On a warmish Friday in October over 200 people gathered at the Mosier School to hear 20 different ordinary people talk for 3 minutes each about something they are interested in. And to eat sticky date pudding. Below are the videos from that night. (And we also have two new talks from last year now posted under Gorge 09!)
A Story
Travel is an opportunity.
Arlene Burns
How to Accept An Academy Award
A guide for the next time you’re nominated
Lydia Koerner
A Life Changing Experience
Bill Reeves, Cherry/Pear Orchardist
Microfinance in Ecuador
I have recently launched a micro-finance empire in Ecuador. I’m working with local, indigenous folks to lend money for farming projects – vegetables and animals – in the Andes.
Paul Blackburn
My Life as a Surf Dog
Barbara Ayers
Universal Blueprint: The Flower of Life
The flower of life, known for ages around the world, is a geometrical symbol that contains a map for matter and space.
Zan Moore, www.InstrumentsOfThenow.com
Just Whistlin
I’ve been whistling since I was 4 years old. I’m still not sure how I do it.
Sam Woolsey, Some kind of Whistler
How Bees See
This was originally meant to be a talk about a theory of Why Bees Get Lost but the time ran out. The result is a beautiful 3 minute description of how bees see the world. Think of it as an introduction to a talk that we hope will be continued next year.
Aram Soghikian
Mosier Time
Why Mosier? Time as it passes here or there, Your choices, slow it down, live it well and respect one another. Take time to share a smile or a simple good day to enlighten the way.
Carl Meinberg, traveler, visionary, pioneer
Why Conservation (Alone) Won’t Work
Kristen McNall
I Am All Alone
Excerpts from the diary of Mary Swasey Evans
Doris Smith, Author (copies of the book can be found at the Discovery Center)
How to Send an Email
Under the covers, your computer goes through an intricate dance to perform the simple act of sending an email. With audience participation, I will show this in a one-act play in 47 parts.
Charles Young, Internet Guy
Introducing Impulsing: Following energy and the work it does in the Nervous System
The theoretical concept of “Impulsing” may be as fundamental to understanding how the nervous system works … as electricity is to understanding how a radio works. You be the judge. Can “Impulsing” help show how even our intangible conscious stream is formed?
Denise Ingebo, Independent theorist Neuroscience, Impulsing LLC, www.impulsing.org
Peanuts!
Mathew Koerner
Save Seeds, Save Ourselves
Saving seeds is a human tradition that has been practiced for thousands of years. Here are some reasons why keeping this tradition alive may keep us alive.
Maya Trook, Agrarian, Small i Farm
How to Tame a Wild Horse
Ron Carroll
3 Minutes to Save the World: Or, in the Words of Lou Reed, “Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over, they’re done.”
Accepting limits to reduce carbon load is impossible for the narcissistic playboy culture of Hood River, but SMRs can empower us to have it all.
Jerry Bryan
Two Playgrounds
Reflections on playgrounds & friendships
Cecelia Wiley
Government is Not the Problem
In our complex society, problems with the government should be fixed by addressing the problems, not by attacking and undermining the system.
Eric Einhorn, Attorney at Law
Why I Named My Son After Buckminster Fuller
Emily Reed
Why I Drink My Own Urine
John Chao
Now, if you really want to replicate the night, walk a few blocks down to the local pub to have a chat about what you just saw.
