Gary Liu: What the world can learn from China's response to the coronavirus
From Hong Kong, South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu tracks China's response to the coronavirus pandemic -- from the initial outbreak in Wuhan to the shutdown of Hubei province and the containment measures taken across its major cities. Sharing insights into how the culture in places like Hong Kong and South Korea contributed to fast action aga...
Gary Liu: The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed
The Chinese internet has grown at a staggering pace -- it now has more users than the combined populations of the US, UK, Russia, Germany, France and Canada. Even with its imperfections, the lives of once-forgotten populations have been irrevocably elevated because of it, says South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu. In a fascinating talk, Liu det...
Mary Lou Jepsen: How we can use light to see deep inside our bodies and brains
In a series of mind-bending demos, inventor Mary Lou Jepsen shows how we can use red light to see and potentially stimulate what's inside our bodies and brains. Taking us to the edge of optical physics, Jepsen unveils new technologies that utilize light and sound to track tumors, measure neural activity and could possibly replace the MRI machine...
Mary Lou Jepsen: Could future devices read images from our brains?
As an expert on cutting-edge digital displays, Mary Lou Jepsen studies how to show our most creative ideas on screens. And as a brain surgery patient herself, she is driven to know more about the neural activity that underlies invention, creativity, thought. She meshes these two passions in a rather mind-blowing talk on two cutting-edge brain st...
Liu Thai Ker: The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore
Cities designed like families can last for generations. Skeptical? Look to master architect Liu Thai Ker, who transformed Singapore into a modern marvel with his unique approach to sustainable urban design. Liu shares creative wisdom and perspective on how marrying a humanist heart, a scientific mind and an artistic eye creates a resilient marri...
John La Grou: A plug for smart power outlets
Mary L. Gray: COVID-19 unraveled the workforce. Here's how to fix it
"We are living through the tech-enabled unraveling of full-time employment itself," says anthropologist Mary L. Gray. As the pandemic exposes and accelerates the shift to on-demand online labor, Gray takes us inside the jobs being created to solve the problems artificial intelligence can't handle -- and explains why our economic recovery hinges ...
Gary Loh: Mindfulness At Its Best
Grit, Faith and Foresight. These were the qualities Entrepreneur and Financial Industry Veteran Gary Loh displayed - having plucked a global fruit trader from the brink of bankruptcy in 2007. A combination of grit and foresight helped him restructure SunMoon Food Company, giving it the fresh start it desperately needed to become the successful...
Gary Lo: The Little Giant: How to gain your momentum in life
We have all been through life’s lowest points, and in a way lost the momentum to continue moving forward. Through an engaging rendition of his life, Gary will bring us through the ups and downs of his life, and talk of how he regained his momentum when things hit rock bottom. His solution? Gary’s Four Elements, which have been crucial in develop...
Chiara Lea: Listen, Learn, & Speak Up - Allyship & Activism
At the 7th Annual TEDxBrentwoodCollegeSchool, Brentwood student Chiara shares thoughts on allyship and activism. Our society has become plagued with performative activists or fake allies. So how do you avoid the pitfalls of becoming a performative ally? This talk will outline how and why you shouldn't be a performative activist. Through listenin...
Gary Lee: How to Stay Relevant
Gary, a published author, combines the best people practices globally and contextualising it across different demographics and challenges. Learn how his work investigates on how people can continuously develop themselves to their fullest potential using wisdom. TEDxSingapore brings people together to seek a deeper understanding of ourselves and...
Keri-Leigh Cassidy: TEDxMSVU Aging Well: Keri-Leigh Cassidy
TEDxMSVU speaker Keri-Leigh Cassidy discusses how aging well has more to do with how we think about aging than other factors in her talk, “Positive thinking for aging well”. Dr. Cassidy talks about the science behind why negative messaging/views on aging has a detrimental impact on us. She suggests that strategies based on cognitive behavior the...
Chiara Lo Faro: Understanding India: What you probably don't know yet
Depuis très jeune, un de ses rêves était de vivre à l'étranger et de découvrir le monde que l'on appelle communément "oriental". Une fois ses études universitaires terminées, elle s'installe en Inde. Armée de bonnes intentions, elle s'aperçoit très vite que se proclamer ouverte aux autres cultures n'est pas suffisant pour l'être vraiment: nous s...
Carr (Yijin) Li: Why We Hate Math: Three Reasons
Alex Leo-Guerra: Any Good Burgers Lately?
Burgers have been a staple in American society for decades. Why don't we use them as a means of connecting with strangers? In this talk, Alex Leo-Guerra argues that we should be using burgers to build bridges with those we don't know, harnessing their ubiquity to find what we have in common with someone else.
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Corinne Le Quéré: Inside the mind of a climate change scientist | Corinne Le Quéré | TEDxWarwick
In a lighthearted but highly relevant talk, Corinne discusses the ever-pressing issue of climate change - from the perspective of a climate scientist who is no longer trying to convince you that the threat is real. Professor Corinne Le Quéré FRS is the Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and a Professor of Climate Change ...
Liu Thai Ker: Can we build urban cities that last for generations?
As the master planner of Singapore, Dr Liu Thai Ker is a visionary, and is widely recognized as 'The Architect of Modern Singapore'. How might cities be planned to cater for population growth, and allow generations of families to grow up and grow old in? How might a city serve the population by anticipating and meeting its changing needs? Can we...
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