TEDxEindhoven 2021
Can dogs terminate litter waste? | Alex van Eck
Picking up a single piece makes a difference, can save a life, can stop another piece entering the sea. If we all do a little, every day on a walk, it really does add up to a huge impact. Join the movement! After a diving vacation in Curacao, Alex decided that something had to change in the world. All the images in the media of pollution destroying our amazing planet disgusted him. He decided that the message of stopping this pollution wasn’t getting through so he decided to tell the story in a different way.
How to stop politics from dividing us | Rudy van Belkom
Today’s society seems more divided than ever. We can’t seem to agree on the best approach to fight inequality, climate change or the coronavirus. In fact, not everyone believes that these problems exist at all. But without a shared reality, coexistence is almost impossible. In the current political system, the differences are only magnified. Because in a world where everything revolves around attention, the extremes have the greatest effect. I believe that these problems are not caused by bad people, but by bad systems.
How to get Big Oil to end the climate crisis | Mark van Baal
“To end the climate crisis, we need to make sure that fossil fuel companies stop drilling for even more oil and gas and start investing heavily in renewable energy. This talk is about changing what cannot be changed at first sight, and will convince you that we ordinary citizens can have influence on the course of Shell and other oil majors. We are only powerless when we accept being powerless.” Founder at Follow This.
The power of encounters | H.J. Hunter
“In my work as a documentary photographer I often tell stories about people whose voices are seldom heard. Listening to people that think differently confronts me with my own beliefs, my own prejudgements and my own ignorance. In my talk I illustrate how encounters with strangers can help us to better understand the complex world we live in. And they can even reinforce solidarity in our strongly divided society.”
What's your monkey? How to deal with false pleasure. | Nieky van Vlerken
In this personal and inspiring talk, you will hear Nieky’s struggle through different stages in becoming addicted and her inspiring journey back to regaining her life as an independent woman. You will be challenged to consider what Monkey you may be nurturing (one of the modern addictions like Social media?) and learn how to deal with it. Nieky wants people to be aware that true happiness is found in the heart instead of in external factors
Why and how shall we restore the water cycle today? | Catarina Esteves
Catarina believes that we are misusing water and disrupting the water cycle, which regulates the equilibrium of our planet. She would like each of us to take local action to restore the water cycle and make a fair and sustainable use of water. “”Our local actions will reduce the chance that we blindly run into a water crisis but instead contribute to an abundant life on earth.””