Since the dawn of history, the materials available to man have defined the very substance of society. The Stone Age gave way to the Bronze Age and eventually to the Iron and Steel Ages. We now enter the Information Age where technologists must balance a dynamic harmony between traditional approaches and transformational new tools. In this fascinating talk, Dr. Taylor Sparks will explain how he is working to reduce the trial and error of new materials discovery. Dr. Taylor Sparks is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Utah. He is originally from Utah and an alumni of the department he now teaches in. He did his MS in Materials at UCSB and his PhD in Applied Physics at Harvard University and then did a postdoc in the Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB. He is currently the Director of the Materials Characterization Lab at the University of Utah and teaches classes on ceramics, materials science, characterization, and technology commercialization. His current research centers on the discovery, synthesis, characterization, and properties of new materials for energy applications. He is a pioneer in the emerging field of materials informatics whereby big data, data mining, and machine learning are leveraged to solve challenges in materials science. When he’s not in the lab you can find him running his podcast “Materialism” or canyoneering with his 3 kids in southern Utah. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. We all have a unique personality, but we also show up to others in ways we don’t know. Understanding how our brains become consciously aware of ourselves, and in turn, everyone else teaches how we can connect, adapt and ultimately influence others. It all starts with knowing when we are truly self-aware, and when we aren’t, how to get there quickly and easily.
Scott Schwefel built and sold Minnesota’s largest technology training company. To get there he used personality assessments to help his people understand each other and understand clients and customers. His study of personality led to an awareness of brain science and how our brains enable us to communicate with each other. Scott has taught these principles of brain science and communications techniques throughout North America, Europe and Asia, and to over 1300 CEOs globally.
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Чтобы бактериям в желудке было интересно, надо питаться как можно разнообразнее.
Внутри каждого из вас есть целая вселенная, вселенная микробов. И если вы что-то полезное сделаете для них, то и они сделают что-то приятное для вас. Ведь именно для этого нужны друзья :)
Кандидат биологических наук, преподаватель МФТИ. Дважды финишировал на дистанции IronMan. Более 10 лет интересуется темой осознанности с разных сторон — йога, медитация, нейрофизиология мозга.
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Гленон Дойл Мелтон — автор бестселлера по версии газеты New York Times «Не сдавайся, боец», основатель www.momastery.com, создатель www.monkeeseemonkeedo.org. Гленон верит, что жизнь в равной степени прекрасна и жестока, и пишет о «жекрасных» вещах, которые она находит в браке, материнстве, вере, зависимости и реабилитации. Гленон даёт волю мысли, храбрости и дерзости, чтобы призвать нас принимать себя такими, какими мы есть, а так же вдохновляет нас жить ярче, делать больше для окружающих. Гленон является спикером и сотрудником газеты Huffington Post и других изданий. «Не сдавайся, боец» и филантропическая работа Гленон были упомянуты в The Today Show, The Talk, Ladies Home Journal, Parents Magazine и American Baby, в других телевизионных и печатных изданиях. Она живёт со своей семьёй в Нейплс, штат Флорида.
Это выступление записано на мероприятии TEDx, независимо организованном местным сообществом с использованием формата конференций TED. Узнайте больше на ted.com/tedx
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Талқылауға үйренбеген тақырыпта сөйлесуден қорқудың қажеті жоқ, себебі әңгімелесу — ақпарат алмасу, тіпті білім беру жолы болып табылады. Бұл YouTube-те қазақ тілінде «Жабық тақырып» атты каналды жүргізетін журналист Әсел Ергешқызының пікірі. Оның мақсаты — қазақстандықтардың жыныстық сауаттылығын арттыру. Жыныстық қатынас тақырыбы әрдайым өзекті болатынына қарамастан, бұл туралы ақпарат кеңістігінде ашық айтудың қажеті жоқ деп санайды көпшілік, бұл «Ұят». Адамдар бұл туралы сөз таластыруды жалғастыруда, дегенмен Әсел ойлануға уақыт жұмсамай, жай ғана осы тақырыпта сөйлеуді бастады.
Не нужно бояться говорить о том, что не принято обсуждать, ведь разговор — это обмен информацией и даже форма просвещения. Так считает журналист Асель Ергешқызы, которая ведет на YouTube казахскоязычный канал «Жабық тақырып». Его цель — повышение сексуальной грамотности казахстанцев. При том, что тема секса во все времена актуальна, часто считается, что говорить о ней открыто в информационном пространстве не нужно, что это “Ұят”. Люди продолжают спорить об этом, но Асель не стала тратить время на раздумья и просто начала говорить, к чему призывает и общество.
Асель Ергешкызы ведет на YouTube казахскоязычный познавательный канал «Жабық тақырып», цель которого — повышение сексуальной грамотности. В своих влогах она затрагивает вопросы интимных отношений между мужчиной и женщиной и говорит на темы, которые в казахстанском обществе зачастую считается стыдным открыто обсуждать. Асель привлекает врачей и психологов к консультациям и ответам на вопросы от своих подписчиков.
Имеет многолетний журналистский опыт, помимо развития влога работает шеф-редактором социального ток-шоу на национальном телевизионном канале.
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Әсел Ергешқызы YouTube желісінде «Жабық тақырып» деген атпен жыныстық сауаттылықты арттыратын танымдық влогын жүргізеді. Қазақ тіліндегі влогта ерлі-зайыптылардың арасындағы жыныстық қатынас, ер мен әйел денсаулығы туралы сөз қозғалады. Уролог, гинеколог, психолог, сексолог және т.б. мамандардың көмегімен қазақ қоғамында ұят саналатын және ашық айтыла бермейтін тақырыптарды ортаға салып, күрделі сұрақтарға жауап іздейді.
