25 May 11
by Kevin Makice

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The content and sense of community generated by TEDxBloomington exceeded all expectations. The interaction with the national organization, however, made for a bittersweet experience. Future TEDx events need to better integrate with the ecosystem of local events.


Posted in BlogSchmog, In the News
  • In the News

  • 23.Apr
  • Why Information Longevity is Good
  • Google is getting sued by Spain over the right for individuals to demand embarrassing search content be removed. A better strategy is to own up to these public records while finding a way to reveal corrective information at the same time.

  • 20.Apr
  • Brain Flexibility is Key to Learning
  • A recent study applied a large-data computational technique to analyze how coordination between different regions of the brain can predict one’s ability to learn new things quickly.

  • Of Course

  • 18.Apr
  • Improv to Improve Listening
  • Mark Fuller, CEO of WET Design, offers an improv course to employees at the firm. Learning how to improvise with others cultivates a culture of listening.

  • 17.Apr
  • Redefining Apathy
  • Dave Meslin claims voter apathy is not about laziness or being selfish. It is a systemic web of obstacles placed before us that discourages political action.

  • Parenting

  • 19.Apr
  • No means toddler
  • I have one good friend who has pledged to kick me if I say anything that dumb again, but sadly, she was in another continent while I had this conversation. All I can do is offer up this 90 second montage.

  • 14.Apr
  • Ode to Jabberwocky
  • Carter memorized Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky this week, and then wrote a tribute:

  • Creative Corner

  • 19.Apr
  • Thinking Outside the Beatbox
  • Kevin Olusola (cello) and Greg Pattillo (flute) are two examples of what good things can happen when traditional concert hall instruments are mashed up with beatbox.

  • 17.Apr
  • Open Mic Night for TED
  • To help push some boundaries, TED 2012 is opening their stage to public speakers with innovative ideas and ways to present them.

  • Resources

  • 18.Apr
  • Googling the Future
  • Randall Munroe draws a picture of our future using Google searches for the next 90 years. I doubt I’ll live to see Gillette’s 14-bladed razor.

  • 02.Apr
  • Can’t. Stop. Playing.
  • Famous Objects from Classic Movies is an online game of hangman, suggested by the Very Short List last month, where you guess which movie contains the object on the screen.

Comments

  • 2 | Good TED, Bad TED
    "I was surprised to read that you worked on this event for 13 months. I learned about TEDxBloomington in March or April by chance (from a Buskirk-Chumley newsletter) and didn’t..." | Inna
  • 1 | No means toddler
    "This was laugh out loud hilarious. I read the entire thing to my husband. I can relate too – I will catch myself saying completely ridiculous things about parenting and wonder..." | Amanda
  • 1 | Redefining Apathy
    "I watched his talk last week and enjoyed it. I’ve been trying to be more proactive in my community/political engagement, but he’s right about how hard it can be...." | Meagan
  • 11 | Wiimote Whiteboard compared to vendor option
    "WiildOs 1.3.2 is out, WiildOs is an educational live and installable GNU/Linux distro build from the Ardesia stuff and thinking for teaching purposes. It includes the software that..." | alpha
  • 2 | Droplist
    "Great article! As an addendum to this, putting the user’s need to update a list quickly first has paid off financially. Since it’s release yesterday I’ve..." | Andrew McKinney

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