The real-world influence of Star Trek | Elsbeth Magilton | TEDxOmaha
Vložit
- čas přidán 31. 01. 2024
- Elsbeth Magilton takes us through the strange twists and turns of how using Star Trek to entice student to attend her Space Law lectures, took a sudden leap into hyperdrive. From being fun and silly, Star Trek morphed from Pop Culture, into a high impact learning tool using stories to explore a different space, and challenge different frontiers. Using not just any stories, but science fiction stories became a vehicle to discuss, and unpack some really hard topics that face us today. Sci-Fi isn’t fantasy, it’s futurism. It is removed enough from our experiences and bias to let us look at challenges objectively. When we move into that space, we can explore with less constraints, and may even surprise ourselves with our different perspectives.
Elsbeth Magilton is an attorney and educator serving as the Director of Externships and the Executive Director of the Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law programs at the University of Nebraska College of Law. She has appeared at SXSW in 2021 and has been quoted in The Atlantic, The Verge, and a host of other publications. In 2022 Elsbeth was named a “NExt Pioneer” with the Nebraska Tech Collaborative - a workforce initiative examining tech talent in the Midwest.
She is also a current Scowcroft National Security Fellow at the Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense at the U.S. Air Force Academy. From 2021-2023 Elsbeth served as the board president for Girls Code Lincoln, a nonprofit igniting passion for technology in 4th-9th grade students, where she now leads fundraising efforts. She also is a member of the Advisory Board for the Branched Oak Observatory, a sky park supported by science educators and astronomy enthusiasts. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Star Trek has some really great perspectives on the could be for humanity. Such as the prestige in society is based on value contributions to society rather than economic prowess, and that all basic human needs are met, I absolutely love.
I enjoyed a few Star Trek series. Remember, it's still fiction. Ships don't have water. 😂⛳️🕳
Fantastic! Sci-fi has always been a vehicle to not only reflect on where we could be heading but where we are now. Twilight zone comes to mind as some of the most effective social commentary there is (my opinion). Great talk, and well executed!
Excellent! Absolutely captivating..as usual Els delivers!!
Over 12,000 views and less than 500 Likes 👍.. Come On people.. this is honestly a Great talk!
I am glad I listened to this. I almost passed it by, but decided to listen. Good talk.
Очень красиво , артистично говорит, эмоционально, завораживающе , аппетитно ! Четкость мысли , быстрота речи ! ВИС ИЗ БЬЮТИФУЛ!!!!!
Excellent point on the sandbox, easy to play 'what if'. Really enjoyed the presentation!
One of the huge differences between the Prime Directive and the Outer Space Treaty, is that the Prime Directive does not ban the Militarization of Outer Space like the Outer Space Treaty does. I think the OST is way overdue for updating and re-ratification it is well over 50 years old after all.
What a great presentation!
It is, but I feel a bit weird. It is so choreographed and perfect it feels fake or rather uncanny.
Star trek Takes out the social classes of the math. Wonderful show forever
Thank you shares interesting talk,...❤
My English is getting better. 😮
❤❤❤❤
Dr. Michael Salla, author of Our Star Trek Future, wrote this Ted talk. Prove me wrong. Oh wait, collective consciousness wrote it. 🤗🫀🛸
Pi 3.14 π was first recorded by Moses in the Exodus Tabernacle blueprints near 1400 BC not 250 BC by Archimedes. 330-15-1=314
Calculation based on the description of the Tabernacle's curtains in Exodus 26:8-9, 12-13 with vs13 being the lynchpin. Here's a breakdown:
Total Length of the Curtains: The Tabernacle had 11 curtains, each 30 cubits long. So, all the curtains together were 11 x 30 = 330 cubits long.
Folding One Curtain: One of these 11 curtains was to be folded in half. When you fold a curtain that is 30 cubits long in half, it becomes 15 cubits long.
Adjusting the Total Length: After folding one curtain in half, the total length of all curtains would be 330 cubits (from all 11 curtains) minus 15 cubits (from the folded curtain). So, the adjusted length is 330 - 15 = 315 cubits.
Extra Length at Both Ends: The same folded curtain is supposed to have half a cubit of material hanging off at both ends of the Tabernacle. Since there are two ends, that adds up to 2 x 0.5 = 1 cubit.
Final Calculation: To find the final length, subtract this extra 1 cubit from the adjusted length of 315 cubits. This gives 315 - 1 = 314 cubits.
This was discovered by a Christian engineer from Wisconsin in 2015. Geometry π people will see this as dome shaped. However Josephus the Historian describes the traditional rectangle shaped Tabernacle. 2 different shapes.
or
(C-curtain L-length) 11Cx30L= 330CL, 1Cx30L= 30CL÷2= 15CL-330CL= 315CL, 315CL-.5CL-.5CL= 314CL Exodus 26:8-9, 12-13
or
330-15-1=314
Exodus 26:13 makes Pi 3.14
Sorry I listened half way through and had enough .
Smart Female earthling;
Great representation of her species and first class genes for reproduction of fine and healthy future earthlings.
With the Blessing of our Universal God
And Our Lord Jesus Christ, her kind will exist eternally.
~read John 3:16
What is this piffle? Not a single word about actual space law, just a sappy recounting of an event. Where's the beef?
I really can’t stand clown hair, petty I know but I’m a grown up and Star Trek isn’t real either.
lets have a look at your ted talk then. Oh? Don't have one? Hmm then how can you hate on somebody who's out there doing ted talks? Level up or shut up.