from a fellow trivia lover, thank you Annie and thank you TED Talks for this talk. I never thought Wikipedia could be so much fun and I didn't realize that there is a community of dedicated contributors and editors behind it. Watching this warms my heart and makes me appreciate humans, although I still prefer that they leave me alone. haha
I am a history teacher that peppers in fun facts all year long (early-in-the-year example - Amerigo Vespucci listed his occupations as: "cartographer, explorer, sorcerer, pimp"). There is no doubt that these facts make some people perk up when maybe they wouldn't have otherwise. Trivia is anything but trivial. I also host the school-wide trivia tournament and I just love doing it. I transcribed your quote "One of the best ways to make things more interesting is to learn a little more than you have to" and will be using it with my students. Thanks. And keep up the great work!
Absolutely loved this Talk! That part about people in the past being people too really struck a cord within me. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
1:59 Actually, the p in pH does have a meaning. It means the ‘negative log’ (-log) of something - in this case the concentration of hydrogen cations - so pH = -log [H+] . This type of nomenclature is also used in things like pOH (-log [-OH]) for hydroxide anions and for pKa (-log Ka) for the equilibrium constant of weak acid. [source: I have a PhD in chemistry (side note - PhD does not mean -log hD)]
hey hey! annie here! well yeah, of course it signifies -log, but that's not what I'm talking about! No one knows why Sørensen chose the letter p. Lots of people say it's short for "potential," but Sørensen never said that. It's a low-stakes mystery! There was a slide, but I don't know if it made it into the video (I can't really bear to watch myself talk)
@@annierauwerda3470 ahh ok, I see what you mean. It didn’t seem clear in the video - but overall, it was a very enjoyable talk. I am definitely prone to diving headfirst into many a Wikipedia rabbit hole.
@@annierauwerda3470 Annie - I found this in the references section for pH on Wikipedia (I know you’d appreciate me using everyone’s favorite online knowledge repository). “[I will write pH] in the form of a negative power of 10 ... [and] I will employ the name ‘hydrogen ion exponent’ and the symbol pH for the numerical value of the exponent of this power.” J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 1, 21 So it seems like ‘power of Hydrogen’ is what he was going for with pH as the value that we write down is literally the negative of the number (or power) in the exponent term e.g. if [H+] = 10^-7, then pH (-log[10^-7]) = 7
Yup. And on one frozen (for 8-ish months of the year) part of the territory of Nunavut in Canada, there is an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake (the last, largest lake in the recursive sequence is called Yathkyed Lake, but none of the other lakes or islands have names). This unique phenomenon coincidentally occurs just a few kilometres away from the exact geographical centre of the nation.
One of my students read through an encyclopedia at a stretch for man, days. I told her it may not be helpful. SHE SAID I FEEL FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTENTS while READING!
I tried to edit Wikipedia. They wouldn't accept my edit. I was trying to add a death date for my husband's grandmother ( she is a notable person) and they said I was not a credible source for the information. They wanted to know what proof I had that she had died, wanted a link to some other article about her death. She had literally just died a few hours before. There were no other articles or news pieces about her death yet. I asked if he wanted a photo, or what kind of proof of the relationship between her and I would be necessary. While we were going back and forth someone else, some random person who did not know her had added it and that one was accepted because it was from a trade specific publication for her area of notability. So apparently you can't edit the Wikipedia page of a family member because you aren't considered an expert or credible source unless some random publication finds out the same information you already had, because you were a family member. I have not tried to add any information since. They will have to live without my expertise.
Yes as an encyclopaedia it is a tertiary source compiled ideally from secondary sources. Sometimes that results in losing true but unverifiable information, but that is the price we pay for trying to keep out a flood of untrue information.
Look at the sunlight warming the day. The light you see has traveled over ninety-million miles to greet you. These rays arrive, one after another, every instant to brighten the world around you. But if you were to hold up a convex lens, you would experience even more of its power. Imagine harnessing the power of your mind like a convex lens. Like cars merging when lanes are reduced, you can concentrate your thoughts together. What could you switch off today so that all your power might converge like rays of the sun brought into a focus?
These RUclipsrs will tell you the truth 1. Anthonyspade reactions 2. Blk Filipino tv 3. The celebrity junk 4. Living life of abundance 5. Oshay duke Jackson 6. Tribe cast 7. The manosphere highlights daily 8. Tribe cast 9. MJ highlights 10. Better bachelor 11. Legion of men
This subject is at most a 40 second water cooler talk with a colleague from another department. Did people really pay money to listen to this self centred waffle? Jeez!
from a fellow trivia lover, thank you Annie and thank you TED Talks for this talk. I never thought Wikipedia could be so much fun and I didn't realize that there is a community of dedicated contributors and editors behind it. Watching this warms my heart and makes me appreciate humans, although I still prefer that they leave me alone. haha
As a fellow Wikipedia editor, I felt this as one of the most entertaining Tedx videos!
It was alright. I like fun facts but didn't like how she started out.
Dictionaries and encyclopedias have been lovely learning journeys all my six decades!!
"Learn more than you have to" ... advice for the ages. Annie makes learning, and especially Wikipedia, FUN!
She has brought such joy and delight to forever learning! I am absolutely thrilled that I came across such a fascinating and entertaining talk.
Wikipedia is really a treasure. I sometimes can scroll for hours. We really need this free, open wonderland.
I am a history teacher that peppers in fun facts all year long (early-in-the-year example - Amerigo Vespucci listed his occupations as: "cartographer, explorer, sorcerer, pimp"). There is no doubt that these facts make some people perk up when maybe they wouldn't have otherwise. Trivia is anything but trivial. I also host the school-wide trivia tournament and I just love doing it. I transcribed your quote "One of the best ways to make things more interesting is to learn a little more than you have to" and will be using it with my students. Thanks. And keep up the great work!
wonderfully lighthearted talk, really made me smile..it's true, learning can be so much fun. may humans always stay such curious creatures
Seeing her at a live show in a couple months. I had no idea how a “depths of wikipedia live show” would be, now I can’t wait
Ayy Depths of Wiki admin has a TED Talk now! Love her account
Absolutely loved this Talk! That part about people in the past being people too really struck a cord within me.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Yes please, let's normalize spending your day on reading 'useless' stuff on Wikipedia! Thank you for your great talk.
1:59 Actually, the p in pH does have a meaning. It means the ‘negative log’ (-log) of something - in this case the concentration of hydrogen cations - so pH = -log [H+] . This type of nomenclature is also used in things like pOH (-log [-OH]) for hydroxide anions and for pKa (-log Ka) for the equilibrium constant of weak acid.
[source: I have a PhD in chemistry (side note - PhD does not mean -log hD)]
I came looking for this. Well said good sir
hey hey! annie here! well yeah, of course it signifies -log, but that's not what I'm talking about! No one knows why Sørensen chose the letter p. Lots of people say it's short for "potential," but Sørensen never said that. It's a low-stakes mystery! There was a slide, but I don't know if it made it into the video (I can't really bear to watch myself talk)
@@annierauwerda3470 ahh ok, I see what you mean. It didn’t seem clear in the video - but overall, it was a very enjoyable talk. I am definitely prone to diving headfirst into many a Wikipedia rabbit hole.
@@annierauwerda3470 Annie - I found this in the references section for pH on Wikipedia (I know you’d appreciate me using everyone’s favorite online knowledge repository).
“[I will write pH] in the form of a negative power of 10 ... [and] I will employ the name ‘hydrogen ion exponent’ and the symbol pH for the numerical value of the exponent of this power.”
