1) What is the TED organization about?
The TED organization is a small nonprofit organization devoted to ideas worth spreading. They put videos on their website regarding technnology, entertainment, and design.
2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?
The purpose is to spread ideas that are reflected in their videos. The functionality of the site supports that by showing presenting videos that spread their ideas.
3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.
I think the topics that are of most interest to us are science, technology, and design. To me, these are three crucial elements of engineering, and I'm sure lots of other people would agree.
4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.
Three videos that would interest me would be Deb Roy: The Birth of a Word, Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies, and Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of robots.
5) Each student will watch a unique video. Claim your video on the following period specific posts: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. If no one else has claimed your video there yet, leave a comment on that post to call the one you want. If someone else has already claimed the talk, go back and pick another one. Watch the video. Create and post a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.
-He talks about how smart crows are and how much we underestimate them
-Gives many examples on the intelligence of crowsThe TED organization is a small nonprofit organization devoted to ideas worth spreading. They put videos on their website regarding technnology, entertainment, and design.
2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?
The purpose is to spread ideas that are reflected in their videos. The functionality of the site supports that by showing presenting videos that spread their ideas.
3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.
I think the topics that are of most interest to us are science, technology, and design. To me, these are three crucial elements of engineering, and I'm sure lots of other people would agree.
4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.
Three videos that would interest me would be Deb Roy: The Birth of a Word, Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies, and Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of robots.
5) Each student will watch a unique video. Claim your video on the following period specific posts: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. If no one else has claimed your video there yet, leave a comment on that post to call the one you want. If someone else has already claimed the talk, go back and pick another one. Watch the video. Create and post a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.
-He talks about how smart crows are and how much we underestimate them
-Introduces his "vending machine experiment" which has three levels to test the crows' intelligence
6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field?
I thought the talk was very interesting. I could get involved by testing the intelligence of other various animals, preferable whale sharks. I would definitely need some background information on whale sharks and marine biology.
That was an interesting video. You were able to persuade your group it was the best to show. Were there any techniques you used that were especially persuasive?
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting that you mention Whale Sharks. How did you get interested in them?
See if you can figure out how to embed the TED video into your post as the assignment specified. Some of your classmates have figured it out so get with them if you need some insight on how that works.
I put the video on the blog. Will I be eligible for more points?
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