I first stumbled upon TED back in 2008 and was immediately interested by their simple motto “ideas worth spreading”. TED stands for technology, entertainment, and design, all things that draw my attention. The concept behind TED Talks is to provide “riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world”. Basically, it’s a bunch of smart people who hold conferences with other smart people, and then they post videos of the talks online for all to enjoy.
What I really like about TED is that the topics can be something so easily palatable or so highbrow that you never really know what you’re going to get. Another great thing is that all of the videos are under 20 minutes, and they even introduced a new variation of videos under 6 minutes. I mean, you can actually watch an internet video, and learn something, all in under 6 minutes! In all seriousness, this site is full of videos that are thought-provoking and worth watching.
Because this is Friday Puppy, I thought it would only be fitting to post a video about vodka dog training. If you watch this video, you’ll see what I mean about how these talks can really make you think. If you’re not a fan of listening to intellectuals speak, then you can easily find videos that are simply entertaining, thus freeing up all of your brain power for Tuesday night trivia at Bombers on Lark.
Who would have thought smart people can be as watchable as pretty people?
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I haven’t had a chance to watch this video yet – but Ian Dunbar is amazing. People like him and Jean Donaldson, Ali Brown and Brenda Aloff among others are the REAL dog trainers. It’s too bad America is set on “quick and dirty” methods like those that Cesar Milan proposes. Owners owe it to their dogs to do research before acquiring and training a dog.
Lesson learned: you cannot compete with another dog’s rear end. Rear end wins every time.
I found this very interesting and intelligent. Everyone who adopts a dog should have to watch this.