Talks on traviscj/blog

confident women are getting bypassed by overconfident men

Tue, 12 Sep 2017 04:44:13 +0000

Really interesting youtube talk: confident women are getting bypassed by overconfident men

Why We Know Less About the World than Ever

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In a short break from studying for tomorrow’s preliminary exam, I came across a TED talk about Why We Know Less About the World Than Ever. I’ve spent quite a lot of energy thinking about the main question Alisa Miller brings up, which is: how did we get news get so focused on things like Anna Nichole Smith’s death while ignoring North Korean nuclear disarmament, the IPCC’s global warming report, and other arguably more important news stories?

Tunes U and Essential Mathematica

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In a similar vein to the TED talks in the previous post, I’ve also been watching a lot of lectures from iTunes U lately. Mostly to get ready for preliminary exams, but also for their sheer awesomeness of the teaching and material. I’ve been most surprised how many people haven’t heard of this yet: Nearly everyone seems surprised when they hear about it. Anyways, here’s my list of favorites so far:

TED Talks

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been downloading a lot from iTunes recently, both in the form of TED talks and iTunes U videos. I’ll post about iTunes U later.

TED talks, for the uninitiated, are 5-20 minute lectures on something that someone(usually a researcher or philanthropist) has been working on to make the world a better or cooler place. I’ve been watching them the last few days, and they’re really great for hearing an opinion you might not, otherwise. A few of my favorites, in no particular order:

Of Weddings and Best Men

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

This past weekend I had the honor of being the Best Man at my sister Crystal’s wedding. It was a beautiful wedding at Silverlake Winery in Zillah, WA. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a pretty spot like that, and it was definitely adequate for our relatively small 120 person party. Also, the wine was excellent. I enjoyed their Chenin Blanc most of the night, though I tried everything about twice, and ended up going home with some of their Reserve Chardonnay.