The TED Talks between Manuel Lima, “A Visual History of Human Knowledge,” and Fabian Oefner, “Psychedelic Science,” are completely different on their topics. “An image is worth more than a thousand words.” (Oefner 0:10) An image can be interpreted different ways, it just depends on the perspective of the person. Sometimes images can leave people speechless. Although Lima and Oefner had completely different TED Talks, both Lima and Oefner managed to use visual aids in their presentations. Both men used visual aids to assist them in their speech. Manuel Lima used 2-D visual aids, while Fabian Oefner used 3-D representations. The 2-D images that Lima demonstrated in his speech were detailed, but they did not confirm the truth, like Fabian Oefner’s
