Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from | Video on TED.com
I really enjoyed this video from Steven Johnson from TED.com. It makes me want to pay more attention to random conversations I have, write more down, have the courage to follow my passion, and to drink more coffee. Enjoy
My brother posted this on facebook and I liked it so much that I watched it twice…I love the dancing, but there is just something else about it that I like. It might be the art of all, might be the fact that these guys are talented and just doing what they do because they love it. It might be the fact that they found something fun to do on a rainy day in Oakland…I don’t know. But they are good and it made me with I could do something other than my infamous booty dance…
BBC News – US issues travel alert for Americans in Europe
I find it weird that US would issue an ‘alert’ about possible terrorism in Europe. As I was reading this I was thinking,
“What are they expecting people to do with this information?”
Are they expecting us to be on the lookout for a potential terrorist while visiting the Eiffel Tower? Are we supposed to be profiling people while checking out the London Eye? Doesn’t this just kind of create a sense of hysteria?
I think it would be just as effective to say,
“There have been suspected terrorist acts happening in Europe. The State department wants you to know the potential realities of your travel abroad.”
But why a warning? Why all of the language around it? What can people really do about it? Or what action could we take?
It feels like the end result of all of this is fear, but why would I want to respond to something that I cannot effect or change with such a strong and controlling emotion? I don’t think I will…at least not right now.