The call to learn | Clifford Stoll
www.ted.com Clifford Stoll could talk about the atmosphere of Jupiter. Or hunting KGB hackers. Or Klein bottles, computers in classrooms, the future. But he's not going to. Which is fine, because it would be criminal to confine a man with interests as multifarious as Stoll's to give a talk on any one topic. Instead, he simply captivates his audience with a wildly energetic sprinkling of anecdotes, observations, asides -- and even a science experiment. After all, by his own definition, he's a scientist: "Once I do something, I want to do something else."
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When he dies, his grave must be shaped like a Klein Bottle
This man was mentored by the designer of some of the most famous musical instruments of the 20th century, got a PhD in astronomy, chased down and caught a Russian Hacker in the middle of the cold war, then retired to teach middle schoolers, get his ham radio licence, and sell klein bottles out of his basement.
I usually cringe at overly dramatic people, but Cliff is truly genuine and absolutely amazing.
I got here from numberphile. This guy is awesome!
This is my friend Cliff. He's a truly amazing person. He's kind, honest, passionate, brilliant, creative, visionary, and funny; all rolled up into one.
I stopped cringing one minute in. he is one of the most genuine talkers
This guy is like the nice version of rick
get this dude for the 'back to the future' remake
The world needs more people like Cliff
This guy is a timelord
i love this guy. i could really listen to him talk for ages.
“I SEE A PENDULUM- oh yeah square root of it’s length is proportionate to it’s period”
It’s amazing to see his energetic demeanor almost instantly shift to intense concentration when talking about something serious or heavy.
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"It is the voice of life, which calls us to come and learn" What a wonderful sentence and sentiment
It's crazy to me how he shifted from crazy scientist jumping around the stage with notes on his hand to someone talking about the future in an interesting and insightful way in a matter of 30 seconds or so
Goes to show how important maintaining a childlike sense of wonder is in the pursuit of knowledge. Easily one of the best TED talks I've seen. Accomplishments aside, I find him really similar to Steve Jobs in a way. Definitely in the same vein of hippie-genius
I love this guy! If I can go through school with as much passion and energy this guy has I know I'll be successful!
Early 90's as a kid i was hooked on his book "The Cuckoos egg". When i got myself my first internet connection as a 17 year old 1997something one of the first things i did was sending Cliff an actual email.