TEDxEdges 2011 - Abdool Vakil - "Islam and the awakening of Science in Europe"
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In this talk at TEDxEdges 2011, Abdool Vakil gives us an elucidative talk on "Islam and the awakening of Science in Europe". Abdool Vakil is the President and co-founder of the Islamic Community of Lisbon since 1988. He also chairs the Abrahamic Forum of Portugal an institution that promotes understanding among all religions and he is also a me... Read more
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - Abdool Vakil - "Islam and the awakening of Science in Europe"
November 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)In this talk at TEDxEdges 2011, Abdool Vakil gives us an elucidative talk on "Islam and the awakening of Science in Europe". Abdool Vakil is the President and co-founder of the Islamic Community of Lisbon since 1988. He also chairs the Abrahamic Forum of Portugal an institution that promotes und...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - Marina do Vale - "CVD - The Usual Suspects - New Tools to catch them"
November 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Marina do Vale is a medical doctor and for more than a decade embraces Prenatal Medicine. She was a researcher at King's College Hospital in London. She holds a post graduation degree in Bioethics and since 2008 teaches "Human Embryology, Development and Evolution" at University of Évora. Marina ...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - David G. Santos - "Ultra-Atheism - The Origins of Good, Evil, and God"
November 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)In this talk at TEDxEdges 2011, David G. Santos gives us a provocative talk on "Ultra-Atheism - The Origins of Good, Evil, and God". David G. Santos is an independent web consultant and professor at the University of Beira Interior, where he teaches Political Theory, Political Thought and Politi...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - João Lopes Marques - "The Multiplying Power of Curiosity"
November 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)After a decade working as reporter for the main Portuguese newspapers and magazines, João Lopes Marques settled in Estonia in May 2006. From Tallinn he started writing the scripts of "Cuidado com a Língua!" while venturing as a novelist: "O Homem que queria ser Lindbergh" is the caricature of a y...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - Vasco Gaspar
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Vasco Gaspar at TEDxEdges 2011, in Lisboa, Portugal. In this talk at TEDxEdges 2011, Vasco Gaspar gives us an insight into "Living Happy without Religion". Vasco Gaspar grew up experimenting with different activities: he created a pirate radio station (Vertigem), performed comedy sketches (TV F...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - Peter Stilwell - "A Catholic Perspective on the evolution of Science"
November 12, 2011 (over 12 years ago)In this talk at TEDxEdges 2011, Peter Stilwell gives us an insight into the "Catholic Perspective on the evolution of Science". Father Peter Damian Francis Stilwell holds a doctor degree in theology from Gregorian University in rome and is patriarch of Lisbon since 1973 . He is currently vice rec...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - Ricardo Diniz - "Kick Ass or Get Lost"
November 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)In this talk at TEDxEdges 2011, Ricardo Diniz gives us a provocative talk on "Kicking Ass or just Getting Lost!". Ricardo Diniz, originally from a fishing village in Portugal, Ricardo has travelled the world fast and furious as an offshore sailor and young entrepreneur. Brussels nominated him Eu...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - Luis Valença Pinto - "Strategic Resources and the Future of Portugal"
November 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)General Luís Vasco Valença Pinto (Chief of the General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces - retired) was born in Lisbon. He joined the Army as a Cadet in 1963 at the Military Academy and was commissioned into the Engineer Branch. General Valença Pinto's military education includes, amongst othe...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - Francisco Fonseca - "Unraveling Spam"
November 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Francisco Fonseca is CEO of AnubisNetworks and Board Member at National Association of Young Business People (ANJE). Francisco graduated with a degree in management and computer science at the University of Minho. He has extensive experience in high tech industry, services and the consulting fiel...
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- -: TEDxEdges 2011 - Nuno Barros - "Cooking Sustainably"
November 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Nuno Barros is the owner and the executive chef of brand new "1300 Taberna" at Lx Factory, Lisbon. He is also a Territorial Engineer from Instituto Superior Técnico and has worked in Regional Planning. As a Chef, he likes to work mainly with Portuguese products for his Portuguese traditional insp...
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