TED



1) What is the TED organization about?
- It is a non-profit organization devoted to spreading ideas.

2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?
-There purpose is to spread ideas or knowledge worth knowing. They have a series of videos to watch and discover.

3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.
-As problem solvers we should be interested in the design topic because being an engineer is all about design. Just like how are Iterative Design Process is related to engineering.

4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.
-Steve Jobs: How to Live Before You Die- Steve Jobs does a commencement speech for Stanford, he talks about how to design his
-John Hunter on the World Peace Game
-Yves Rossy: Fly with the Jetman

5) Each student will watch a unique video (clear your choice with me... first come, first served!). Watch the video. Embed the video in your blog post and create a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.

6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field?
In the field that was shown, to go to Stanford I need to keep good grades and work hard. But how Steve Jobs operates, he followed what he loved which didnt mean a very intense education, he just stayed on a path that kept him happy. It might have been a struggle at sometims, but it worked for him.