While few of us will ever take on the ambitious challenge of learning four foreign languages in a year, many of us yearn to be more proficient in another language. The secret to success as it turns out is simpler than you think.
Scott Young is a blogger, speaker and author. He previously spoke at TEDx EastsidePrep about his project “The MIT Challenge” to self-test MIT’s undergraduate computer science curriculum in one year, using their freely available information. His most recent project was with Vat Jaiswal, traveling to four countries, learning languages, with the goal of not speaking English for an entire year. He writes about learning and self-education at his website, ScottHYoung.com.
Vat Jaiswal is a graduate student, aspiring architect and filmmaker. His most recent project was with Scott Young on The Year Without English, where he traveled through Spain, Brazil, China, Taiwan and Korea creating four short documentaries on language learning and cultural immersion. He shares his work, including experimental time-lapse photography and an interview series with successful architects, at vatjaiswal.com
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Geshe Lakdor unveils the concepts behind finding happiness in this fast ever-changing, uncertain world. He discusses the need for Unconditional Love instead of Business Love in our lives to attain long-lasting peace and happiness.
Geshe Lakdor served as the translator to The Dalai Lama, Heads the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
Why is Storytelling so powerful? And how do we use it to our advantage? Presentations expert David JP Phillips shares key neurological findings on storytelling and with the help of his own stories, induces in us the release of four neurotransmitters of his choice. Learn more in this 2nd TEDxStockholm talk of Davids.
David JP Phillips is an international speaker, author and coach in Modern Presentation Skills. His training and material are based on neuroscience and biology which makes his deliveries very hands on, practical and motivational. He is best known for his seminar How To Avoid Death By PowerPoint, delivered at TEDxStockholm in 2015.
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Magnus Walker talks about his life journey of following his passion and going with his gut feeling which eventually led him to turning his dreams into his reality.
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Prolonged psychological stress is the enemy of our mental health, and physical movement is our best weapon to respond. Leon Taylor is a former competitive diver who competed for TeamGB at three Olympic Games. Following retirement, he transitioned to the commentary booth where he works for the BBC. Leon has a passion for performance, wellness and movement spending much of his time now as a speaker, executive coach, and mentor to the next generation of sports stars. His enthusiasm and skill for mentoring have allowed him to work with a range of athletes across Olympic and Paralympic sports. Most recently playing the role of Athlete services lead at the pre-Games Camp in Brazil prior to TeamGBsrecord-breakingg 2nd place on the medal table. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Michael Stevens the persona behind the YouTube sensation Vsauce, is an online personality with an entertaining approach to explaining the science behind seemingly ordinary, everyday phenomena. Michaels videos have been watched over 400 million times and Vsauces 4.5 million subscribers continues to add an astonishing 15 thousand subscribers each day. Michael lives in London where he works for Google as an in-house consultant for other creators on the platform.
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/Vsauce/
November 2, 2013 at Volkstheater Wien, Vienna, Austria.
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Caz Sanatçısı Karsu, kendi hayatından hikayelerle karşılaştığı zorlukları bizimle paylaşıyor. Hayatının her anında çeşitli damgalamalara maruz kaldığını belirten Karsu, tüm bunlara Sanane şarkısıyla cevap veriyor. Karsu, Hollanda doğumlu, Türk Kökenli, çok yetenekli bir sanatçı. Yalnız şarkıcı değil; aynı zamanda çok iyi bir piyanist, besteci, aranjör ve söz yazarı. Yedi yaşında piyano çalmaya, 14 yaşında şarkı söylemeye ve 15 yaşında beste yapmaya başladı. Yıllar içinde Amsterdam Concertgebouw, North Sea Caz Festivali, Carnegie Hall gibi dünyanın pek çok yerinde ve uluslararası festivallerde sahne alma başarısı gösterdi. Amerika, Endonezya, Almanya, Belçika, Sürinam, İngiltere ve Brezilyada konserler verdi. Türk kökenli sanatçıya Türk medyası da ilgi gösterdi. Ankara Caz Festivali, Akbank Caz Festivali, İstanbul Zorlu PSMde birçok kez sahne aldı ve büyük ilgi gördü. 2012de çekimleri 5 yıl sürmüş olan ve Karsunun adını aldığı Karsu Köyünden, New Yorka kadar Karsunun takip edildiği «Karsu: I Hide A Secret» belgeseli, ödüllü belgeselci Mercedes Stalenhoef imzasıyla Uluslararası IDFA belgesel festivalinde gösterime girdi ve daha sonra pek çok ülkenin festivallerinde gösterimi yapıldı. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx