TEDxEindhoven 2017
The beauty of surrender | Kirsten Swensen
Most of the time we project a persona to the world, a persona in which we feel comfortable. After a decade of picture perfect display we are left with shattered empty shells. It is by pushing the boundaries towards the uncomfortable that initiates growth. With her photography, Kirsten pushes inwards into her subjects, looking to strengthen the unique hidden core of our personalities.
Teaching the next generation to think for themselves | Jasper Rijpma
Big thinkers in the 18th century kicked off the age of enlightenment, starting revolutions in science, philosophy, politics and art. Their ideas have shaped the world all the way up to the 21st century. But in the century of 140 characters, do we still dare to think so big? Jasper teaches the course ‘Great Thinkers’, challenging students to critically and creatively engage with societal themes by reflecting on the philosophers of the past.
Are we significant in the universe | Clement Vidal
Based on our current scientific understanding of the universe as we know it, it is about 13.8 billion years old, give or take a couple of million. Over those 13 or so billion years, all kinds of fascinating, mesmerising, beautiful and terrifying phenomena have emerged. Our human capability to have thoughts, ideas or lightbulb moments is, as far as we know, unique in the universe.
Is it my responsibility to change the world? | Mpanzu Bamenga
Current society and politics seem to have a tendency for the extremes. Mpanzu has been on all different sides of these discussions. He has seen and experienced societies in all shapes and sizes, humankind at its best and its worst. This gives him an unique vantage point to answer questions like, “How can we live up to our full potential; and how can we deal with a globalising and polarising world?”
Why I chose to be an ethical hacker | Ruben van Vreeland
Botnets, hackers, data leaks, cybercrime; we hear about them almost every day in the information age. With data leaks arguably tipping elections, no one seems to be more mysteriously powerful than the hackers that know how to navigate the back-roads of our shared cyberspace. Ruben van Vreeland is a veteran ethical hacker with already a decade of experience, hacking the likes of Marktplaats, Linkedin, Indigogo and more.
In touch with the thoughts of a computer | Frank van Valkenhoef
New ideas come with new views of the world and new ways to experience the world. Our world is more and more digital but we as humans are not yet equipped to live a life as digital beings. To start building the future we need to lay the right foundation. This is the task Frank has committed himself to.
Reflecting my community through photography | Diewke van den Heuvel
Diewke has been exploring photography as a weapon to show people a different perspective of themselves and their surroundings. Her work shows the fragile dividing line between what is real and what is not real, and that sometimes, reality is a matter of perspective.
Design, a question of creative and collective leadership | Steven Kyffin
How do our designed objects embody the ideas that we put into them? What can we achieve as a society through the power of design and industry? These are big questions that stand at the center of technology, education and design. From his decades of experience in both academia and industry, Steven Kyffin will shares his lessons learned and answers with us.
Intellectual property kills creativity | Joost Smiers
As Newton said, he stood on the shoulders of giants. Is our current system and philosophy on intellectual property imposing unnecessary restrictions and holding back our collective creativity? With decades of research into the politics of the arts, Joost takes the stand that we should abolish copyright.
Learning from the brain for the technologies of the future | Bart ter Haar Romeny
Professor Bart ter Haar Romeny is an expert in medical imaging technology, the brain and the human visual system. We are fascinated by the way ideas and thoughts enter our brain so we’ve invited Bart ter Haar Romeny to give us a crash course on how the brain works.
Challenging medical paradigms through art and design | Kuang Yi Ku
Kuang-Yi’s background in both dentistry and art/design helps him connect the Eindhoven dichotomy of scientific high-tech(nology) and it’s creative design community. Through his projects, Kuang-Yi challenges dogmas in medical practice, opening up our mental pathways and letting us imagine new possibilities in medical technology.
Possibilities of hyper personalised transmedia storytelling | Eefje op den Buysch
Calling something fake news might already be old news. Then again, how we make sense of our reality through media, such as news, is ever changing. New forms of media allow us to tell us our stories in new ways and potentially reach millions or even billions of people. The way we convey our ideas through media technologies is becoming non-linear, interactive, multi-channel and (to use the latest term) transmedia.
Making plastic walk through shadow and light | Anne Hélène Gelebart
Over centuries of hard work, scientists have built an incredible understanding of the world. Using all of that understanding, scientists keep on developing new techniques and applying their creative minds to play with matter and discover new possibilities within the physical world. Anne Hélène is one of such scientists, who has recently published work in Nature on making pieces of plastic crawl and walk solely by shining light on them.