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A talk I gave for XI and XII grade students at Dehli Private School-Dubai. That was fun! I am expecting a handful of superhero scientists, entrepreneurs and artists coming out of DPS.
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What kind of superhero
are you? By Erika Ilves
Prepared for Dehli Private School- Dubai, Grade XI and XII students
November 6, 2013
My mission:
Make more superheroes.
Next 40 min:
Entry poll Superhero takedown 21st century reboot Superhero missions Superhero school
Exit poll
Entry poll
Entry poll, Q1:
Who wants to be a superhero?
Entry poll, Q2:
What kind of superhero are you?
Superhero takedown
Superman
Plenty of super-brawn.
Not much super-brain.
2/10
Batman
Still angry. Dark. Vigilante.
Gets by on human powers.
4/10
Ironman
Can at least engineer cool
stuff. 5/10
So these are our superheroes? Really?
21st century reboot
21st century superheroes…
#1: Battle enemies without a face.
Three enemies without a face:
The Unknown. The Impossible.
The Unimaginable.
Scientists battle the Unknown. Entrepreneurs battle the Impossible.
Artists battle the Unimaginable.
21st century superheroes…
#2: Make a dent in the universe.
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21st century superheroes…
#3: Start what they can’t finish.
Nothing that is worth doing can
be achieved in our life time…
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)
American theologian, ethicist, commentator
Most of us CARE about
All future generations
All of us
My tribe
Me
My tribe
All future generations
All of us
Me
Superheroes CARE about
21st century superheroes…
Battle enemies without a face. Make a dent in the universe. Start what they can’t finish.
Superhero missions
Superhero artists battling the Unimaginable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaZG-_iiH-4
Arthur C. Clarke Mission: Write future
history in space
Gene Roddenberry Mission: Show humans as a star-trekking civilization
Casey Hudson Mission: Immerse gamers in a future world
Superhero scientists battling the Unknown.
Marie Curie Mission: Pioneering research on radioactivity
Craig Venter Mission: Decode and
synthesize life
Jill Tarter Mission: Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Luca Parmitano Mission: Research humans living in space
Karen Nyberg Mission: Research humans living in space
Space dino Mission: ?
Superhero entrepreneurs battling the Impossible.
Elon Musk Mission: Make life
multi-planetary
Ed Lu Mission: Protect Earth
from asteroids
Gabor Forgazc Mission: Bioprint meat and human organs
Manu Sharma Mission: Open-source
space research
Superhero school
You’ll have to do it yourself.
Three things you’ll need to master.
#1: Study Big History. It’s fun! bighistoryproject.com
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive
#2: Feed your mind the right stuff.
2-4 hours a day
Aspiring superhero diet
Follow research, ventures & creations of superheroes past and present.
World news
Science fiction
#3. Keep at it no matter what
others think.
Three things you’ll need to master.
Exit poll
Exit poll, Q1:
Who wants to be a superhero?
Exit poll, Q2:
What enemy do you want to battle?
The Unimaginable.
The Impossible.
The Unknown.
Exit poll, Q3:
Have you chosen your superhero mission?
21st century superheroes
Battle enemies without a face. Make a dent in the universe. Start what you can’t finish.
@erikailves [email protected]
