[Lekooks] TED Talks Friday January 12, 6:30 pm at Milwaukee Street Traders, Delafield, Wi.

[philip smith]

We've focused on political polarization the last two TED Talks. This month
we branch out into new areas. I've listed three great TED Talks from the
TED most popular lists. Feel free to bring a suggestion of your own. As
usual we will select one to watch and will follow with a discussion. We
will use the modified discussion format  where we hold back interactive
discussion until each person has had a chance to express their initial
thoughts.

Robert WaldingerWhat makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on
happiness
<https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness>

*What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's
fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert
Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult
development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness
and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned
from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to
build a fulfilling, long life.*

Anil SethYour brain hallucinates your conscious reality
<https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_how_your_brain_hallucinates_your_conscious_reality>

*Right now, billions of neurons in your brain are working together to
generate a conscious experience -- and not just any conscious experience,
your experience of the world around you and of yourself within it. How does
this happen? According to neuroscientist Anil Seth, we're all hallucinating
all the time; when we agree about our hallucinations, we call it "reality."
Join Seth for a delightfully disorienting talk that may leave you
questioning the very nature of your existence.*

Bryan StevensonWe need to talk about an injustice
<https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice>
*In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his
grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares
some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive
imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male
population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These
issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely
talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness.*

See you at the Milwaukee Street Traders at  6:30 pm on Friday. Spread the
word!
Phil

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Phil Smith
W318 S4121 Highview Rd
Waukesha, Wi. 53189
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