Sebastian Wernicke: 1,000 TED Talks in six words

The speaker discusses the challenge of summarizing 1,000 TED Talks, which collectively contain 2.3 million words, into concise formats. Inspired by Hemingway's six-word story, the speaker explores using six-word summaries for TED Talks. They employ Mechanical Turk to crowdsource these summaries, initially by individual talks and later by thematic groups, to reduce costs. Ultimately, they achieve a final six-word summary for all TED Talks: 'Why the worry? I'd rather wonder.'

What is the main challenge the speaker identifies with the current number of TED Talks?

• The talks are not accessible.

• There are too many ideas to spread.

• The talks are too long.

• The talks are not interesting.

What inspired the speaker to consider six-word summaries for TED Talks?

• A poem by Robert Frost

• A novel by Jane Austen

• A short story by Ernest Hemingway

• A famous quote by Mark Twain

What platform did the speaker use to crowdsource six-word summaries?

• Mechanical Turk

• Freelancer

• Fiverr

• Upwork

What was the speaker's cost-saving strategy for summarizing TED Talks?

• Using a free online tool

• Summarizing groups of talks by theme

• Summarizing each talk individually

• Hiring professional writers

What was the speaker's ultimate goal in summarizing the TED Talks?

• To make a documentary

• To create a book of summaries

• To publish a research paper

• To summarize all talks into one six-word phrase

What was the final six-word summary of the TED Talks?

• Learning made easy, ideas made simple.

• Inspiration for all, knowledge for everyone.

• Why the worry? I'd rather wonder.

• Ideas worth spreading, knowledge worth sharing.

How did the speaker feel about the initial six-word summaries he received?

• They were perfect.

• They were too humorous.

• They were bland and unsatisfactory.

• They were too detailed.