- -: TEDxWarwick - Simon Moss - Africa Is Poor and 5 Other Myths
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Simon is a campaigning and community education expert. He has contributed on development issues at some of the world's leading conferences including the G20, the World Economic Forum and the Clinton Global Initiative. He is the co-founder of the Global Poverty Project, an education and campaignin...
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- -: TEDxWarwick - Kerry Kirwan - Lean, Mean and Green
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Dr Kerry Kirwan is an Associate Professor at WMG, University of Warwick. He specialises in sustainable materials and was recently involved in building Eco One, an environmentally friendly racing car made from recycled materials and fuelled by biodiesel derived from waste food products, including ...
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- -: TEDxUTK - Alex Lavidge - Orange = Green
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Alex Lavidge is "an innovator in Tennessee" involved in numerous non-profit social and community endeavors. In his talk, entitled "Orange = Green", Alex describes his love of the Earth and how we can use the "Green Movement" as a model for our own personal growth. In the spirit of ideas worth sp...
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- -: TEDxUTK - Alex Parris - Combatting Apathy
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Alex Parris is a Senior at The University of Tennessee who is double majoring in Psychology and English with a minor in French. Alex is very passionate about education and activism. In her speech entitled "Combatting Apathy" she encourages others to follow their passions and to use them as an eng...
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- -: TEDxUTK - Becky Ashe - Creative Education
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Becky Ashe is the Principal of the L and N STEM Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee. In her talk, entitled "Creative Education, she offers ideas on continuing our own education. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to sh...
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- -: TEDxUTK - Chris Cherry - Eco-Transportation
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Chris Cherry is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Tennessee. In his talk, entitled "Eco-Transportation", he offers ideas on moving toward sustainable transportation and discusses his involvement in a one of a kind program called "Cycle Share" at th...
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- -: TEDxUTK - Savan Kharel - Emergent Space
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Savan Kharel is a fourth year Ph.D. student in the Physics Department at The University of Tennessee. In his talk, entitled "Emergent Space", he discusses emerging space-time and the possibilities and opportunities that it offers.
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- -: TEDxUTK - Stan Brock - Healthcare Reform
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Stan Brock is the Director of Operations at Remote Area Medical, or RAM, in Knoxville, Tennessee, which offers free healthcare clinics around the world. In his talk, entitled "Healthcare Reform", he speaks about his experiences in Brazil and offers a unique perspective on the importance of health...
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- -: TEDxTokyoTeachers - Yasutaka Kageyama - Designing Your Life-Long Learning
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)A lot people talk about making students life long learners but Yasutaka is out there designing a way for that to actually happen. Yah Man! More at www.castalia.co.jp http://tedxtokyo.com/teachers/ In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bri...
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- -: TEDxVancouver - Jer Thorp - The Weight of Data
March 24, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Jer Thorp is an artist and educator from Vancouver, Canada, currently living in New York. Coming from a background in genetics, his digital art practice explores the many-folded boundaries between science and art. Recently, his work has been featured by The New York Times, The Guardian, Scientifi...
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