Jane McGonigal said "I'm gonna try to increase the lifespan of everyone in this room by 7 1/2 minutes....LITERALLY!!". I was already smiling waiting for her to get to the punchline, because I figured this had to be apart of a joke."LITERALLY, YOU WILL LIVE 7 AND 1/2 MINUTES LONGER THAN YOU WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE JUST BECAUSE YOU WATCHED THIS TALK". Not hearing her full speech I pre judged her and thought she was a very arrogant person. From the beginning, I couldn't tell her talk was going to be about a video game. I could imagine hearing magicians like Whodini or David Copperfield making such bold claims then following with some magic trick to entertain their audiences. She also said she had the math data to back up her claim so my second thought was maybe she's a …show more content…
Here is how I processed Jane McGonigal’s Ted Talk. When I realized Jane was serious I restarted the video, and listened as carefully as I could. Jane said, "Your mission is to figure out how you want to spend your extra 7 1/2 minutes". That statement made me think about people who may have passed away unexpectedly or suddenly who may have known Jane and knew about her concept. I wondered how would they have responded to her. Naturally, Jane understood that her audience would view her speech skeptically if not blasphemous, because many people believe that only God can determine a persons lifespan. Yet Jane is saying she possesses a similar god like attribute where she is able to extend a persons life through a video game concept. I soon realized Jane's speech began so boldly because it was about her own personal triumph. She was her own experiment. She was her own case study. Jane was her own patient. Jane found a way to ease the pain
The text my partner and I were originally going to analyze was Robb Willer’s Ted Talk called How to have better political conversations. We decided not do analyze his speech however we did take inspiration from it. The text we analyzed in the end were article titles posted on The Washington Post written by a variety of people.
This Ted Talk about how the criminal condemnation of most young adults are based on unfair circumstances. These circumstances being based upon race and background. Alice Goffman throughout the Ted Talk tells stories that persuade the audience through pathos to be tentative of injustices based on race. Goffman wants the audience to understand how these injustices are created and at then end gives some solutions. This Ted Talk will be helpful in showing some injustices and also showing some logos of criminal cases based on race. The Ted Talk will also be helpful in comparing the incarceration probability to the different
In Vernā Myers’ TED Talk “How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly towards them,” originally presented at TEDxBeaconStreet, diversity advocate Myers argues that peoples’ subconscious attitudes are affecting the prospering of black people in society. She also proposes three ideas on how to overcome our biases, which will open a world of possibilities where everyone no matters his or her ethnicity or race has equal opportunities to succeed in this constantly changing environment. According to Myers, the first step to overcome our prejudices is to acknowledge the biases that subconsciously influence our attitudes towards black people. According to Myers, “our default is white,” this demonstrates that people are more likely to trust white people
Interesting. She started off by showing a picture of a baby, and asking what would most people say is going on in the babies’ head. She said thirty years ago that most people would say not very much but after many years of research developmental psychologist have learned that babies are capable of thinking very complexly and can even think like some of the most brilliant scientist in the world. The first sort of experiment they did was with fifteen-month-old babies and they would give them broccoli or gold fish crackers. They would say yum about the broccoli and then ask the baby to hand them whichever one they wanted and they would hand the one the person said they liked. They did the same test when they are three months older and the babies would hand them the crackers, because everyone likes crackers more than vegetables. The fact that they could learn so much in a short period of time begs the question how can they learn so much?
In the TED talk “What does it mean to be Muslim” a speech by Dalia Mogahed. The 9/11 attack had proven that “Not only had my country been attacked, but in a flash, somebody else's actions had turned me from a citizen to a suspect” (Mogahed). This proves that if any one person of your race does something wrong it will affect everyone of that race not only you. People can be affected by your actions even if they have nothing to do with you. You cannot blame one incident from one person on the whole race. There is no possible way that a whole race could get together and plan something as brutal as a terrorist attack. There are many bad people in the world but you can't blame the action of one person on the whole race. People can be affected
David Camarillo, in his speech at Ted, explains what a concussion is and why helmets do not prevent them. Camarillo, a former football player, has suffered concussions from football as well as biking. Camarillo aspires for a helmet that will prevent concussions and make risky activities safe. Camarillo adequately explains to his audience what a concussion is and why helmets do not prevent them through familiarity with the subject, awareness of audience concerns, and examples and illustrations.
