Al Gore Does Standup

We heard rumors that Al Gore wasn’t a wooden, slow talking, policy wonk. There were reports he was funny, engaging and down to earth. Somehow, in 2000 he wasn’t able to get that across. The result...well, you know the result. I’ve blogged about TED Talks before here here in "How to Save $4400."
It’s an annual conference of bright people who share their ideas. In the last month and a half I’ve watched lots of these talks on streaming video. They are all good.  Al Gore's talk a selection from the slide show on global warming that became The Inconvenient Truth demonstrates the side of Gore we never got to see during his eight years in the White House or during the crucial 2000 campaign. He’s funny and talks fast. There are lots of great talks to recommend:
 Tony Robbins who started all this motivational stuff shows why he’s the biggest dog in that doghouse.
Julia Sweeney performs an excerpt from her one woman show “Letting Go of God.”
Jeff Han, a research scientist at NYU, dazzles the crowd with a demonstation of what computer interface will look like in the near future.
Richard Baraniuk, a Rice University Professor, explains his vision for an on line global education system.
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, details the people’s encyclopedia.
You can sample  Richard Dawkins,  from Oxford , who discourses on Darwinism and religion.
Steven Levitt ,an economist from the University of Chicago, describes the economics of a drug gang.
Just a sample of the great talks availabe on TED. (A very short BMW commercial proceeds each talk).

 

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[steve schappert]

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family and future. I just finished watching the movie "An Inconvenient
Truth", please send this link to everyone you know. Watch the movie,
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