- -: TEDxFlanders - Tatjana Gürbaca - Contemporary Director
September 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)The young German director, Tatjana Gürbaca, studied at Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule in her home town of Berlin. It was here that she had the opportunity to follow master classes with Ruth Berghaus and Peter Konwitschny. In 2000, she received the 'Ring Award' at the International Competition for S...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - John Hunter - World Peace Gamer
September 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, John Hunter is a gifted and award-winning teacher and educational consultant who has dedicated his life to helping children realize their full potential. He has combined his teaching and artistic talents to develop unique teaching programs using mul...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - Lara Alegria Mira - Scissor Structures
September 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Scissor Structure Developer Lara Alegria Mira received her Master's Degree in Civil Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2010. Her dissertation on the design and analysis of a Universal Scissor Component for mobile architectural applications gained her the 'KVIV' engineering prize, a priz...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - Reinhart Paelinck - Kite Wind Energy Researcher
September 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Ever since he made his first steps on the beach, Reinhart Paelinck has been fascinated with 'flying' objects. As a child he built dozens of single line kites in all possible colors and shapes, gradually evolving towards the design of power- and surf kites in 2005. In 2010, he graduated Cum Laud...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - Jee Kast - surprise slam poetry
September 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Jee Kast treedt op met -tja, eigenlijk het makkelijkste te omschrijven als- het gesproken woord. Een ander maar haast ongekend woord hiervoor is Slam Poetry. Nouja, eenderhoe, ... Jee Kast brengt een verfrissende mix van literatuur, kleinkunst, rap en gesproken woord. Een woordkunstenaar met bek...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - opera choir - rehearsal
September 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)the choir of the Vlaamse opera will treat us to a rehearsal for their latest show. You will be amazed by their performance as they are known to deliver great shows. These enchanting voices will give you a perfect opportunity to reflect on the talks and experience the leitmotiv theme. In the spiri...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld - World Skydiving Champion
October 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Champion skydiver Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld is one of the most experienced competitors and coaches in the history of Formation Skydiving. He made his first skydive in 1980 and has made more than 15,000 career jumps to date. He has been a role model for every competitor, no matter what their level. H...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - Jean-Paul Van Bendegem - Religious Atheist
October 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Jean-Paul Van Bendegem is a mathematician and philosopher of science. He is a prominent professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and part-time guest professor at Ghent University. He is vice president of SKEPP (Research Society for Critical Evaluation of Pseudoscience and the Paranormal), pres...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - Molly Crockett - Understanding the Brain
October 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Does your sense of fairness depend on what you ate for breakfast? Can Prozac influence your judgment of what is right or wrong? How can we encourage people to care about the welfare of others? Molly Crockett's research addresses these questions. She believes that understanding the brain can enab...
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- -: TEDxFlanders - Tommaso Dorigo & Peter Woit - Universe dissectors
October 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)We are at a dramatic moment in the history of physics, as the huge Large Hadron Collider experiment has begun its successful operation near Geneva. Around the time of TEDxFlanders, sufficient data should have been collected to allow preliminary answers to a central question that has occupied phys...
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