Some days I try to write a reflection for this blog, and someone else says it better than I ever could. Today, that person happens to be none other than television personality and reading enthusiast LeVar Burton. The host of Reading Rainbow for many years and one of the stars of the popular Star Trek: The Next Generation, Burton is uniquely placed to discuss the similarities between literary and scientific creativity.
That is exactly what he did last night during his appearance at the Intel Developer Forum. IDF is a place where some of the most extraordinary minds in technology today come together to talk about the latest innovations. Burton's short talk took time to reflect on the extraordinary power of imagination that such innovation requires. You can find video of the event here. [n.b. I tried and tried to embed this video on the blog, but the AddThis feature refused to work properly.]
As he says in the video, Burton is a proud geek for a number of reasons, and both the tech and reading communities are lucky to have him. I leave you with a little bit more of LeVar's geek cred; here he is in a surprise appearance at DiggNation last year:
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superb, John
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