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Why some of us don’t have one true calling – Emilie Wapnick at TEDxBend 2015
/in Career, Entrepreneurs, Life Lessons, TEDx/by Mark LovettWhat do you want to be when you grow up? This seemingly innocent question, posed to us from childhood — typically by the age of five — often evolves into a source of nagging anxiety for many adults. For those of you who have ever felt as though your diverse set of interests make you […]
Crafting Impactful Personal Stories: A Guide to Literary Elements, Literary Techniques, and Literary Devices
/in Language, Narrative, Nonfiction, Storytelling/by Mark LovettIntroduction The beautiful thing about telling personal stories is that everyone can do it. The fact is, we became storytellers in childhood, and we learned to do so with minimal instruction. As babies, we soaked up thousands of stories that swirled around us, and those narratives fed into our cognitive development. It didn’t take long […]
Are we heading towards World War III? – Heni Ozi Cukier at TEDxLisboa 2025
/in Democracy, Government, History, Politics, Society, TEDx, Warfare/by Mark LovettWorld War I — The Great War — The War to End All Wars. With a death toll that exceeded 20 million, many believed it was, and others at least hoped it was, but such was not the case. More than 3 times as many perished during World War II. Afterwards, fewer believed or even […]
The Superpower of Comic Con – Natalie Kaczorowski at TEDxSanDiego 2016
/in Audience, Comedy, Community, Identity, TEDx/by Mark LovettComic Con is like a multi-day thrill ride, more carnival than convention, packed with eccentric attire, celebrities, and all things pop-culture. For years, onlookers have viewed these masters of the geek universe with a sense of confusion and comic relief. That’s about to change, as Natalie Kaczorowski, aka Comic Connie, looks behind the mask of […]
Are We Still Human If Robots Help Raise Our Babies? – Sarah Blaffer Hrdy at TED2025
/in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Family, Humanity, TED Talk/by Mark LovettWe were all babies at one point in time, and as we couldn’t care for ourselves, that responsibility fell to one or more adults. Typically our parents, but in some cases other relatives. In any event, our upbringing was a matter of human-to-human contact. But what about in the future? With AI and robotics advancing […]
Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable and Climate Realism Is a Myth – Al Gore at TED Countdown 2025
/in Climate Change, Environment, Government, Science, TED Talk/by Mark LovettThe narrative of planet earth, and of humanity itself, is being written by many authors. Some positive, others negative. And sometimes, extremely negative. At the top of that list is climate change. A narrative the didn’t exist before the industrial revolution, but it’s now causing widespread death and destruction, today, through the end of the […]
Chris Bell protects his family from a possible intruder – Live at The Moth
/in Family, Humor, Personal Stories, The Moth/by Mark LovettSometimes our personal stories fall into the “life is full of unexpected surprises” category, and this is a perfect example. Chris Bell believes someone is breaking into his apartment, which poses a threat to his family, but in reality, it’s not the intruder he assumed it would be — it was the police. Such stories […]
Stop Telling Single People to Get Married – Peter McGraw at TEDxBoulder
/in Community, Friendship, Relationships, Society, TEDx/by Mark LovettWe would like to think that all the decisions we make are of our own choosing. They are, to some extent, of course, but oftentimes social norms have a way of creeping into the equation. We do something because everyone else is doing it, or our friends and family expect us to. Sometimes it’s related […]
What if community is built by sharing stories we hide?
/in Community, Personal Stories, Public Speaking, Storytelling, TEDx/by Mark LovettSónia Silva is a master storyteller. It’s as simple as that. Full disclosure, I do know Sónia as we’re friends who also work together on the TEDxLisboa curation team. So I was quite happy to hear that she was going to give a TEDx talk of her own at TEDxPraça Gil Eanes in Portugal. Her […]
How Babies Become Language Detectives: The Hidden Science of Statistical Language Learning
/in Biology, Language, Narrative, Neuroscience, Storytelling/by Mark LovettEvery parent has marveled at how quickly their baby transforms from a babbling infant into a chattering toddler who seems to effortlessly pick up new words and grammar rules. But how exactly do children accomplish this remarkable feat? The answer lies in a powerful mechanism called statistical language learning — a process that turns babies […]