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Human Nature Forecast: Koert van Mensvoort

Design philosopher Koert van Mensvoort explores the boundaries between nature and culture and investigates the influence of technology in this Human Nature Forecast.

By Sanne van der Beek on November 7, 2011

What we can learn from Barry Schwartz

We are fulfilled with gratefulness and excitement about Barry Schwartz, the first speaker we can confirm for this year's TEDxAmsterdam, fitting the theme Human Nature, well, naturally.

By Oliver de Leeuw on June 27, 2011

VIDEO: Jacob Gelt Dekker on the search for the pot of gold

Jacob Gelt Dekker from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. Jacob Gelt Dekker is a modern day explorer with an entrepreneurial spin and above all a philanthropist. Gelt Dekker’s entrepreneurial successes include hotels, art companies, music businesses and one-

By Monique van Dusseld… on December 7, 2009

Watch the Alain de Botton video with us

At a typical TEDx meeting it’s common to watch videos of the best TED talks. We’re doing that just now at TEDxAmsterdam. Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two

By Ernst-Jan Pfauth on November 20, 2009

(Re) read philosophy books (Nico Baken)

Interview with Nico Baken (Senior strategist at KPN and part-time professor at TU Delft) Taken from the book “Breakthrough”, special edition for TEDxAmsterdam 2009. The world has found itself in crisis, but we do not know the extent of

By lynn on November 10, 2009

TEDGlobal: nature’s challenge

De volgende sessie op de derde dag van <a href=”http://www.tedxamsterdam.nl/tag/tedglobal/”>TED Global</a> was Nature’s Challenge. Wat hier aan het oog onttrokken wordt zijn volgens Cary Fowler uitstervende gewassen en plant

By Jim Stolze on July 23, 2009