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TEDxAmsterdamWomen… Did it again…

Kudos to our TEDxAmsterdamWomen sisters, for another inspiring and successful event. Here is a quick overview and an attempt to ‘red thread’ the talks.

By Galit Ariel on December 3, 2011

Barry Schwartz: “I can’t help it. It’s in my nature.”

Barry Schwartz on the nature of human nature.

By Galit Ariel on November 25, 2011

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

After TEDxChange: the success of Ekekwe

One year ago, TED and the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation organized the global event TEDxChange. In Amsterdam, Ndubuisi Ekekwe presented his vision. How far did he get?

By Jasper Bergink on October 4, 2011

Close-up on Culture: I, Cyborg

From technological terminator to hairless human: on the changed role of the cyborg in daily life

By Sanne van der Beek on June 6, 2011

TEDxKids: A Great Education Experience

On June 1, our friends and neighbours from TEDxBrussels organised TEDxKids@Brussels. At this innovative TEDx style event, a ‘traditional’ TEDx conference was combined with hands-on workshops for children.

By Jasper Bergink on June 4, 2011

Video: Bas Lansdorp “Flying like the wind”

Bas Lansdorp is the founder and director of Ampyx Power, a company testing a prototype of the PowerPlane, which itself is a machine to generate power from the wind at a lower cost than wind turbines. This novel way of generating wind energy works wi

By Oliver de Leeuw on November 30, 2010

VIDEO: Fernando Gil de Oliveira “Now you see me, now you see… more!?”

What if you’re not that rich and you’re also colour blind? This remarkable speaker just presented his solution for at least one of these issues: the AUIRE device tells you what colour is in front of you. “A regular colour reader in

By Oliver de Leeuw on November 30, 2010

VIDEO: Kevin Kelly on what technology wants

TEDxAmsterdam: Kevin Kelly from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. What does technology mean in our lives? That’s the question Kevin Kelly explored in his new talk. Kelly presented a new definition of technology: ‘anything useful invented by a mindR

By Monique van Dusseld… on December 30, 2009

VIDEO: Nico Baken on Holons and Holarchies

TEDxAmsterdam: Nico Baken from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. “Holons and Holarchies, Complex Networks Unravelling the Origin of Knowledge and Culture“ was the title of the talk given by Prof Dr ir Nico Baken. In his talk, Baken explores the knowledge

By Monique van Dusseld… on December 21, 2009