MU Talk

TEDification versus Edification

Interesting essay on the climate of presentation– By Simon Sadler

“We are living through the era of the TED Talk, much like an earlier generation lived through the era of the World’s Fair, wondrous about our new world in the making,” writes Simon Sadler. “TEDification endows capitalism and globalization with a credible spiritual and ethical mission, just as the art of the Renaissance lent to the ruthless bankers of the Italian city states an enduring moral sheen.” Sadler explores the magical thinking and many contradictions of the TED juggernaut — and the implicit threats to design and educatio

http://places.designobserver.com/feature/the-magical-thinking-and-many-contradictions-of-the-ted-talks/38293/