Журналистика саласында 11 жылдық тәжірибесі бар. Қазір ұлттық телеарнадағы әлеуметтік ток-шоудың шеф редакторы.
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Assel Yergeshkyzy leads the Kazakh-language cognitive channel called “Zhabyk takyryp” (which means – “close subject) on YouTube. The goal of the channel is to increase sexual literacy. In her vlogs, she addresses the issues of intimate relations between man and woman, moreover she speaks on topics that in Kazakhstani society often considered embarrassing to discuss openly. Assel involves doctors and psychologists in consultations and answers to questions from her subscribers.
She has many years of journalistic experience; in addition to developing vlog, she works as the chief editor of social talk shows on the national television. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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Nick talks about the importance of parenting in early childhood and its significance in overcoming hopelessness. Willpower is a driving force for making our big dreams come true, but if we dont get a miracle in life, we can always be a miracle to someone else.
Nick Vujicic was born in Australia to a Serbian immigrant family, with a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. Most of his childhood he struggled with depression, and after a suicide attempt he decided to concentrate on what he did have instead on what he didnt. He realized that his life story inspires many people.
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Tom Thum: Armed with just a microphone, Thum pushes the limits of the human voice to create incredible soundtracks of impossible beats and phenomenal sounds, with scratched vinyl, the Michael Jackson back-catalogue, the didgeridoo and an entire fifties jazz band amongst his vocal repertoire.
You can follow Tom on FaceBook (TomThummer) and Twitter (@tomthummer)
Quoting from ABCs Triple J Unearthed website:
«TOM THUM, THE VERSATILE VOICEBOX Tom Thum appears to have swallowed an entire orchestra and several backing singers The Guardian (UK)
There are not enough superlatives to describe the wonder of this beatboxing virtuoso — I am still trying to figure out how he got those sounds out of his mouth The Daily Telegraph (UK)
The mic master seems to have an orchestra living in his throat: trumpet blasts, guitar strums and samples from classic songs including Michael Jacksons „Billie Jean“ effortlessly spout from his mouth Time Out, NY
These are apt quotes to describe the performance of one of Australias most prominent and respected beatboxers and serial pests. Only in his mid-twenties Tom Thum has achieved and experienced more than most artists could hope to achieve in a lifetime. From winning the team battles (alongside Joel Turner) in the World Beatbox Championships in 2005, to fulfilling every artists dream and performing on Broadway in New York with the Tom Tom Crew, Tom has seen his fair share of accolades and well and truly paid his dues. Raised by the small but accommodating Brisbane hip hop scene, Tom started out as a graffiti writer and a Bboy but slowly rose to recognition through his ability to produce unhuman sounds and his natural knack for performing and weaselling his way on stage…
Although the stage seems the ideal habitat for Tom he is also no stranger to community and has been helping the scene improve through conducting a plethora of workshops in many places that usually wouldnt have access to such knowledge and skill. Tom has travelled from the very top of Australia teaching in the Indigenous communities of Mornington and Thursday Islands all the way to the very bottom with a series of workshops in Tasmania and Adelaide.
He has also spent considerable time teaching on Palm Island and in Charleville and many other places that would otherwise be Starved for education about proper hip hop and the positive message that music preaches.
As Toms experience within the music industry expands, he plans to push the limits of the human voice as far as inhumanly possible. Enrolling the help of numerous loop stations, Tom has been conducting DJ sets using only his voice and nothing else, propelling crowds across the country into a frenzy of jaw-dropping disbelief, as he re-creates and remixes classic joints and jams from all eras and genres. At present Tom is working on an album ranging across many different generes and features and hopes to have it finished by early 2012. You might see him on a stage at a festival looping up a storm or supporting anyone from the Hilltop Hoods to Blue King Brown, or you might catch him annoying the hell out of commuters on public transport. Either way, you will notice him soon enough. Keep an ear out for Tom Thum.»
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Simple, profound truths are the realm of this Buddhist nun. Her message? The gift of happiness truly lies within our own hearts and minds. Gen Kelsang Nyema, exuding a peacefulness that immediately connects with the audience, starts by asking three questions: Are you having a good day? Why? Tomorrow, would you rather have a good day or a bad day? She teaches that we cannot put our happiness at the whim of other people and of circumstances. If we want to be happy, we have to «stop outsourcing our happiness to other people» and cultivate a source of inner peace. What happens next is quite astounding. The whole crowd of 350 people proceeds to meditate with Nyema. Theres a little squirming at first, but as she leads the audience through a calm citation of how to rest the mind, audience members feel a collective relaxation flow into the room and through the people. Fascinating! Refreshing.
This talk was part of TEDxGreenville UNZIPPED, held April 11, 2014, at the Kroc Center in Greenville, South Carolina. For more information about Gen Nyema and her co-presenters, please visit tedxgreenville.com/2014presenters
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Father, author of the book Ugly and political advisor Robert Hoge explores why we all need to own our own faces. Sharing his own personal story, Robert examines, life, love, beauty, imperfection and pain in this powerful TEDxTalk.
Robert Hoge has worked as a journalist, a speechwriter, a science communicator for the CSIRO and a political advisor to the former Queensland Premier and Deputy Premier. While he never went far with his professional lawn bowls career, Robert did carry the Olympic torch in 2000. He is married and lives in Brisbane with an eleven-year-old daughter who thinks his Olympic torch would make a really great cricket bat.
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