Wtf happened to TED talk?

[Ichingcarpenter]

They censor Graham Hancock talk on Consciousness and Rupert Sheldrake talk on morphic resonance.............................. but then allow

MONICA LEWINSKY TALK AND IS CONSIDERED RELEVANT?

[aikoaiko]

1. Lewinksy talked about cyber bullying -- that's revelant.

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. What an awesome intellect

Monica is............ she could have done that on good morning america.

Sorry but TED has gone down hill in my opinion

[aikoaiko]

3. So that goal post isn't relevance, but intellect of speaker now.

OK.

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. Oh that's OK since you watched that and thought it was deep.

but it was hardly to the level that Ted talk use to be.

[aikoaiko]

10. I didn't say it was 'deep' I said it was relevant.

I was interested in her experience with the fall out and I think her talk was presented well and potentially impactful.

TED has always had a wide variety of topics and speakers including those who simply talked about their experiences.

[Ichingcarpenter]

12. yet censors the two

speakers I mentioned..............

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. They're just test marketing a new spinoff: TED talking with the Stars.

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. I think they dumb it down

for facebook.

[Chathamization]

7. TED's always had a large amount of junk. No idea if it's a bit more or a bit less than normal

at the moment, since I tend to avoid things with lots of garbage in general.

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. TED X seems to be where you find stuff now

It decentralizes the whole thing

https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/tedx-program

[NuclearDem]

8. ...

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. Why are you laughing at Monica?

she goes deep .

[NuclearDem]

24. Sheldrake and Hancock have plenty of venues to peddle their crazy ass woo.

TED has its problems, but keeping crazy ass woo out isn't one of them.

[tammywammy]

13. Did you listen to Monica Lewinski's?

I thought it was a fantastic speech on cyber bullying and the culture of shame.

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. yes I did

but did you listen to the two TED talks that were censored?

[Myrina]

15. Graham's was good, I've been a fan of his for ages ... but

I can see how it could be misconstrued as promoting the use of psychotropics (LSD, Ayahuasca etc) ...

[SidDithers]

16. Sounds like TED knows crazy-ass woo when it sees it...

And isn't terribly interested in promoting it.

Sid

[Orrex]

20. It's a shame that crazy-ass woo has no other outlet.

[octoberlib]

17. They refused to post Nick Hanauer's talk on income inequality.

People had to go to Youtube to find it. They didn't want to offend their wealthy sponsors.

[Romeo.lima333]

19. for this the ted talks should be torn down

[closeupready]

23. Agree with the idea that the Hanauer scandal removed the curtain to reveal

the right-leaning political sympathies of those in charge of TED.

I like the on-demand nature of TED talks, however, and I like that you can pick and choose the topics that interest you.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. I will tell you what I got out of the Lewinsky talk

the irony of mostly who posted it here.

Let's just say it was not a nice mirror, and it should have been.

That said, I could have given that talk, from my experiences on the intertubes, including here. Sadly, I think too many women could, and why that talk is a most watch at your local High School, but also a good watch overall.

As to the others, TED talk does censor things from time to time when they get a tad on the controversial side. It is not the first time, alas not the last time either.

[Capt. Obvious]

21. I think TED is missing a golden opportunity by not having you give a talk

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. I would not give a TED Talk

but one of my local labor advocates recently did. She is far more qualified to give one. And I will even share it...

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I know you might not get this, but I have no interest in giving one. But as far as cyber bullying... Monica is not the only woman who has been harassed online or offline in her case. This is a very common experience for women online. To be harassed online and be a woman is almost expected

Here are some articles on this cyberbullying I am talking about

http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/women-arent-welcome-internet-72170

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23488550

http://www.cbc.ca/news/cyberbullying-has-hugely-disproportionate-impact-on-women-and-girls-1.2731195

I expect the treatment again. It is what it is.

Have an excellent day.

Oh and one more edit... your reaction to what I said about bullies is textbook as well. Yes, I could give that talk, I have a rich well to draw from regarding the treatment, quite a bit from here. Then there is the Cave and a few other places that are obsessed with me on the right, hi guys, obsession is part of it, Rec Games Mecha, and since I do not talk to perfect strangers on facebook, I do not include FB on that list, or at least not yet. Some of it has fit the LEGAL definition of cyber stalking. Again, have an excellent day.