Category: Thoughts

Kio Stark presented Why You Should Talk to Strangers as a TED Talk, with a slightly different look on talking to strangers.

Don Tapscott presented How the Blockchain is Changing Money and Business as a TED Talk, explaining future uses for the technology behind Bitcoin.

The final stop of the USASF summer tour was Las Vegas for NACCC. Since I don’t talk much about the work side of cheerleading here I’ll focus on the play. We saw Maroon 5 perform a couple songs, David Copperfield’s show, spent a night at 1 OAK, and attended Hip Hop International’s championship.

Buzzfeed published University Will Sue Its Own Student Newspaper For Reporting On Sexual Assault Case, making me disappointed in my alma mater.

Anand Giridharadas presented A Letter to All Who Have Lost in This Era as a TED Talk.

Here are a couple random photos from the summer. One from Greek Fest in Memphis, one at a gas station someplace in Tennessee, and the third a questionable parking spot I saw on the way to the doctor.

The Washington Post published ‘How’s Amanda?’, a self described “story of truth, lies and an American addiction”.

Julia Galef presented Why You Think You’re Right – Even if You’re Wrong as a TED Talk, reminding us to see things for what they are, not what we want them to be.

Tom Hulme presented What Can We Learn From Shortcuts? as a TED Talk, reminding us to go with the flow.

Antoine Walker published Letter to My Younger Self on The Player’s Tribune. It’s a great article about saying No.

Jamila Raqib presented The Secret to Effective Nonviolent Resistance as a TED Talk, outlining ways we can solve problems without killing each other.

USA Today published 6 Things Black Men Tell Their Sons About Traffic Stops, following recent events in Louisiana and Minnesota. After a recent conversation with a friend, I sent the article to him. Here’s his response: I found the first 3 things actually what I would tell my kids and I try and do during…

Negin Farsad presented A Highly Scientific Taxonomy of Haters as a TED Talk, giving a comedic look at haters.

Kenny randomly came into town for Independence Weekend so I took him down to Mississippi. We saw alligators, but didn’t catch any.

Mashable published This Fake TED Talk About Nothing Might Be the Best You’ve Ever Seen, and it’s brilliant.

ShaoLan Hseuh presented The Chinese Zodiac, Explained as a TED Talk, providing insight to another culture.