Monday, December 5, 2011

We need each other: Arts and Science

I ran across this TEDx talk, and it nicely encompassed a lot of what I find fascinating, beautiful, and worthwhile in this world.  If you're an artist or a scientist or somewhere in between or on the fringes, this is worth watching in its entirety.


In the meantime, I'm sitting in my lovely Tanzanian home, worrying about returning to the US and all the job related stresses and general demands that I will face.  So instead of addressing work ahead of time, I'm cooking candied orange peels, making cinnamon rolls from scratch, and following an assortment of links that friends have posted on facebook.  Fortunately for me, the vast majority of my friends are lovers of arts, sciences, or most often both.  

(About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations))