You will submit an essay based on one of the TED talks chosen by The links to the TED talks are below
https://www.ted.com/talks/keolu_fox_why_genetic_research_must_be_more_diverse
https://www.ted.com/talks/lara_durgavich_an_evolutionary_perspective_on_human_health_and_disease
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_ewald_can_we_domesticate_germs
- Watch the talk, taking detailed notes on what the talk is about and what you find interesting or noteworthy.
- Write in Google Docs or Microsoft Word the following:
1) A summary of the talk (200 to 250 words), including
- Who is the speaker? (Google their name to find biographical information – 2 or 3 sentences is enough).
- What is the talk about?Who is the speaker? (Google their name to find biographical iWhat is the talk abou
What is the talk about?
b) Your reflection on the talk (125 to 175 words), including
- What did you find interesting?
- What question(s) do you have about the topic of this talk.
Science writing is very specific – it is all about your sources.
We are using the APA citation and reference style
in this class. Your essays need to have:
in this class. Your essays need to have:
1) in-text citations to tell your reader where your information is coming from (e.g., the TED talk itself);
2) a short “Referenced Cited” or “Bibliography” at the end.
Quotes are rarely used in science, and they are not allowed here.
Instead, paraphrase and cite your source.
Here are some guidelines and examples.
Here are some guidelines and examples.
Also see the next page for an example of an exemplary summary.
General APA format for a TED talk
Speaker last name, Initials. (Year). Talk title [Video].
Speaker last name, Initials. (Year). Talk title [Video].
TED Conferences. URL
Example: APA reference entry for a TED talk
Sivaram, V. (2020).
Example: APA reference entry for a TED talk
Sivaram, V. (2020).
India’s historic opportunity to industrialize using clean energy [Video].
TED Conferences.
https://www.ted.com/talks/varun_sivaram_india_s_historic_opportunity_to_industrialize_using_clean_energy
https://www.ted.com/talks/varun_sivaram_india_s_historic_opportunity_to_industrialize_using_clean_energy
General APA format for a Web resource on Wikipedia (which I’ll allow).
Title. (Year).
Title. (Year).
In Wikipedia. URL
Example: APA reference entry for a Web resource such as Wikipedia
Charles Darwin. (2022).
Example: APA reference entry for a Web resource such as Wikipedia
Charles Darwin. (2022).
In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin
Example: APA reference entry for an article with a journal name and a “doi”:
Zagorski, N. (2006).
Example: APA reference entry for an article with a journal name and a “doi”:
Zagorski, N. (2006).
Profile of Svante Pääbo. PNAS 103:37 13575-13577
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0606596103
See example summary on next page to see how to do “in-text” citations of your sou
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0606596103
See example summary on next page to see how to do “in-text” citations of your sou