk 3

1.  Who was the presenter?
Kees Moeliker

2.  What is the title of the talk?  
How a Dead Duck changed my Life

3.  What were 3 major points of the presentation? 
A male duck had sex with a dead male duck
He won a prize for writing a paper about it
He still isnt sure why it happens

4.  What were 3 of your thoughts about the talk?
gross
what even
that duck has a weird looking penis

5.  In what way did this talk change you? 
I'm scarred for life thanks

TED Talk 2

1.  Who was the presenter?
Neil Harbisson

2.  What is the title of the talk?  
I Listen To Colour

3.  What were 3 major points of the presentation? 
This guy hears colour frequencies
He can hear colours we can't see
Everyone should become a cyborg

4.  What were 3 of your thoughts about the talk?
That's cool I suppose
I don't want to wear a thing on my head
Was he serious when he said he'd wear turquoise to a funeral

5.  In what way did this talk change you? 
It didn't really