In the first of a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers.
A war is being waged. No one will die but lives will be lost, if you define your life by the minutes and hours of a day. The target of this war is our attention. Distractions around us seem to double daily. We claim we can multi-task, but researchers say otherwise. Instead, our ability to focus is slipping away, potentially impacting jobs, careers, and relationships. Thereâ??s a lot at stake. Do you want to give â??itâ? away?Emmy award winning television journalist with 30 years experience: Since 1996, Tracy Davidson has been anchoring, reporting and creating consumer-education events at NBC10 in Philadelphia. Prior to that she worked at WTVH in Syracuse. Davidson has spoken to hundreds of groups over the years covering a wide range of topic and has delivered three commencement speeches at local colleges. She serves or has served on the boards of Philabundance and March of Dimes and is an advocate for victims of domestic violence.This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
In the first of a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers.
A war is being waged. No one will die but lives will be lost, if you define your life by the minutes and hours of a day. The target of this war is our attention. Distractions around us seem to double daily. We claim we can multi-task, but researchers say otherwise. Instead, our ability to focus is slipping away, potentially impacting jobs, careers, and relationships. Thereâ??s a lot at stake. Do you want to give â??itâ? away?Emmy award winning television journalist with 30 years experience: Since 1996, Tracy Davidson has been anchoring, reporting and creating consumer-education events at NBC10 in Philadelphia. Prior to that she worked at WTVH in Syracuse. Davidson has spoken to hundreds of groups over the years covering a wide range of topic and has delivered three commencement speeches at local colleges. She serves or has served on the boards of Philabundance and March of Dimes and is an advocate for victims of domestic violence.This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
