January 2012
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Sculpting Living Animals: Theo Jansen @ TEDxDelft
Evolution is too slow for Theo Jansen, so he is engineering an entirely new kind of animal — giant sculptures that are built from a “genetic code” of algorithms. Blending the boundaries between art and engineering, Theo shows us a few of his mesmerizing works: “animals” that can walk down the beach, count their steps and keep track of the tide.
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TEDxKibera, Kevin's Story
Kevin Otieno is from Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Suraj Sudhakar is an Acumen Fellow living in Nairobi. In 2009, Suraj introduced Kevin to the concept of TED and TEDx, and organized the first TEDxKibera. Their work inspired the launch of the TEDx Activator program, where individuals mentor TEDx events and organizers in developing world communities. Kevin shares his own experience...
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Hip-Hop & Shakespeare?: Akala @ TEDxAldeburgh
Can you tell the difference between Shakespeare’s sonnets and hip hop lyrics? By rapping some of Shakespeare’s famous lines, Hip hop artist Akala reveals the striking and enlightening parallels between today’s hip hop and the Bard’s plays.
Hundreds of talks from independently organized TEDx events around the world are published on the TEDxTalks website weekly.
Each...
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I am a tinkerer: Rolf Hut @ TEDxDelft
Rolf Hut wants to inspire his students to tinker, so when he recognized the need for accurate rain measurements in rural Africa, he told them to go build a rain gauge. Rolf literally makes it rain onstage to prove how well this cheap and durable rain gauge works — and calls on all of us to tinker our way through some of the world’s biggest problems.
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WatchHassina Sherjan: My father’s last words.
Following her father’s last words, “I want you to live just like you want to,” Hassina Sherjan returned to her homeland, Afghanistan, after a 20-year absence. Since returning, she has established education programs for women, and started a company that brings traditional Afghan embroidery to international markets. Hassina...
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Today's TEDxTalk: Chris Reddy on what Star Trek...
What can scientists learn from Star Trek’s Mr. Spock? Chris Reddy — a chemist who works on oil spills — believes that Spock can teach scientists how to communicate with the public during a crisis. In this talk, he breaks down scenes from the 60’s classic to give insightful, funny pointers to scientists working on environmental and nuclear disasters.
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TEDxYouth@SanDiego: Making Change Now
The seed of TEDxYouth@SanDiego sprouted in early 2011 when Canyon Crest Academy teacher Christopher Black came up with an ambitious but attainable goal: to host a TEDxYouthDay event in Canyon Crest’s very own high school theater. Over the course of the year, students and teachers gathered for weekly meetings about how to turn this conceptual dream into a reality. Eventually, a core organizing...
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This Week's TEDxTalks Playlist
Hundreds of talks from independently organized TEDx events around the world are published on the TEDxTalks website weekly.
Each Tuesday, we’ll choose four of our favorites, highlighting just a few of the enlightening talks from TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
From a pill for longevity to a personal reserve of stem...
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From Burnt Out to Fired Up at TEDxYouth@Toronto
As students, most of us are used to learning in an enclosed environment — in a school where a seemingly infinite amount of assignments, tests, and exams drive you crazy to the point of burnout, leading you to want to spend all of your time relaxing.
But on Saturday, November 20 — TEDxYouthDay — approximately 120 young people came together at the Ontario Science Centre for a life-changing event...
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“Prepping the hall, projectors, last rehearsal for speakers, the 3AM...”
– Muzafar Imad Ali, blogger from TEDxYouth@Khartoum
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TEDxPeachtree 2011: A Love Story
I am a huge TED fan, and when I heard that a TEDx event was in my neighborhood, I knew that I had to attend. When I say it was in my neighborhood, I mean that the conference was held in the Southeast region of the United States. You see, I live in New Orleans. The event was the TEDxPeachtree conference in Atlanta, Georgia! When I told my colleagues I intended to drive for eight hours, spend a...
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This Week's TEDxTalks Playlist
Hundreds of talks from independently organized TEDx events around the world are published on the TEDxTalks website weekly.
Each Tuesday, we’ll choose four of our favorites, highlighting just a few of the enlightening talks from TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
The brain is about the same size as the liver, but...
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Nominate your "global good" hero to speak at...
Do you know of a hero for the “global good”? Someone who inspires with their work to reduce poverty and improve health around the world? Someone who has ushered in significant change in their community through commitment and creativity?
Then nominate this hero to take the stage alongside Melinda Gates at TEDxChange, happening this coming April 5th in Berlin, Germany.
TEDxChange is exploring...
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TEDxYouth@Tokyo: Organized by Kids!
Getting involved in TEDxYouth@Tokyo was a snap decision that I made after a classmate, who had heard about the event and was excited to take part in it, told me that the first TEDxYouth@Tokyo design team meeting would be held after school that day. So we got on the train straight after school and, with the guidance of a map I pulled up on my cellphone, went to the meeting. My impulse to get...
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The first ever TEDx on Antarctica - by youth!
©Garry Donaldson/Students on Ice
I am excited and honored to share with you that right at the start of 2012, TEDx will be experienced for the first time on our most beloved continent, Antarctica! Even more exciting, TEDxYouth@AntarcticPeninsula will be organized by youth — a group of high school students from around the world.
Many enthusiasts in the TEDx community dreamed about a...
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A TEDx Event Grows in Cyprus
By definition, innovation describes the introduction of something new or different.
Unfortunately in our small island of Cyprus, innovation is neither our strongest point nor our most distinct characteristic. The most recent report of the World Economic Forum at Davos has praised the high standards in our education system and our financial services industry, but also indicated that innovation...
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TEDxYouth@EISJ: We Are One
Martin Luther King once said, “We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.” As we continue to evolve and as our population continues to expand, I believe that this quote remains as true as ever.
In a world with seven billion people who speak more than 6,000 languages, the concept of...
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This Week's TEDxTalks Playlist
Hundreds of talks from independently organized TEDx events around the world are published on the TEDxTalks website weekly.
Each Tuesday, we’ll choose four of our favorites, highlighting just a few of the enlightening talks from TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
Andrew Hessel explores the potential of engineering...
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“Like many others who had only followed Iraq’s recent history on television...”
– Hamada Zahawi, in his article, TEDxBaghdad: Iraq is Infinity from AlJazeera 