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  A comment on Talk: David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min

  Jan 19 2010: What I liked the most about this talk was the message: if this man was able to get through this whole ordeal just to accomplish a dream that many thought impossible, and even though he failed twice, in the end he never gave up. So I would correct the warning: do NOT try to hold your breath this long at home, but TRY to fight for your dreams as hard as David does.

• A comment on Talk: Catherine Mohr: Surgery's past, present and robotic future

  Jun 22 2009: What I find most exciting about this talk is the collaboration of engineers that design robots with surgeons that use robots. Today more than ever we are building a society in which the only feasible way to tackle some of the most complex problems we are facing is through the collaboration of different disciplines. These robots are an excellent example of how robotics and medicine are collaborating today to solve some of the challenges of modern surgery: more precision, less invasion, safer surgeries, etc. Now, let us use this as an example and let us tackle other problems with the same degree of collaboration, and I am not only referring to medical issues, but ecological, social and political problems as well. And let us hope that collaboration will provide us with creative solutions that merge the best of two worlds, like the robots presented in this talk.

• A comment on Talk: Liz Coleman's call to reinvent liberal arts education

  Jun 1 2009: I think that this talk is exactly the type of thinking I want to hear from my university's president. Here in Mexico, the idea seems to be that people should become really good at what they will do for the rest of their lives and ignore the rest. I am totally against this idea. I believe that people should learn about the world that surrounds them and view it through different perspectives. Artists see the world differently that engineers do, but I wonder, why can't an educated person that finished college education merge both points of view? Like Liz Coleman said in this talk: we must look at the ideas we have in common and use them to our advantage in the solution of contemporary problems. But, if college students only study subjects related to their careers, how will this conciliation of ideas be possible?

• A comment on Talk: Kaki King rocks out to "Pink Noise"

  May 29 2009: I love guitars. There is something about the sound of a guitar that just relaxes me. Especially when its played by adept hands such as Kaki King's. I think I'll buy some of her albums, any suggestions? By the way, congratulations Kaki, you certainly are a "guitar goddess".

• A comment on Talk: Joachim de Posada says, Don't eat the marshmallow yet

  May 25 2009: Now that we know that the children who don't eat the marshmallow later become successful, the question we should be asking ourselves is: why don't the children eat the marshmallow immediately? Is there some pattern in those kids? Do they practice some sport? Do they play a musical instrument?
  
  If there is some sort of pattern that we can easily reproduce, we can begin to build a society of "marshmallow savers". However, we need to find out what motivates these kids first.
  
  By the way, it was a great talk! I look forward to hearing more about this experiment, I am actually thinking of buying the book!
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  A comment on Talk: Einstein the Parrot talks and squawks

  May 10 2009: Another proof that the collaboration of man and nature can bring incredible results. Congratulations to Einstein and her trainer!
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  A comment on Talk: Louise Fresco on feeding the whole world

  May 10 2009: I believe it actually depends on what you want to grow. Some crops require more care than others. Instead of saying that permaculture or agribusiness is the general solution, why don't we focus on the different needs of different crops? For some, the solution might come in regional growth, others might benefit from large scale production. The main idea is to analyze each case and to make a conscious decision taking the economy and ecology into account. The problem comes from the belief that there is one miraculous general solution for the whole food industry, the real solution is to endorse different ideas and use them in the appropriate situations.
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  A comment on Talk: Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity

  May 7 2009: I really liked this talk because it reflects my creative process completely. I am somewhat a romantic in this sense and I imagine that all my works of art, my poems, everything comes from a muse. A divine being who whispers her secrets to me so that I can tell those stories to the rest of the world. I am sometimes troubled by the responsibility this means, because if I don't tell the stories correctly her ideas might never make it to the ears of the other people. But I have learned to live with it, I even wrote a short poem to this "muse" telling her how I felt. The original poem is in Spanish, but I will also post a translation, I hope you like it:
  
  Por que me torturas con tu mundo y tus ideas,
  para luego soltar tu risa inspiradora?
  A que juegas, amada musa?
  
  In English:
  
  Why do you torture me with your world and your ideas, only to later laugh with your inspiring giggle? What are you playing at my beloved muse?

• A comment on Talk: Ron Eglash on African fractals

  Dec 9 2007: This video is very interesting. Although I don't know that much about fractals, they just keep amazing me every time I do more research on them. They appear in the places where you least expect them to, and Africa is a great example to illustrate this. I have been in contact with people who have lived in Africa and they all agree that it is an amazing place to visit, despite all the problems it currently faces. African history is so rich and their culture so extense, that I can't wait to visit Africa. If I ever go there, I'll be sure to watch out for fractals as well. Congratulations on the talk Mr. Eglash, I look foward to reading more of your work.