Taylor Wilson

“I started out with a dream to make a star in a jar, and I ended up … making things that I think can change the world.” (Taylor Wilson)”

Taylor Wilson is a teenage nuclear scientist, as hard as that may be to understand, this young boy at the age of 14 was already creating his first nuclear fusion reactor.

It was his Grandmother's fight with cancer, and the difficulties of obtaining the necessary radioactive drugs for chemotherapy, that inspired Wilson to attempt to create a reactor that could be built in any hospital. 

In his video titled “Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor” Taylor Wilson explains how nuclear fusion is the alternative for energy in the future and how children can change the world.

He explains how one day at the age of 12 he got the idea that he wanted to make a star. A great example of what Sir Ken Robinson talked about, on how we encourage the creativity in our children and the outcomes this may have.

He also talks about a great invention of his, a detector that can replace all the ones that homeland security has by increasing the sensitivity and is more accurate and less expensive than the ones in existence, which he won an award for this.

For the dynamism rating, I give him a 3. Though it may seem as a low score, I think the message that he delivered was very important but at the same time very technical for a normal person to understand. But what can we expect for somebody that has a brilliant mind like Taylor’s.

He did capture my attention with he’s passion of what he was talking about and the fascinating things he is working on, he also said a couple of jokes.

When it comes to the TED commandments, I think Taylor applies more the first one, Dream Big. The dream he ones had has become true and it is something new and very useful for the world.

Focused:

Based on Garr Reynolds or Nancy Duarte tips I consider Taylor was very focused on his talk and relied on his knowledge of the subject to fully get the message across to the audience.

I learned from Taylor that nothing is impossible and that you should always drive for what you dream about and as long as you are determine and really want it, it is possible.

What I see:

Sir Ken Robinson is very relaxed and delivers his message with a los of comedy interaction witch keeps the audience on their feet and very attentive, and still gets his message across.

Taylor Wilson has a more informative approach, he relies more on the technical side of his message but keeps the audience very attentive because of the great progress in his inventions and that they really are changing the world we live in.

Tips:

#1:

I would say that always try to find a way to interact with the audience s they don’t loose interest in the subject you are trying to address.

#2:

Always maintain confidence in what your saying and be prepare. Try to always have a good grasp on your subject.

Hope you enjoyed, Thank You

Yan Urbaez