Assignment 6 Ted Talks

TED Talks ( http://www.ted.com/talks ) are great presentations on a variety of topics. Select and watch a TED Talk. Review the presentation. What was the topic and argument of the presentation? How were visual or other props used in the presentation? Was it effective? Were questions asked? Humor used? How was the pacing? Was there a ‘path’ through the presentation? Were you engaged or inspired? 


 I watched the TED Talk where Laurel Braitman Talked about mental disorders in animals and how it relates to humans. I selected this talk because I believe my own cats may have some mental disorders and I was hoping for some answers. My oldest cat, Bah, likes to chew plastic bags or other thin plastics and is as excited as a dog when I come home. Ralphie likes to "bury" things and is very into smells. If I leave a bowl of Chinese food unattended I will come back to him "burying" the food. He also goes in the litter box after Bah to make sure she properly buried. I believe the presentation was good at explaining that yes animals can have mental disorders and gave examples of different animals being diagnosed and treated. She used pictures of the animals she was talking about and some youtube videos that showed the habits of animals with disorders. She used some humor but didn't ask/answer questions. Her pacing was good except for a few times she paused for an odd amount of time.