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• hamptonguy commented on TEDxNASA: Details Revealed
  I have to wonder if NASA is spending already scarce dollars on this and would be curious to know if speakers are being the the non-NASA and non-NIA speakers are being paid. I am guessing this is part of the effort at LaRC to try and make NASA seem cool. If so, cool technical accomplishments might be better. Here is a list of speakers sent out recently to LaRC employees: *************** Some of our speakers include: celebrated author Mitch Allbom neuroscientist Dr. Paul Aravich experimental artist Chakaia Booker creativity and innovation coach Greg Fraley robotics inventor Dr. Dennis Hong planetary...

• Eric Machmer commented on TEDxNASA: Details Revealed
  yes I logged in to comment on these wackos too who the hell are they??? THIS IS FUNNY!!! : )))) WHHHOO who could have thought this up! "one of today’s messengers with tomorrow’s message. Her Intentional Living Seminar" "America’s intrigue expert" "For a NASA-commissioned memorial project, she disassembled a tire once used by the ill-fated space shuttle" "will explore the behaviors that empower creativity, and discuss how to maximize your creative potential." [thanks, can't wait] "The Math Lady from Outer Space" “the universe between our ears.” "Have a Little Faith, For One More Day,The Five People You Meet in Heaven,...

• MissySchmidt commented on TEDxNASA: Details Revealed
  Agreed, NASA and NIA should be commended for bringing the TED experience to Hampton Roads. Tickets to a national or international TED event are impossible to get and VERY expensive, if you can access one. If you check out the TEDTalks videos on iTunes or the TED.com website, you can see what an enormous opportunity we have for Hampton Roads to be noticed on a global stage. Who better to pull off this regional event than NASA and NIA. Also, if you're a fan of TED as I am, then you know that not all of the talks are of...

• mjkmkk commented on TEDxNASA: Details Revealed
  Gotta chime in here again. I teach, among other things, science courses for non-science majors .... in many cases it's the only science class that a student will have in college, and I spend a lot of time on what distinguishes science from pseudo-science. It drives me nuts that an event that is at least by appearance NASA-sponsored has participants with such questionable pseudo-scientific backgrounds. This one particularly bugs me. It is classic: throw in a bunch of scientific jargon to prove your ideas have some cred by analogy. This at the same time that NASA is working hard to...

• albertoconti commented on TEDxNASA: Details Revealed
  I was a TEDx NASA today. I posted my comments on a discussion board on the TEDx NASA facebook group. Inviting Sue Morter and giving her credibility in such a forum was big mistake. http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=10926&uid=94340099518...