Ted talk: My stroke of insight
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Ted talks are really astounding: in less than 20 minutes each talk knows how to captivate you and change your world view. Each talk I’ve seen so far was remarkable and a true addition to my life’s experiences.
But even this highest category of talks has differences in the way a talk grabs you. The talk by Jill Bolte Taylor about her stroke of insight was funny, informative and touching in a way you can’t imagine. In her talk she explains how the two halves of the human brain work. She even grosses out the audience by displaying a real human brain. This is remarkable in itself, but when she starts talking about her stroke, the talk begins to gain a life of its own.
The way Jill visualizes her experience really struck me. I urge you to see it for yourself, it is one of the most touching talks I have seen. Garr Reynolds from Presentation Zen describes the way how this talk affected him while he watched. It had the same effect on me:
“A bit unexpectedly, I was floored. In fact I was moved to tears, as was the packed TED theatre which gave her a huge standing ovation. Take some time today and watch this 18-minute TED presentation. This is such a wonderful talk.”
So take your 18 minutes and start watching now:
We had a small discussion on how to make underwater photographs, and having minor experience myself with some equipment I told them that you need:
The digital camera is necessary to get instant feedback. You will be underwater for at most 30 minutes or so, and have at most 2-3 dives per day. When you use an analog camera, your learning curve will be severely low. Missing fishes, wrong light, half fishes, too far away fishes etc. All these things can be prevented mostly by the direct, instant feedback digital camera’s provide.