Τετάρτη 20 Απριλίου 2011
Πατρίσια Ράιαν: Μην επιμένετε στα Αγγλικά!
Πατρίσια Ράιαν: Μην επιμένετε στα Αγγλικά!
About this talk
Στο TEDxDubai η παλαίμαχος δασκάλα αγγλικών Πατρίσια Ράιαν κάνει μία προκλητική ερώτηση: Μήπως η παγκόσμια έμφαση στα αγγλικά εμποδίζει την εξάπλωση σπουδαίων ιδεών σε άλλες γλώσσες; (Για παράδειγμα: τι θα γινόταν αν ο Αϊνστάιν έπρεπε να περάσει τις εξετάσεις TOEFL;) Είναι μία παθιασμένη υπεράσπιση της μετάφρασης και της ανταλλαγής ιδεών.
About Patricia Ryan
Patricia Ryan has spent the past three-plus decades teaching English in Arabic countries -- where she has seen vast cultural (and linguistic) change.
Why you should listen to her:
UK-born language teacher Patricia Ryan has spent most of the past 40 years teaching English in the countries of the Arabian Gulf.
She is currently teaching at Zayed University in Dubai, and studying for a second Masters degree in Law.
She is currently teaching at Zayed University in Dubai, and studying for a second Masters degree in Law.
"English is big business and languages are dying as never before. Is there a connection? Is this another manifestation of McDonaldisation – the undesirable face of globalization? Do we want to lose the variety of languages and all the rich culture that comes with them?"From TEDxDubai
Τα 8 μυστικά της επιτυχίας από τον Ρίτσαρντ Τζόνς
Τα 8 μυστικά της επιτυχίας από τον Ρίτσαρντ Τζόνς
About this talk
Γιατί κάποιοι άνθρωποι πετυχαίνουν; Επειδή είναι έξυπνοι; Ή απλά είναι τυχεροί; Τίποτα από τα δύο. Ο Ρίτσαρντ Τζονς καταθέτει το απόσταγμα πολλών ετών συνεντεύξεων σε μια αξέχαστη τρίλεπτη παρουσίαση σχετική με τα αληθινά μυστικά της επιτυχίας.
About Richard St. John
A self-described average guy who found success doing what he loved, Richard St. John spent more than a decade researching the lessons of success -- and distilling them into 8 words, 3 minutes and one successful book.
Why you should listen to him:
Richard St. John was on his way to the TED conference when a girl on the plane asked him, "What really leads to success?" Even though he had achieved some success, he couldn't explain how he did it. So he spent the next ten years researching success and asking over 500 extraordinarily successful people in many fields what helped them succeed. After analyzing, sorting, and correlating millions of words of research, and building one of the most organized databases on the subject of success, he discovered The 8 Traits Successful People Have in Common and wrote the bestseller 8 To Be Great.
In his books and talks, he shares a wealth of wisdom from the world's most successful people -- knowledge that can help others succeed in their own way, whether it's escaping poverty, building a business, raising a family, or changing the world.
"It's so great. It's such a boost of confidence. This book really gives you a lot of self-esteem about who you are, and that you really can be somebody."Thomas Fischer, Habitat for Humanity
Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong
Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong
About this talk
Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility.
About Kathryn Schulz
Kathryn Schulz is the author of "Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error," and writes "The Wrong Stuff," a Slate series featuring interviews with high-profile people about how they think and feel about being wrong.
Why you should listen to her:
Kathryn Schulz is a journalist, author, and public speaker with a credible (if not necessarily enviable) claim to being the world's leading wrongologist. Her freelance writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, TIME Magazine, the Boston Globe, the "Freakonomics" blog of The New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, and the New York Times Book Review, among other publications. She is the former editor of the online environmental magazine Grist, and a former reporter and editor for The Santiago Times, of Santiago, Chile, where she covered environmental, labor, and human rights issues. She was a 2004 recipient of the Pew Fellowship in International Journalism (now the International Reporting Project), and has reported from throughout Central and South America, Japan, and, most recently, the Middle East. A graduate of Brown University and a former Ohioan, Oregonian and Brooklynite, she currently lives in New York's Hudson Valley.
Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy
Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy
About this talk
By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand -- not approve of, but understand -- the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent? And by extension, can anyone truly understand and empathize with another?
About Sam Richards
Sam Richards is a sociologist and teacher of the largest race relations course in the US. He argues that empathy is the core of sociology.
Why you should listen to him:
Identifying himself as "an iconoclast from Toledo, Ohio," and identified by David Horowitz as one of the "101 Most Dangerous Academics in America," Sam Richards is one of the most provocative, and popular, sociology teachers in the country. Every year 725 students at Penn State University take his course on race and ethnic relations, where he attacks, with humor and courage, questions most would choose to avoid.
He is also the founder of the World in Conversation project. Every year, more than 7,000 students participate in its mission is to create a conscious dialogue around the politically incorrect thoughts of the participants, bringing them out in the open for inspection.
He is also the founder of the World in Conversation project. Every year, more than 7,000 students participate in its mission is to create a conscious dialogue around the politically incorrect thoughts of the participants, bringing them out in the open for inspection.
Τρίτη 19 Απριλίου 2011
Βάρβαροι βάνδαλοι έκαψαν και πάλι παλαιά βιβλία μέσα σε Ελληνική Συναγωγή στην Κέρκυρα.
Και στα Χανιά έκαψαν πολλά σπάνια βιβλία κάποιοι εγκληματίες πέρσι. Τα βιβλία αυτά και όλα τα παλαιά βιβλία δεν είναι κτήμα κανενός για να τα καίει, και ανήκουν σε όλους όσους θέλουν να τα μελετήσουν, ανεξάρτητα θρησκείας και καταγωγής.
Δευτέρα 18 Απριλίου 2011
Κυριακή 17 Απριλίου 2011
Diane Laufenberg: Πώς μαθαίνουμε; Από τα λάθη μας.
Diane Laufenberg: Πώς μαθαίνουμε; Από τα λάθη μας.
About this talk
H Diana Laufenberg μοιράζεται μαζί μας 3 εντυπωσιακά πράγματα που έμαθε για την διδασκαλία - συμπεριλαμβανομένου και του γεγονότος ότι κανείς μαθαίνει από τα λάθη του.
About Diana Laufenberg
Diana Laufenberg teaches 11th-grade American History at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia.Why you should listen to her:
SLA is an inquiry-driven, project-based high school focused on 21st-century learning. SLA provides a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology, mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students at SLA learn in a project-based environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes.
Read Laufenberg's evolving page of links on "Embracing Failure" >>
Νορίνα Χερτζ: Πότε να απευθυνθείτε σε ειδικό -- και πότε όχι
Νορίνα Χερτζ: Πότε να απευθυνθείτε σε ειδικό -- και πότε όχι
About this talk
Κάθε μέρα παίρνουμε σημαντικές αποφάσεις, και πολύ συχνά βασιζόμαστε σε ειδικούς για να μας βοηθήσουν να αποφασίσουμε. Σύμφωνα όμως με τη οικονομολόγο Νορίνα Χερτζ, εάν βασιζόμαστε πολύ στους ειδικούς, μπορεί να αποβεί περιοριστικό, ακόμη και επικίνδυνο. Μάς καλεί να εκδημοκρατίσουμε την εξειδίκευση, να μην συμβουλευόμαστε μόνο "χειρουργούς και διευθυντές, αλλά και το προσωπικό των καταστημάτων".
About Noreena Hertz
Noreena Hertz looks at global culture -- financial and otherwise -- using an approach that combines traditional economic analysis with foreign policy trends, psychology, behavioural economics, , anthropology, history and sociology.Why you should listen to her:
An influential economist on the international stage, Hertz also played an influential role in the development of (RED), an innovative commercial model to raise money for people with AIDS in Africa, having inspired Bono (co-founder of the project) with her writings.
Her work is considered to provide a much needed blueprint for rethinking economics and corporate strategy. She is the Duisenberg Professor of Globalization, Sustainability and Finance based at Duisenberg School of Finance, RSM, Erasmus University and University of Cambridge. She is also a Fellow of University College London.
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