It’s easy to be popular if you’re rich, or good-looking, or good at sports. But the rest of us have to be funny if we want people to like us. Acclaimed writer, humorist, and data analyst Joel Grus has spent years of research and experimentation uncovering the basic principles of humor. In this 5-minute talk, he’ll teach you how to master these principles and make people laugh.
Don’t forget, Ignite Seattle 13 is TOMORROW NIGHT!
Just a reminder, Ignite Seattle 13 is this Thursday, February 10th at 7pm at the King Cat Theater.
Topics range from karaoke to tracking people using pictures of them, and from babies using the internet to advanced co-housing techniques.
It’s $5 at the door and be sure to get there on time – the ice-breaker activity this time around is building mousetrap cars!
The Founder of ÆON Law: Adam has been involved in building patent portfolios in the computer science, electrical devices, consumer products and related fields since 1998 and with Internet and technology law since 1995. He can be often found out in the tech community looking for the latest new gadgets.
Buster Benson is the founder of a new health-improvement social game called Health Month. In previous lives, he co-founded The Robot Co-op, and McLeod Residence, and has build a few fun things like the Locavore iPhone app and 750words.com.
Six days until Ignite Seattle 13!
James Callan is a champion of non-snoozefesty content and an ardent foe of grammar Nazis. He’s a freelance content strategist, a trivia whiz, a dad, and a soother of troubled hearts and wayward souls.
Don’t forget, Ignite 13 is in 9 days!
Mandy Sorensen works in the Seattle area as a small animal veterinarian and is in hot pursuit of her Master’s of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. Her professional interests include parasitology (of course), infectious diseases, endocrinology, and soft tissue surgery. In her spare time you can find her surfing, hiking, attempting to brew beer, or headed to a show.
Whew. Ignite Seattle 13 is TONIGHT at 7pm at the King Cat Theater in downtown Seattle. Lots of good submissions, lots of deliberations and debates, but finally, read more for the speaker list for Ignite Seattle 13.
This week is also Global Ignite Week (along with 60+ other Ignites around the world). As a part of GIW, Ignite Seattle is trying to raise money for local education projects via Donor’s Choose. At Ignite we’ll be handing out donation cards that can be applied. Once you get a card you’ll be able to apply the amount to any of these projects (feel free to go there now and check them out).
It’s a bit of a competition between 9 other Ignites. You can see how we are doing compared to everyone else by clicking here.
See you tonight!
We forgot to send out a reminder that Ignite Seattle 13 talk proposals were due today, so we’re giving everyone an extra day to submit. Ignite Seattle 13 will take place on February 10th at 7pm once again at the King Cat Theatre. Thank you to everyone who has submitted already.
Submissions are now closed.
Gregory Heller is a master of the SCRUM style of project management. When he was preparing to get married… he figured why go the normal route? Why not apply his knowledge for a different kind of project – his wedding!
Do you want to speak at Ignite? Submissions for talks are open until Friday, Jan 7th! Everyone has something interesting to say – what will you talk about?
Karen’s pitch:
It’s happened to all of us – you hear a song that you don’t want to like. You try to resist, but you can’t. By the end of the song, you’re tapping your foot and singing along. Why are some songs so irresistibly catchy?
I used to think it was magic. But when I looked closer, I had an epiphany – It’s actually just math. Songs are catchy because they’re scientifically engineered to be that way. I’ll show you how.
Karen is a Program Manager for Microsoft Excel and plays in a local Seattle rock band, Electric Villain. You can find her on the web at karenx.com and on Twitter at karenxcheng.
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