Learn 100 songs in five minutes: Jordan Hume
The structure of music might seem complex and mysterious, but many songs adhere to a simple, timeless pattern, says Jordan Hume. In a five minute piano lesson, he demonstrates the pattern of over 100 different songs, which he says run the gamut from country to hard rock. (Filmed at TEDxMacquarieUniversity)
Each week, we choose four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
Aw Crikey, Mates! It’s Australia Day!
Australia Day is this Saturday. It’s already Saturday in Australia. It’s Australia Day!
Help us commemorate the First Fleet’s 1788 arrival at Sydney Cove and celebrate the land down under with these 12 talks from around the nation.
The Bionic Eye prototype: Rob Shepherd at TEDxUWollongong
How close are we to building an artificial retina that could connect directly into a person’s blind eye and restore at least partial vision? Closer than you may think. Rob Shepherd from the Australian Bionics Institute shares his team’s remarkable progress toward constructing a bionic eye with conductive diamond electrodes.
Hope for epilepsy patients: Mark Cook
“Are there better ways that we can treat epilepsy?”
Imagine living with the knowledge that at any moment — perhaps at work, or while driving — you might become incapacitated. This is the reality for many who live with epilepsy — but as Professor Mark Cook explains at TEDxUWollongong — there is new hope for this to change, as a promising treatment is being developed that may stop seizures in their tracks. (Filmed at TEDxUWollongong)
Each week, we choose four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
Cute of the day: At only 21-days-old, Jason Schoolmeester’s daughter Penelope was the youngest attendee at TEDxDarwinWomen in Australia. We can’t wait to see what comes from this little TEDx’er in the future.
