TEDxSydney is a TEDx event that probably has more music in it than most. The idea is that layering music and short films between talks helps with absorbing and nourishing the brain food from the speakers. Every so often a musical performance comes along that is an absolute show stopper.… read more →
At TEDxSydney 2017 – journalist Jane Gilmore didn’t pull any punches. She spoke about the ways that sub editors, journalists and publishers minimise the role of male violence against women by writing harmful headlines. She used a series of examples like ‘Axe slashes a family apart’ rather than ‘Man kills… read more →
A few weeks ago Samuel Gibson spoke at TEDxAuckland where he wowed the audience with his personal story of being born “the luckiest boy in the world” despite having osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disorder that makes for brittle bones that fracture easily. In the talk Sam talks about how his… read more →
Since the first TEDxAuckland events back in 2009 there have been a huge number of speakers (100+) and attendees (7000+) who come along each year to be surprised, challenged, inspired, entertained and informed. In the early days finding speakers was easy because the tall poppies are easy to see but… read more →
TEDxAuckland 2016 is a bit different this year as it is spread out over a day and a half with 22+ speakers. It also takes place on a Thursday and Friday rather than a weekend. “TEDxAuckland 2016: flipside will feature two days of talks, events, activities and social time. This year we’re in… read more →
The other day I heard someone say that a particular person was their own worst enemy. An idea that is familiar to many of us. The good news is – that just as it is possible to talk oneself “down” it is also possible to do the opposite – to… read more →
Paradoxically when our older population retires they have more time and resources to live. It’s just that we expect them to fade from view and “retire from life”. We often place them in retirement villages in the country or at least away from the mainstream. There is a grey tsunami… read more →
TEDxAuckland 2015 #TEDxAkl was most excellent yesterday. Sixteeen speakers, live music, great coffee and 2000 or so attendees all along for the ideas adventure. wow just wow #tedxakl was mindblowing and amazing and all things wonderful!! — Vivian Chandra (@vivster81) May 2, 2015 Back in 1676 Isaac Newton ““If I… read more →
Back in 1810 on May 3rd Lord Byron swam across the Darnadelles Straits apparently inspired by the legend of Hero and Leander where Hero swims across each night to be with his lover on the other side. In 1979 Sir Bob Harvey ( TEdxAuckland 2015 speaker) did that swim from… read more →
Back on August 16th, we in Auckland celebrated TEDxAuckland # 5 with another series of inspiring talks from locals with big ideas and great stories. Now a number of those 2014 talks are online and you can check them out. One of the talks I was most looking forward to… read more →