Recommended TED talks

Science related TED talks are often good examples how to engage an audience and communicate your message. The audience for TED talks has diverse interests so it’s great to see when they really appreciate a novel or solid presentation.

Here’s one example of each. The first is by virtual magician and Techno-illusionist Marco Tempest and is about Nicolas Tesla and is a must-see (and only 6 minutes long), http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/marco_tempest_the_electric_rise_and_fall_of_nikola_tesla.html. (If you have time check out Marco Tempest’s video of Making of “Nikola Tesla in Sound and Light”, http://vimeo.com/43684443.)

The second is a talk by a scientist about a new kind of battery (the missing link to renewable energy), http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_renewable_energy.html. He gives a good clear explanation although he likes using the occasional big word in his narrative.

Jesse Shore
National President

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About Jesse Shore

Jesse Shore is passionate about engaging the community with science and in looking for ways to weave together the arts and sciences. He has been developing science based exhibitions and events since 1984, and was President of the Australian Science Communicators from 2010-2012. His business, Prismatic Sciences, produced five travelling exhibitions for the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for the 2011 International Year of Chemistry and he manages the ongoing national tour. He previously worked at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney as an exhibition project leader and Senior Curator of sciences. While at the museum he was one of the founders of the Ultimo Science Festival, a major National Science Week activity. He is currently collaborating with an artist to create artworks which have a science slant.

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