Tag: Science
On Liberty Ep.10 Matt Trau: Lessons to prevent the next pandemic
This week, Salvatore Babones is joined by Professor Matt Trau, Professor of Chemistry at The University of Queensland and Deputy Director and co-founder of the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Trau and his team at the Australian Institute for...
Atom Scale Manufacturing: The Path to Ultimate Green Technologies | Robert Wolkow | TEDxYYC
Manufacturing with atoms has been the siren's call for many researchers who believed it was the key that could unlock enormous new potential in how we build things. We could develop products that are perfectly precise, contain zero waste and...
Walking in search of the metre | Sara Morawetz | TEDxSydney
What is a metre –– is it approximately an arm’s length? An average stride? Or is it something more –– something scientific? Artist Sara Morawetz embarked on a journey to find out –– walking for 112 days along the length...
Так есть ли жизнь на Марсе? | Алия Прокофьева | TEDxSolnechnyOstrov
Алия родилась в семье астрофизиков и с детства «болела» космосом. Сегодня она — визионер, толкающий вперёд частную космонавтику в России. Прокофьева — глава международной космической инициативы GALAKTIKA, направленной на создание первого города в космосе и наземного космического центра. Алия –...
Практическая эволюция | Михаил Гельфанд | TEDxSolnechnyOstrov
Биоинформатик, доктоh биологических наук, биофизик, замдиректора ИППИ, профессор, руководитель программы "Биотихнологии" Сколтех. Тема: "Зачем изучать эволюцию" Что такое эволюция? прав ли был Дарвин? Продолжаем ли мы эволюционировать и что нас ждет? Спикер раскроет тему эволюции и объяснит как микроорганизмы продолжают...
How to eat ketchup on Mars | Sarah Kessans | TEDxChristchurch
If we want to become a multi-planetary species, we're going to have to figure out how to eat on our new homes. In this accessible yet educational talk, Dr Sarah Kessans shares how advances in genetic engineering, and our ability...
Discovering Exploration | Shawna Pandya | TEDxISU
From testing spacesuits in microgravity to conducting science on the ocean floor to simulating “real life on fake Mars” in the Utah desert, we live on an orb of innumerable mysteries, all waiting to be uncovered. We should feel more...
The old man in a lab coat – Smashing stereotypes in science | Kylie Walker | TEDxMelbourne
The world still sees the stereotype of a scientist as an old man in a lab coat - and this is having a negative effect on the number of girls pursuing a career in science compared to boys. Kylie Walker,...
The power we grant technology | Borja Barranco | TEDxSotoSchool
This is a speech about the power technology holds on today's society and the importance of handling it responsibly. Borja is driven to do this speech because as a member of the future generation he intends to inform people of...
Nevyzpytatelné jsou cesty prokrastinace | Jiří Zemánek | TEDxBudweis
Lidé se cítí díky různým koučům a motivačním řečníkům provinile, když prokrastinují, ale prokrastinace může být užitečná. Bez ní bychom neměli třeba penicilín nebo GPS. Jirka díky odkládání mohl ukázat své vynálezy Shakiře a dostal se k organizaci festivalu novodobých...
How limitless are we? | Gabe Sareli | TEDxPineCrestSchool
Gabe Sareli offers insights about how to push beyond the limits. Gabe Sareli is a member of the Pine Crest School class of 2020. Gabe Sareli is a member of the Pine Crest School class of 2020. This talk was...
Driving Inclusion Through AI | Charmaine Lewis-Wali | TEDxPodarInternationalSchool
Technology is a ubiquitous part of everyone’s lives today. It breaks down barriers and embraces diversity and inclusion. Charmaine’s talk is centered around how AI can be used in the workplace, at school, and at home to drive accessibility thereby...
From Puttur to Planet | Swasthik Padma | TEDxAIIMSBhubaneswar
Swasthik Padma an 18 year old prodigy from a small town in Karnataka,India finds solutions to modern day problems like plastic waste management and water scarcity by thinking out of the box.He shares his journey from making tools for farmers...
Giving our bodies to science | Dr Gagandeep Kang | TEDxAIIMSBhubaneswar
Dr. Gagandeep Kang recollects the ethical challenges of research she's seen in all her years - and redefines throwing yourself into your work. With the just the right amount of determination, cynicism, dry humour, and that spark of inspiration, Dr....
Toilet revolution | Harald Gründl | TEDxDornbirn
The Blue Diversion Toilet was developed mainly because the problem with nitrogen in the waters is growing in Europe. Harald Gründl has been researching urine separation with EOOS since 2009 in collaboration with the Swiss Water Research Institute of the...
Frontiers and Innovations in Cardiac Research | Laman Gray | TEDxWesleyanU
Heart failures are gradually becoming a ubiquitous part of our society but recent innovations in cardiac technologies provide a lot of promise for the future. These innovations may induce drastic changes for coming generations. Dr. Laman Gray talks about groundbreaking...
Brain Computer Interface: Bypassing Neuromuscular Traffic Jams | Gaurav Mittal | TEDxYouth@Lancaster
Combining his passions for engineering and technology, Gaurav created his own BCI, brain-computer interface. The sixteen year old Senior Champion of the 2019 North Museum Science and Engineering Fair made a stand-alone prosthetic hand move just by thinking. In his...
Science v. Society | Maryam Al Ketbi | TEDxYouth@DubaiCollege
Being an Emirati woman and choosing a scientific career has met innumerable hurdles in the past. Maryam, a fellow millennial, talks about advancements in the perception of science, and the obstacles society imposes. Be it with the people practising the...
Criminology: An Overview | Dr Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin | TEDxHeriotWattUMalaysia
Would you ever steal, if given the chance? If your answer is no, join us and let Dr Rahim shed some light on what you would really do if the opportunity arises. As a criminologist, he is well renowned for...
The Science of Competition | Dr Jasmine Hue | TEDxHeriotWattUMalaysia
The Science of Competition: Winning is Secondary, Learning is Primary Competitiveness, or the art of being kiasu, has always been part of the Malaysian culture. You can see it everywhere in this country; from the students in class to queues...