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A Bit of Culture: TED is for Losers & Other Games

She Fah Szetu | Lee Chwi Lynn | Kaz Lee Iskandar

11-Jan-14 18:00

A Bit of Culture: TED is for Losers & Other Games

Settlers of Cattan and other boardgames are taking center stage at many a late night dinner party around town, is this childhood regression or mature and intellectual game play? We put the spotlight on the oft misunderstood subculture of "Furries", who are fans of anthropomorphic animals, i.e. animals with human traits, ranging from the cute to the cultish. And finally the revelation that TED talks don’t actually work, according to a TED talker.


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