Ideas Worth Spreading: TEDTalks Discussion Series

The TEDTalks Discussion Series at EPL is based on the wildly popular Internet site TED.com. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is an eclectic lecture series with something for everyone and is devoted to ideas worth spreading.

Drop in to watch an online TEDTalk with us and then participate in a lively discussion that might have you changing your attitude, your life and even the world. Admission is always FREE!

*** Please note these are online TEDTalks, presenters will NOT be at EPL ***
 

Upcoming TEDTalks

Thursday, December 8, 2011 @ 12:15pm and 2:30pm
Stanley A. Milner Library
No registration is required...just drop in!
TEDTalks discussions are approximately 45 minutes.
 

Ben Dunlap talks about a passionate life

Do you like stories? Does a person who’s story is remarkable encourage you to live better?

Wofford College president Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who taught him about passionate living and lifelong learning.

Ben Dunlap
Ben Dunlap is a true polymath, whose talents span poetry, opera, ballet, literature and administration. He is the president of South Carolina’s Wofford College.

Why you should listen to him:

Ben Dunlap was a dancer for four years with the Columbia City Ballet, kicking off a life of artistic and cultural exploration. A Rhodes Scholar, he did his PhD in English literature at Harvard, and is now the president of Wofford College, a small liberal arts school in South Carolina. He has taught classes on a wide variety of subjects, from Asian history to creative writing.

He's also a writer-producer for television, and his 19-part series The Renaissance has been adopted for use by more than 100 colleges. He has been a Senior Fulbright Lecturer in Thailand and a moderator at the Aspen Institute.

"Dunlap's Wikipedia entry is the stuff of legend."

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