Barry University faculty, staff, and students are invited to “join the conversation” with Smarts Talks.
Date: Every Tuesday (9/15/15 – 12/1/15)
Time: 6 - 7 p.m.
Location: Library 103
What are Smart Talks?
Smart Talks is an organization designed to create a conducive environment among students for the exchange of important ideas. This is done by viewing a series of TED Talks of similar subject matter and discussing the concepts.
TED (Technology Education and Design) is a website which displays the passion of some of the greatest minds of our time by allowing them to convey their ideas during a TED Talk. The TED website houses thousands of these TED Talks across a wide array of topics and subject matter which have the potential to engage students’ minds both within and outside of their field.
Attendees are encouraged to view the series of TED Talks prior to attending each Smart Talk.
Upcoming Smart Talks include and the corresponding Ted Talks to view include:
November 3, 2015 – Spooky Creepy Talks for Halloween
- Jon Ronson: Strange answers to the psychopath test. (18:01)
- Joshua Klein: A thought experiment on the intelligence of crows. (10:06)
- Jim Fallon: Exploring the mind of a killer. (6:32)
November 10, 2015 – Inspirational Young People
- Thoman Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer. (4:40)
- Adora Svitkak: What adults can learn from kids. (8:12)
- Taylor Wilson: Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor. (3:32)
- William Kamkawamba: How I harnessed the wind. (5:59)
November 17, 2015 – Novels, Fiction, and You
- Parul Sehgal: An ode to envy. (13:11)
- Mac Barnett: Why a good book is a secret door. (16:59)
November 24, 2015 – Listening, in every form
- Julian Treasure: 5 Ways to Listen Better. (7:50)
- Clint Smith: The Danger of Silence. (4:50)
- Julian Treasure: How to speak so that people want to listen. (9:58)
December 1, 2015 – STDs: Truth for the College Student
- Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, Drugs, and HIV – Let’s get rational. (20:18)
- HIV/AIDS AWARENESS VIDEO (5:55)
For more information on Smart Talks, contact jsteele@barry.edu.