J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 1, 21
So it seems like ‘power of Hydrogen’ is what he was going for with pH as the value that we write down is literally the negative of the number (or power) in the exponent term
e.g. if [H+] = 10^-7, then pH (-log[10^-7]) = 7
Will definitely donate for Wikipedia now
Love this talk, totally agree 😊
There is an island within a lake in an island within a lake. Just check Taal volcano formation.
Yup. And on one frozen (for 8-ish months of the year) part of the territory of Nunavut in Canada, there is an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake (the last, largest lake in the recursive sequence is called Yathkyed Lake, but none of the other lakes or islands have names). This unique phenomenon coincidentally occurs just a few kilometres away from the exact geographical centre of the nation.
One of my students read through an encyclopedia at a stretch for man, days. I told her it may not be helpful. SHE SAID I FEEL FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTENTS while READING!
"Go Diego Go!" .... am I the only one?
Didn't know she was depthsofWikipedia 😅. I was instantly interested when I found out, as I have been following her for 2 years
Huge Depths of Wikipedia fan, got me further into looking at Wikipedia over the past couple of years. Really neat to see this video!
Great
I love this video 😂
I tried to edit Wikipedia. They wouldn't accept my edit. I was trying to add a death date for my husband's grandmother ( she is a notable person) and they said I was not a credible source for the information. They wanted to know what proof I had that she had died, wanted a link to some other article about her death. She had literally just died a few hours before. There were no other articles or news pieces about her death yet. I asked if he wanted a photo, or what kind of proof of the relationship between her and I would be necessary. While we were going back and forth someone else, some random person who did not know her had added it and that one was accepted because it was from a trade specific publication for her area of notability.
So apparently you can't edit the Wikipedia page of a family member because you aren't considered an expert or credible source unless some random publication finds out the same information you already had, because you were a family member. I have not tried to add any information since. They will have to live without my expertise.
sad
Yes as an encyclopaedia it is a tertiary source compiled ideally from secondary sources. Sometimes that results in losing true but unverifiable information, but that is the price we pay for trying to keep out a flood of untrue information.
the hill right….truth fits her perfect! big up
She really bared her soul here! I think this talk pierced my chest twice. It felt like lifting two little barbells
Hi, I'm from São Paulo!
She missed her calling as a comedian
Did she, though? She does live comedy shows.
*Let's just appreciate how much of work and time he put into these videos 💘💘*
Good
OMG, SAME!!!!😮😮😮
Wikipedia needs to fix the "edit camping" issues and stop locking articles to keep people from adding to them.
She is different
Yeah she's definitely on the spectrum
I would do the same. She is straight to the point, no introduction.
Look at the sunlight warming the day. The light you see has traveled over ninety-million miles to greet you. These rays arrive, one after another, every instant to brighten the world around you. But if you were to hold up a convex lens, you would experience even more of its power.
Imagine harnessing the power of your mind like a convex lens. Like cars merging when lanes are reduced, you can concentrate your thoughts together.
What could you switch off today so that all your power might converge like rays of the sun brought into a focus?
Wikipedia is the best.
Hi
Her talk was so nipply. When she said her favorite were nipples. Then she goes on about sonic the nibble. Fascinating
Grow up.
pH stands for potential hydrogen.
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These RUclipsrs will tell you the truth 1. Anthonyspade reactions 2. Blk Filipino tv 3. The celebrity junk 4. Living life of abundance 5. Oshay duke Jackson 6. Tribe cast 7. The manosphere highlights daily 8. Tribe cast 9. MJ highlights 10. Better bachelor 11. Legion of men
Truth about what exactly
THE Truth
Absolutely not. Hope you learn to be better before you hurt too many people.
if anyone can edit what posted on the website, that's not cool
Why not?
The ulimate propaganda site
This subject is at most a 40 second water cooler talk with a colleague from another department. Did people really pay money to listen to this self centred waffle? Jeez!
It was inclusive though. And very egregious about nipples.
wow they just give Ted talks to anyone these days, lol