Hello everyone. It is an honor for me to be able to stand here and share my thoughts today during this amazing TEDex event. And thank you so much for everyone for attending. So the topic of my talk today is the essence of curiosity. Well, what is curiosity? It is something very fascinating, very wonderful and it's something highly essential that persists everywhere from youth to adulthood even doctors and I was very eager to find out in which ways curiosity in our youth resemble or had similarities with us ...

Una noche de invierno de 1860 en el teatro de Londres cambiaría la vida de cientos de niños. Una noche que pasó la historia. Unos cuantos días antes, los niños y sus familias recibieron una invitación un tanto peculiar, pasar la víspera navideña viendo una conferencia de física. Y yo no sé ustedes, pero si a mí de chiquito me hubieran dicho que mi regalo de Navidad iba a ser pasar la víspera navideña en una conferencia de ciencia, seguramente hubiera fingido estar enfermo. Pero no fue el caso. No fue el cas ...

RT Hunter Beast 🕯️ (@cryptoquick)One of the biggest red flags is a lack of curiosity, or boredom.Fellow traveler, do you not realize how amazing everything is? How miraculous that there are hard problems and unsolved questions and things our brightest minds admit to not knowing the answer to? And that we have the privilege of consciousness to marvel at the stars and their mysteries?If you are not seeking wisdom, I don't know what to tell you, but there's a possibility you are wasting our limited opportunity ...

If you ever wondered what we as individuals can do to bridge divides between people in society, this might be a good moment to start training your curiosity muscle. Not the kind of training that happens in a gym, though. but in interactions with others, especially with those who see the world very differently that you do. Because curiosity allows us to zoom out of our bubble and to break down the walls we build around it brick by brick. And luckily, all of us can train our curiosity muscle. And I will share ...

Why Curiosity May Be The Most Underrated Career Skill https://t.co/NDy1TuFS5e ...

least I could do is like you know wear less wear clothes because my story isn't stitched into the clothes in fact it's stitched into every phase that I've taken that brought me here and um let me ask you one thing how many of you have joined engineering um let's say out of family any hands raised I think it's a big number uh don't worry I'm also that confused keep as well um I mean I'm fascinated of computers from childhood like I would say full standard and my loving mom wants me to become a doctor and she ...

[music] Good afternoon. I'm not a motivational speaker, but I'm here to tell you something. Good afternoon.I'm not a motivational speaker, but I'm here to tell you something that's going to change your life today and hopefully the life of others you're going to interact with after this talk. But before that, I would like to share a short personal story about myself. I was raised in what you probably call a typical CNN portrayed African home.Poverty, lack of formal education, and a house full of ups and down ...

[music] If you don't lose this weight, you may not see your daughter graduate. This is what my doctor is telling me in her office. It hit me like a a cold, hard verdict.You see, I have a newborn daughter, and the thought of not being there for her, well, it just it just shattered me. I I left not feeling motivated, but angry and ashamed. I can remember punching the steering wheel on the drive home, crying, cursing.This is my pie hole. I did this to myself and I can abuse myself all I want but there's someth ...

Core Argument - The speech emphasizes the importance of questioning systems and norms, drawing parallels between historical oppression and contemporary issues like book bans and censorship [4][5][10] - It argues that silence in the face of injustice normalizes it and empowers oppressive forces [11][12] - The speech advocates for the human right to ask questions and challenge the status quo in various settings, including classrooms, workplaces, and communities [11][15] Historical Context & Examples - The speech references historical figures like Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, and Mahmud Darwish, who used questions to challenge systems of oppression and advocate for change [6][7][8] - It draws connections between historical events like America's Jim Crow era and the British 13 colonies, highlighting how revolutions stemmed from questioning and the suppression of those questions [4] - The speech uses the example of Frederick Douglass questioning why slaves couldn't read to illustrate the power of knowledge and questioning in achieving liberation [6] Call to Action - The speech encourages individuals to ask "why" in various contexts, even when it's difficult or uncomfortable [10][15][16] - It asserts that ordinary people have the power to enact change by using their voices to question systems and challenge injustice [14][15] - The speech concludes that questions are essential for defending freedom, protecting lives, and ultimately changing the world [16]

[music] Montgomery College's first TEDex talk. That's kind of cool. I'm the first speaker.[cheering] So, thank you. Um, [applause] I came across this curious fact recently and it's about of all things catfish. Um, catfish from its tail to the barbles in front, its entire body is covered with taste buds.Over 175,000 taste buds on this fish on a full grown fish. By comparison, a human being has 2,000 8,000 taste buds on its tongue. Because of the murky water that it lives in, um, it needs taste to decipher th ...