Watching tonight’s new episode of Celebrity Rehab was, admittedly, a complete waste of time (I knew Daniel Baldwin was full of shit!). Same goes for ninety-nine percent of all my television viewing. I’m left with a vague sense, a twinge in the gut that says, “Diminishment.” But then there’s TED.
TED started out as an annual conference (Technology, Entertainment, Design) gathering together cutting edge thinkers, activists, and visionaries. Now, these fascinating talks are available to the public, via the TED website and Blog.
The latest TED Talk is by author/gardener Michael Pollan, who has an interesting take on the power of perspective. I dig it. All the political rhetoric I’ve been hearing lately, propping up us Americans as if we were the pinnacle of creation, the center of the fucking universe. If Pollan is right, maybe corn is really king…