In this TED talk, the speaker is Joshua Foer, he start's the talk by having the audience close there eyes, and imagine themselves standing in their doorway. Next, he has them visualize a group of nudist bikers heading straight for the door, imaging them crashing into the front door. Then, he says to imagine stepping into your foyer, and to appreciate the light shining down on cookie monster sitting on a tan talking horse. Head into your living room, and picture Britney spears dancing on your coffee table, he then goes on to have you imagine walking into your kitchen, the floor is a yellow brick road, then you and see Dorothy, and the tin man coming towards you.
I agree with your perspective on the Ted Talk. I also stated in my response something similar to the sel-concept. I felt that individuals that participated in the experiment when they were asked their favorite music group over a ten year time frame might of been trying to people please and being their ought self "a person's sense of what he or she is obligated to be, or should be" (p. 121). I'm wondering were the individuals that were chose to participate in the experiment aware of the results Gilbert was looking for. People are people pleasers and just like you said people sometimes overlook their true self to please others I felt the same and this theory doesn't take that into consideration.
Before watching this Ted Talk by Gever Tulley, I did wonder why would you let your child do anything dangerous. I figured this guy has a lot of convincing to do. Then it hit me, I would be “those types of parents that over-guard their child and keep them from danger only to “protect them” After watching, I can say that I was wrong and I should let my child experience these encounters on their own to increase their learning capabilities. By doing this it would help the child learn and grow from their mistakes. I could be keeping my child away from all the possible experiences that life brings to us and they would not be able to learn own their own because of me shielding them away from these
You can see their emotions in the video. For example, their audience reacted to his speech. This explains my evidence because if they were reading it. Therefore, they would be bored. The sight of emotions helps his argument
In Elora Hardy’s TED Talk, “Magical Houses Made of Bamboo” Hardy explains that bamboo is a sturdy building material for houses. Bamboo has been used for tens of thousands of years, yet no one thought of building a structure out of the wild grass. Ibuku is a team of architects and designers founded by Elora Hardy. The initial step to building these homes is to make a scale structural model; these are made out of the exact same materials as the real house would be. The next step in this process would be to measure out all of the materials based on the scale model. Later on, the team will weave together a ceiling and put borax on the substance. In turn, they will then put in the furniture. People pause before using the basket-like bathrooms
The ted talk “The Linguistic Genius of Babies” by Kuhl (2010) tells about babies are genius on language learning, and shows some results of research as proof of this idea. The article “Learning a Language as an Adult” by Pakenham, McEntire, and Williams (2013) shows an idea about the “critical period hypothesis”, children during this period learn much better than people older than this age, especially in pronunciation, because their brain activities are different than adults during this time. Personally, I totally believe the idea of children younger learn better, because the scientific research and data are shown to audiences, and they are persuasive enough. And I do see proof in my life, like four of my Korean friends who came China around
In Martin Seligman’s TED talk, he explains the values of positive psychology’s impact on creating happier lives. In 2000, Martin Seligman created a new field of psychology called Positive Psychology. This field of positive psychology is the study of positive traits and behaviors that can contribute to a positive “happier” life. In Seligman’s TED talk, The New Positive Era of Psychology, he categorizes positive lives into three categories. The Pleasant life, the life of engagement, and the meaningful life. But before he begins his speech, he explains the negative actions taken by psychology when treating people.
That was very powerful I can only imagine her saying to the men. A wise person once told me warning comes before destruction. As I kept on reading the men at the table lost their life that day. Very Tragic and sad and
she made was rousing to anyone that was perhaps overhearing or listening to the conversation. It upheld all the characteristics for a good philosophical conversation. They include various aspects of diversity, thought, support and liberalism.