Exactly. I think alot of the kneejerk reactions to this post are because people don't know the context of TEDx events. The post suggests these guidelines (and they are just that, guidelines, not rules) and gives warnings about reiki and free energy and crystals because quality control has been thin to non-existent, and fraudsters giving BS presentations is a real problem.
I've also seen cases of legitimate science that is nonetheless way too out-dated and unsurprising. For example, one TEDx speaker presented a bold, "game-changing" (eye-roll) presentation on how charging for roads at peak times reduces traffic.
Wow, charging for a scarce good ... why didn't I think of that???
