Geeks Have Inherited the Earth NAGC 2014 Baltimore Brian Housand, PhD brianhousand.com

1. GEEKS
HAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH
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2. BRIANHOUSAND.COM

3. H E L L O
My name is
Brian

4. I AM A GEEK

5. BRIAN
BRAIN

6. “THE GEEK”

7. BRIAN
JOHNSON

8. NERD GEEK

9. NERD
Someone
who is
passionate
about
learning,
being smart,
or academia.

10. GEEK
Someone
who is
passionate
about some
particular
area or
subject,
often an
obscure or
difficult one.

14. laughingsquid.com/nerd-venn-diagram-geek-dork-or-dweeb

15. 70%
Nerdiness
76th Percentile

16. 83%
Geekosity
99th Percentile

17. 35%
Dork Points
57th Percentile

18. Modern,
Cool Nerd

20. Probably Wears
Glasses
http://philosophyforlife.org/why-im-not-a-geek/

21. Above Average
Intelligence

22. Slightly obsessive
in their interests.

23. Likely to be mathletes,
physics buffs, tech-heads,
or hackers,
although they could be
evidence based wonks.

24. Likely to get excited
by machines or
systems.

25. FONTS.

26. Possess an
endearingly goofy
enthusiasm for
their obsessions.

27. This slide
drives you
CRAZY.

28. Probably likes sci-fi,
fantasy, superheroes,
TV, comics, films and
computer games.

29. GEEKS HAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH

36. Life
ABSOLUTELY gets BETTER
when you get older.

39. GIFTED
LAND

41. YOU ARE NOT ALONE

42. FIND
YOUR
PEEPS

44. 24 / 7
NOT JUST ON
TUESDAYS

45. ALL DAY EVERYDAY

46. TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING GIFTED

47. AM GAuiNdeI fForE DSevTeOlop:i n g a Creative Career
1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and
pursue it with intensity.
2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop,
exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths.
3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of
others and to walk away from the games they impose
on you.
Free yourself to play your own game.
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.
6. Do what you love and can do well.
7. Learn the skills of interdependence.

48. It is OK
to be smart.

49. It is GREAT
to be smart.

50. It is AWESOME
to be smart.

51. HERE
THERE

52. THERE

55. TODAY TO TOMORROW

57. ACCESS

60. youtube.com/user/Vihart

61. nerdybookclub.wordpress.com

62. nerdist.com

65. starwars.wikia.com

66. harrypotterfanfiction.com

67. DON’T FORGET PODCASTS

68. mentalfloss.com

69. howstuffworks.com

71. ConnectED
100Mpbs Internet
Speeds in 99% of
Schools in 5 Years

73. 100
75
50
25
0
HOTEL HOME ConnectED

74. Google fiber

75. 1000
750
500
250
0
HOTEL HOME ConnectED Google Fiber

79. CREATE

80. (Resnick, 1996)
Pianos
NOT
Stereos

81. code.org/learn

82. diy.org

93. $40,000
PER MONTH

94. OPPORTUNITY

95. 1988

98. MASSIVE
OPEN
ONLINE
COURSES

99. iTunes U

105. RESPONSIBILITY

106. With great power comes
great responsibility

113. NEWS
FLASH

114. RESPONSIBLE
PRODUCERS
CRITICAL
CONSUMERS

115. shelfari.com

118. NECESSITY

119. “We don’t
have the option
of turning away
from the future.
No one gets to
vote on whether
technology is
going to change
our lives.”
Bill Gates
The Road Ahead

120. “Every generation of
teenagers embraces
the freedoms and
possibilities wrought
by technology in ways
that shock the elders.”
Time
March
27,
2006

122. I TECH

124. www.gurbuz-de.com

125. www.gurbuz-de.com

126. M
E
A
N
I
N
G

128. RIGOR

129. VIGOR

131. ACCESS
CREATE
OPPORTUNITY
RESPONSIBILITY
NECESSITY

132. A
C
O
R
N
ACCESS
CREATE
OPPORTUNITY
RESPONSIBILITY
NECESSITY

133. ACORN

134. From little acorns
grow mighty oaks.

136. YOU

137. #BestYearEver

138. JOYOUS

139. CURIOSITY

140. IMAGINATION

141. PASSION

142. CREATIVITY

143. STOP

144. GO

146. http://www.disneypictures.net/data/media/202/Buzz_Lightyear_wallpaper.jpg

147. ATNOD I NBFEIYNOINTYD

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