Jul 182010
Reflecting on his son’s graduation from high school, Science Fiction author David Brin offers inspiration and advice for students going on to college. Broaden your perspectives and take full advantage of the wealth of educational experiences awaiting you during the next four years. The key is curiosity: explore what is happening in those buildings on campus. www.davidbrin.com
One modification to your suggestion: *don’t* discard the idea of going to random non-building places. Exploring the real world has just as noble and amusing a history as exploring the intellectual one. Almost anything hidden and ignored is ripe for hacking.
If you go to MIT, make friends with Mr. Florey. If you don’t, be him.
I will be going to college this fall, and I really appreciate how this video connects the four college years to the past, the future, and even to our civilization. I suppose writing scifi brings the idea of civilization into greater focus than most people have. Thanks for the good ideas.
Excellent video sir, excellent video
“…you’ll be a hero.” A hero? Really? Oh how the language has been debased.
If only he was an author….
Thank you! This makes me feel better about my university experience. I’ve done some of the good stuff you spoke about and haven’t done some too. But that’s what the rest of my life’s for!
I love the energy you put into your subject! This is good advice and highly motivational delivery! One suggestion: Put a couple of dining chairs just off-cam to either side of the space between you and the camera, then put a sweater or jacket (fuzzy-side-out) on the backrest facing the room. Absorbs some of the echo.