Communication Scholars from across the nation and around the world have been giving TEDx talks, which are independently organized local discussions in the spirit of the influential TED conference. They've raised provocative questions about education, online racism, death acceptance, and more. If you are a communication scholar and would like to be featured on this page, contact Dr. LaKesha Anderson at landerson@natcom.org.
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Our brains are A'Twitter
Steve Vrooman, Texas Lutheran University
TEDxSanAntonio
Dr. Vrooman explores three ideas. First, a variety of data demonstrate the ways our brains are confettied like overstuffed Twitter feeds, even at our best. Second, we process information with the self-presentation of Retweeting/Favoriting in mind. And finally, he examines some tactics we can all use to adapt to these realities.
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