- -: TEDxSydney - Josh Cook - The Bird Whisperer
June 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Josh Cook is a 34 year old self taught avian behaviourist, specialising in the art of free flight, a relatively new concept within aviculture and companion bird ownership. His work is based on the formation of a strong understanding and rapport between bird and owner and a bird's natural abilit...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Kerrie Noonan - My Friend Jude
June 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Leading up to TEDxSydney 2011 we asked members of our community to give us a three minute talk on an "Idea Worth Spreading". Kerrie Noonan shares a personal and moving tribute to her friend Jude and the inspiration she draws from the manner of her passing. ------------------- TEDxSydney 2011 to...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Michael Yezerski & friends - The Lost Thing
June 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)2010 was a bumper year for Australian cinema. Yet no Australian film performed as consistently and as spectacularly as "The Lost Thing", winning over both audiences and juries worldwide. This 15 minute animated gem was the winner of the Annecy Cristal (France), the Yoram Gross Award (Sydney Fil...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Paul Kelly - How to Make Gravy
June 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Paul Kelly is one of the most significant singer/songwriters in Australia. Here's his solo rendition of one of his best-loved songs, chosen as the final performance of TEDxSydney 2011. As well as issuing an enduring body of work with his own bands, Kelly has recorded film scores (Lantana and the...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Richard Cotton - The Human Variome Project
June 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Richard Cotton has always been interested in the biochemical genetics of human disease and has recently focussed on mutation. He is particularly interested in improving mutation detection technologies to make them cheaper and simpler, so that they can be more widely applied, and holds several p...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Rima Najm - Inspired by Injustice
June 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Leading up to TEDxSydney 2011 we asked members of our community to give us a three minute talk on an "Idea Worth Spreading". In this performance, Australian poet Rima Najm delivers an honest and moving poem about the inspiration she draws from injustice in her world. ------------------- TEDxS...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Rives - Talking to the Hand
June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)TED regular Rives brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'beat poet' (and also the phrase 'right hand man') in this poetic, musical story from TEDxSydney 2011. A storyteller and poet, Rives is the star of the new special "Ironic Iconic America." A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, he's the co-h...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Saul Griffith - Living in the Future
June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Inventor, scientist and entrepreneur Saul Griffiths, on how we can make the future awesome through better engineering (and a bit of imagination). Saul is the Founder / Principal Scientist at Other Lab, where he focuses his work on engineering solutions for energy production and energy efficiency...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Simon Stone - What is Theatre Capable Of?
June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Theatre director Simon Stone deconstructs some of the common visual and audio tricks of modern theatre in this first-ever performance utilising a cast of first-time volunteer actors recruited in the days prior to TEDxSydney 2011 and rehearsed just once, the night before the event! Simon is a wri...
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- -: TEDxSydney - Veena Sahajwalla - Reviving Waste
June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla is the leader of research into Sustainable Materials as the Director of Sustainable Materials Research & Technology (SMaRT@UNSW) at the University of New South Wales. She holds an ARC Future Fellowship. Veena is an international award winning scientist and en...
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