My first idea for the paradigm shift paper is the changes in the beliefs from faith in God and religion to faith in science. My other idea for the paradigm shift is to discuss modern medicine and how much it changed from all of the traditional plant and nature based medicine back in the day. I find both of these topics to be very interesting, possibly the second more so however. The shift in the belief in God and religion was a force that drove people for ages before science began to take over and control beliefs. The belief in science today has evolved a lot because of the concrete proof that it may provide as opposed to religion. The shift in natural medicine to modern medicine is also interesting. This is because the modern day medicine miracles have been so compelling. Furthermore, way back when, people would simply just die from various diseases as opposed to now when there are oftentimes cures and treatments for present day diseases.
I really had some trouble trying to chose what my favorite TED talk was, so I will post all three of my favorites here in hopes that you will indulge and watch all of them!
- Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_bezos_a_life_lesson_from_a_volunteer_firefighter.html
- Meg Jay: Why 30 is not the new 20 http://www.ted.com/talks/meg_jay_why_30_is_not_the_new_20.html
- Jane Fonda: Life’s third act http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_fonda_life_s_third_act.html
I will only discuss the first video here for sake of time. This video, contrary to many of the other TED talks that I have seen, is very short and concise. I like that it is less than five minutes, yet it still carries a lot of weight with it. This is something that I would definitely like to aim to accomplish within my own video. Also, I really liked the manner in which Benzos presents himself, with confidence, yet very humble, and with a great stage presence.
The ideas you posted were not incredibly fleshed-out, but I think the transition from religion to science would be an interesting subject to discuss. The opinion of people not only on these two topics has not only changed, but the ideas on the nature of the relationship between them has also drastically evolved.
Either one of your ideas could work, but I’d need more info. before commenting further. I just finished watching the first Ted talk; it was cool–one of the briefest talks I’ve seen, too. Anyway, flesh out your ideas…blah blah blah…etc. I’ll give a real comment later on in the process.
I really liked the links to TED talks that you posted, I found each one very interesting. In regards to your topics, I feel that each has a lot you can run with, therefore providing a good amount of information to write about. My only bit of advice is choose one where you can research it easier.