Mark Raymond : Victims of the city

Mark Raymond·TEDxPortofSpain
Victims of the city
Summary
Who are victims of the city and why are they victims of the city?

The speaker is an architect and the city in the story seems to be about Port of Spain which is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. It’s an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. Venezuela is a republic in northeastern South America, I thought that it’s too far to live Indian people because my teacher said that the speaker looked an Indian, though, according to the Wikipedia, Residents of African and Indian seem to descent with each other in Trinidad and Tobago. It surprised me and my teacher was great.

As an architect, he worked hard, however, he is disappointed in the city where there are a lot of aesthetic buildings. It’s because he explains that architecture is not to build beautiful buildings but it creates instructions with humans and landscapes and it builds an environment. It’s important to think about the value and possibility of places and spaces more and it should be enhanced.

Simply, for only buildings, highways, and economic results, much money shouldn't be used but whole societies where there is active and equitable participation for everybody, safety, security, and sustainable future should be created. This must be a true meaning of architecture.

Words in this story
habitat /noun/ the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy : How film transforms the way we see the world

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy·TED2019
How film transforms the way we see the world
Summary
In the title, the film was to be recorded about honor killing. Honor killing is an old custom that men can kill women legally when women have different thoughts to their fathers about marriage. Daughters couldn’t have their opinions but mothers and grandmothers couldn’t say anything about an evil custom: honor killing because they followed that.

The speaker made the film to help them, though, she was rejected. When she brought the film to other countries, she thought that no one would understand because people in the same country could not understand, though, little by little, small opinions started to be raised, the film received praise. It took much time, in the country, men who kill women understood that the film was important.

Mothers and grandmothers also realized that an evil custom was allowed by them. The speaker continues spreading the film. She made a system that in the very far small villages where people couldn’t arrive, people can watch it and children can learn their custom. To thrive in the country, it's important for everybody to learn history. 

Lynn Rothschild : The living tech we need to support human life on other planets

Lynn Rothschild·TEDxBeaconStreetSalon
The living tech we need to support human life on other planets
Summary
This story is really difficult because I don’t know about genetic modification with organisms well.

The speaker tells us that we have to think of life as a technology, all living thing has some kind of biomaterial and for producing it’s needed bacterium that is really resistant. Thus the speaker says that the solution to the habitat problems on Mars could just simply lie in a fungus. Organisms can create electric energy and bacteria and chemical energy and electrical energy must be harvested also.

I have to continue reading more articles about genetic modification with organisms because l don’t understand the last words of the speaker but I felt fear.
“Humans should never touch organisms is kinda silly because we have that capability now to do things that are far more beneficial for planet Earth and for life.”

Words in this story
resistant /adj/ opposed, resisting, immune to the effects of
resistance /noun/

Steven Petrow : 3 ways to practice civility

Steven Petrow·TED Salon: Doha Debates
3 ways to practice civility
Summary
I don’t have the skill to understand political confrontation. Middle of the article, l don’t know who is right and wrong or who is the right and the left. And then l don’t want to know who said a hate speech!

We must learn when we are children, when we would receive ugly words, we should not tell the same words.

I who am Japanese learned not to do the same things, 1) to bear silently, 2) and to go over its regret and look back, 3) current Japan might not have it, though. These are my three ways to civility to cultivate patience to win. I think that it’s beneficial to live comfortably and strongly.

Probably, the speaker must want to tell that. As humans, we talk about our differences with respect, especially about politics. There are ways to oppose more civility when you take part in politics or talk about politics, now it’s using ugly words too much.  Just, you think that you don't have to need being civil to say opposite opinions, 1) only your party is right, 2) and everybody is lean right or left too much!!!  3)

And then, according to his example of a bagel story, trying handing over what you want, 1) trying handing out half of yours, 2) and trying accepting it.  3) What we should do is those and the speaker tells us in the last, ”there is the joy of civility”.

Words in this story

civility /noun/ propriety, politeness, manner

civil /adj/ courteous and polite

Rocío Lorenzo : How diversity makes teams more innovative

Rocío Lorenzo·TED@BCG
How diversity makes teams more innovative
Summary
This story is the worst content that Japanese people don’t want to listen to, so Japan receives the attack of the problem always.

“We have one member in our board who is a woman”.
In the article, the speaker explains that this is a laughing part, though, many people couldn’t laugh because men think that it’s improving because there are no women in a project for a long time. In the first place, even women don’t think that this is the problem.

The speaker tells us that for everyone, a true opportunity should be provided. It means for everyone who hires and who is hired have to develop and promot.
Embracing diversity more is to lead their organization to being innovative. Still, numbers are lacking until getting better results.

Thomas Curran : Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse

Thomas Curran·TEDMED 2018
Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse
Summary
Again, I’ve met the difficult story that the title surprises me, so perfectionism is to have a belief strongly that anything less than perfect is unacceptable. l think that people will seek successes too much, they have been obsessed, they face dangerous conditions, it leads to severe illness or depressions, and those people will be increasing and getting worse.

The speaker tells us that it’s differences between young people and older people, and one’s self and outsider. There is a culture in which young people need less perfection, though, around them have an expectation of perfection. Otherwise, himself/ herself believes more necessity, though, outside already think that they are great. It might be said to have lack of communication also.

No one is flawless. We have to know about a normal and natural part of everybody that must be an imperfection. There, there must be more joys and beauties. Before thinking about perfection, mental, emotional and psychological health of joys more important for us.

Words in this story
flawless /adj/ without any blemishes or imperfections, perfect
lack /noun/ shortage, deficiency, insufficiency, dearth, shortness

Greta Thunberg : The disarming case to act right now on climate change

Greta Thunberg·TEDxStockholm
The disarming case to act right now on climate change
comment
When I knew her this year, I wondered why she hadn't stood on the TED stage, however, it's wrong. Just I seemed not to realize it.
She is still 16 years old and continuing School strike for the climate. She doesn't eat to meat, doesn't use airplanes to lower carbon footprint and she insists her family members become vegan, give up flying and give up eating meat.
I also think that we must be able to eat less meat and use fewer airplanes. We have to change our action to protect our earth. Please try to listen to her.