Concerts, Lectures, and More

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Ratings Guide: 0 to 5 ★s reflects how much I liked it (worst to best); 0 to 3 ☢s represents a content advisory (mildest to strongest).



2010

    January

  1. The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra: Itzhak Perlman ★★★
  2. Leu Gardens Camellia show ★★★ Lots of freeze damage, but a surprising number of brave blooms.
  3. Charles Leadbeater on innovation (TED) ★★★ 19 min. The power of Professional Amateurs and collaborative work.
  4. Kartick Satyanarayan: How we rescued the "dancing" bears (TED) ★★★★ 4 min. Win-win environmental activism reminiscent of the Nature Conservancy's work.
  5. John Gerzema: The post-crisis consumer (TED) ★★★ 16.5 min. Finally, someone who thinks more saving and less spending is a positive sign for the economy. True consumer power!
  6. Gever Tulley teaches life lessons through tinkering (TED) ★★★★ 4 min. A workshop for kids that will make you wish you were 7 again.
  7. Robert Sapolsky: The uniqueness of humans (TED) ★★★ ☢ (Nothing objectionable, but some sexual references.) 37.5 min. What we share—and don't—with animals; you'll be surprised.
  8. Mars Hill Audio Journal Vol. 75 ★★★ Ken Myers' interviews are always interesting; click link for contents listing.
  9. Orlando Baroque Orchestra: Da Capo ★★★
  10. Mars Hill Audio Journal Vol. 99 ★★★★
  11. Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology (TED) ★★★★ 14 min. The world is your computer.
  12. Shakespeare: The Word and the Action (The Teaching Company) ★★★★★

    February

  13. Mars Hill Audio Journal Vol. 100 ★★★
  14. Michael Pollan on Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (FORA.tv) ★★★
  15. Leu Gardens ★★ Leu Gardens is always enjoyable, and we had great company on our walk; the low rating is because there was so much freeze damage, made all the more obvious because it has now been cleaned up—there are many open places where plants used to be.
  16. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art ★★★★★ One of my favorite museums: small, local, but with the best collection in the world of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
  17. Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food (TED) ★★★ ☢ 22 min. Not a great speaker, and a little too inclined to look into non-personal (i.e. government and business) solutions, but an important message nonetheless. Worth it for the clip at 11:16 where he asks schoolchildren to identify foods in their natural state. Mild language warning.
  18. E.O. Wilson on saving life on Earth (TED) ★★★ 22.5 min. He reminds me so much of my father and grandfather!

    19. March

  19. Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory (TED) ★★★ 20 min.
  20. Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds (TED) ★★★★ 20 min. My favorite quote: "Where's the younger version of those [Asperger's/ASD] kids going today? They're not ending up in Silicon Valley where they belong."
  21. The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra: Hal France Returns ★★★