What kind of superhero are you?
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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?
- 1. What kind of superhero are you? By Erika Ilves Prepared for Dehli Private SchoolDubai, Grade XI and XII students November 6, 2013
- 2. My mission: Make more superheroes.
- 3. Next 40 min: Entry poll Superhero takedown 21st century reboot Superhero missions Superhero school Exit poll
- 4. Entry poll
- 5. Entry poll, Q1: Who wants to be a superhero?
- 6. Entry poll, Q2: What kind of superhero are you?
- 9. Batman Still angry. Dark. Vigilante. Gets by on human powers. 4/10
- 10. Ironman Can at least engineer cool stuff. 5/10
- 11. So these are our superheroes? Really?
- 13. 21st century superheroes… #1: Battle enemies without a face.
- 14. Three enemies without a face: The Unknown. The Impossible. The Unimaginable.
- 15. Scientists battle the Unknown. Entrepreneurs battle the Impossible. Artists battle the Unimaginable.
- 16. 21st century superheroes… #2: Make a dent in the universe.
- 17. Universe Earth SPACE Most of us play here. Next 5 years Rest of time TIME
- 18. Universe Earth SPACE Superheroes play here. Next 5 years Rest of time TIME
- 19. 21st century superheroes… #3: Start what they can’t finish.
- 20. Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our life time… Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) American theologian, ethicist, commentator
- 21. All future generations All of us My tribe Me Most of us CARE about
- 22. All future generations All of us My tribe Me Superheroes CARE about
- 23. 21st century superheroes… Battle enemies without a face. Make a dent in the universe. Start what they can’t finish.
- 25. Superhero artists battling the Unimaginable.
- 28. Arthur C. Clarke Mission: Write future history in space
- 29. Gene Roddenberry Mission: Show humans as a star-trekking civilization
- 30. Casey Hudson Mission: Immerse gamers in a future world
- 31. Superhero scientists battling the Unknown.
- 32. Marie Curie Mission: Pioneering research on radioactivity
- 33. Craig Venter Mission: Decode and synthesize life
- 34. Jill Tarter Mission: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- 35. Luca Parmitano Mission: Research humans living in space
- 36. Karen Nyberg Mission: Research humans living in space
- 38. Superhero entrepreneurs battling the Impossible.
- 39. Elon Musk Mission: Make life multi-planetary
- 40. Ed Lu Mission: Protect Earth from asteroids
- 41. Gabor Forgazc Mission: Bioprint meat and human organs
- 42. Manu Sharma Mission: Open-source space research
- 43. Superhero school
- 44. You’ll have to do it yourself.
- 45. Three things you’ll need to master.
- 46. #1: Study Big History. It’s fun! bighistoryproject.com
- 48. #2: Feed your mind the right stuff.
- 49. Aspiring superhero diet Follow research, ventures & creations of superheroes past and present. World news Science fiction 2-4 hours a day
- 50. #3. Keep at it no matter what others think.
- 51. Three things you’ll need to master.
- 52. Exit poll
- 53. Exit poll, Q1: Who wants to be a superhero?
- 54. Exit poll, Q2: What enemy to battle? do you want The Unknown. The Impossible. The Unimaginable.
- 55. Exit poll, Q3: Have you chosen your superhero mission?
- 56. 21st century superheroes Battle enemies without a face. Make a dent in the universe. Start what you can’t finish.