TED Talk Tuesday #191 – How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany
Watching TED Talks is a popular pastime at CN&CO. We visit TED.com regularly to clear our heads, have a laugh or get inspired. TED Talks open our minds, spark new ways of thinking and can lead to some very interesting conversations. Each week we pick a favourite and publish it on a Tuesday, because we like how “TED Talk Tuesday” sounds. It’s also a way that the CN&CO team play their part on spreading ideas and helping to make the world a better place. This week’s talk is posted by Colin. Here’s why he chose it:
A few weeks ago I attended Sentella, a mini (very mini, indeed!) Burning Man-type event that this year was held on the banks of the Hennops River. It was amazing being in a totally “anything goes” environment that espoused the 10 principles of Burning Man.
One of the tracks played during the festival was this remix of Dolly Parton’s Jolene, which I immediately fell in love with.
A few days later I saw Dolly Parton on the Graham Norton Show, being as fabulous and wise as ever.
So today when I came across a TED Talk entitled How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany, it was a message from the country and western gods that this should be my Tuesday contribution. They say things come and threes… and this was the third.
This TED Talk, by Jad Abumrad, is about truth, storytelling, diversity, conversations, perspective and (as the title suggests) the phenomenon that is Dolly Parton. Give it a watch:
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