Since 2016, I've been thinking about how clear, informative, non-academic talks don't seem very popular.
In 2016, @garybernhardt gave a talk on reproducibility at StrangeLoop which I thought was quite good. It clearly explained a non-obvious idea and came in well under time.
In 99% of "big idea" talks I see that try to explain why you should do something, the "why" is woefully underdetermined and you can use the same style of reasoning to justify the opposite thing. This isn't to say these can't work, there are some that work.
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Gary's talked (mentioned above) is arguably a "big idea" talk and it works. But Gary is careful to frame "big" topics in a way that they can be explained adequately in a short talk. IMO, this is rare and most talks in this class end up being a horoscope.
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A talk saying "remove unnecessary complexity and embrace simplicity" is not so different than the daily horoscope column, which reads "recent turning points in your life have taught you flexibility, and now you need to put those lessons to work"
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