Physics: Dr David Krofcheck: Higgs boson

One of the unexpectedly funny talks at TEDxAuckland 2012 turned out to be Dr David Krofcheck talking about his role in the search for the Higgs boson and how the large hadron collider is used. The talk could have been called “when protons collide” or...

US Elections: a probability is not a prediction

Next weeks US presidential election is fascinating to watch because the clash between old school journalism and more data driven approaches looks to be very much part of the story itself. The difference between probability and prediction is a key to this but not so...

Architecture and Engineering at TEDxAuckland

Architect Andrew Paterson presented at the recent TEDxAuckland 2012. What I love about TEDx events is that we can have an architect talking on the same stage as a medical doctor and a poet and so on. This year 17 speakers all had a great time. Andrew’s talk was...