Friday was a half-day at TED. And I must admit my mind had already wandered home to start frantically packing the house for our move. In fact, my mind had so obviously vacated that I forgot to pack any of my clean clothes left in our room. Craig had to have them mailed back for me. Oops!
There was one very interesting speaker, I think his name was Daniel Reisel, who talked researched brain activity in maximum security prisoners. He presented some fascinating theories on the failures of our criminal justice system. I've read articles with a similar viewpoint before. As this topic always is, I found the talk thought-provoking. I'm not sure he has the answer, but I do believe something needs to change.
Dan Pallotta talked about the failings of the way society defines and limits non-profit organizations. I cannot say I've thought much about the way charity organizations are run, but he certainly provided a different perspective on the matter. I'd like to read more from him, and read some counter arguments as well.
Orly Wahba talked about passing kindness on to other people. Her film, which you can view at the end of this post, was pretty neat.
TED finished with a live virtual choir using a two live choirs and a third choir made up of individuals using Skype to perform live with Eric Whitacre conducting. It was interesting to watch, but I'm not sure it would be my preferred method of performance.
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