Ionica Smeets (@ionicasmeets) at TEDxDelft: A mathematician and science journalist with plenty of media experience. Using her vast knowledge and enthusiasm, she can explain everything about her favorite topics in science and statistics. She does it well on paper and face-to-face: She writes blogs, columns and books and is also asked to appear as a […]
Our TEDx sign (without the “Delft” part) went on tour to…. TEDxTilburgUniversity. They made a nice teaser movie with it.
Boyan Slat (@BoyanSlat, Delft, 1994) combines environmentalism, creativity and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability. Currently working on oceanic plastic pollution, he believes current prevention measures will have to be supplemented by active removal of plastics in order to succeed. With his concept called Marine Litter Extraction, Boyan Slat proposes a radical clean-up solution, […]
Wednesday 17 October, Eva Lantsoght talked about fifty shades of concrete at TEDxDelftSalon. Well-designed structures interact with their surroundings: they can enter into a dialogue with the natural light, stand out as a landmark and shape the landscape or become part of it. As for concrete structures, we typically associate these with grey buildings from […]
The idea of going to Mars, as presented by Bas Lansdorp at TEDxDelft, is hot news in the Netherlands. SBS news – Hart van Nederland – featured an item called ‘The Dutch are going to Mars’. “In 10 years it’s going to happen: Men will go to Mars. It won’t be the Americans or the […]
At TEDxDelft, Jongens van de Tekeningen made live visualizations of all speakers and performers at TEDxDelft, 5 October 2012.. This giant drawing was made on a 1,5 by 5 meter piece of paper and it sold afterwards; the money was donated to charity. During the day, the process was streamed live over the internet and […]
To introduce TEDx to the TEDxDelft audience in 2012, we created a mini-fairytale in animation style. We thought it fitting to choose for a fairytale, because of the theme Never Grow Up. The drawings were made by Rosa Cerruto, Aldith Hunkar did the voice and Improve/Firos Kariman did the editing. We are very proud of […]
This is day -1 for #TEDxDelft – only one day before lift-off. Be sure to keep an eye on our website, Twitter, Flickr, Facebook etc because we will be buzzing TEDxDelft today as well. Never stop asking questions, never stop wondering, always think of other ways to face challenges, always question why things are the […]
Only after two nights of sleep from now we will celebrate TEDxDelft together. Two more days to grow older but don’t you dare to grow up! We are all very very very very excited. Check our mobile site http://m.tedxdelft.nl for the program, twitterstream and bio’s of our performers. Enjoy the performances. Meet new people. Play […]
Never grow up, so…. no suits and ties! The uniform of TEDxDelft is a smile and an optimistic attitude. So enjoy the occasion and dress casual. Be a fantastic audience. Leave your particles, be a wave. Do not walk out, do not leave; it is a too mind-blowing experience to miss. Don’t be shy. Do […]
An advertising creative who hates ads; a woman with Asperger’s syndrome who – literally – lets us take a look inside her head; a world famous floral artist who makes incredible creations from flowers; a robot with a solution to the ageing population; an artist who performs mini-films as pop songs; a businessman who wants […]
Een reclamemaker die een hekel heeft aan reclame. Een 18-jarige met de oplossing voor de ‘plastic soup’. Een wereldberoemde ‘floral artist’ die belevingen maakt van bloemen. Een roboticus die de oplossing voor de vergrijzing heeft. Een promovendus met de oplossing voor de Nederlandse democratie. Een ondernemer die Mars wil koloniseren. Dit alles en meer, gepresenteerd […]
Four more days until the day we will be celebrating the child in ourselves. Four more days to: Read all about our 19 performers and host Check, bookmark and homescreen the smartphone TEDxDelft program Share your excitement on Twitter, Facebook etc Not Grow Up
Only five days left before 5 October. Counting down to TEDxDelft Never Grow Up 🙂
The TEDxDelft program is ready and we’ve got it for your smartphone. Please bookmark, like, share and rate TEDxDelft and the TEDxDelft performers http://m.twoppy.com/tedxdelft/ You can add the program to your homescreen so you have all information on the program, the speakers/performers and tweets very near at hand.
Simac provides the wireless network at TEDxDelft. It is our task to deliver a high performance wireless network to all attendees of TEDxDelft. On 5 October you all expect a good working wireless network and connectivity. Organizations depend on it, at Simac, they see why. Simac wireless solutions are decidedly different. Their wireless solutions, based […]
Nupur Kohli (@NupurKohliNL) won the TEDxDelft Award 2012 at 23 years. Inspired by children she saw in different situations, she will share her experiences on stage. Let her surprise you at TEDxDelft 2012! Fascinated by the human body and how it works, she obtained Masters degree in Medicine from Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, […]
All performers (everybody on the TEDxDelft stage is a performer) at TEDxDelft are offered coaching. Seven coaches help them with their performance with story structure, stage performance, English, finding out the purest form of their idea worth spreading.
TEDxDelft is completely sold out! Because there’s a slim possibility of seats becoming available in the coming weeks/days we opened up a waiting list registration. Please fill out this form to apply for the waiting-list at TEDxDelft 2012. Keep in mind that TEDxDelft is a paid event. Fees are 25 euro for student (PhD included) […]
Marwa is working for Shell Global Solutions and has recently moved to the Netherlands from Qatar in October 2012 as an Environmental Lead for a major petrochemical project. Marwa joined Shell in 2007 and was appointed as Research Lead for Sulphur utilization (Shell Thiocrete) project at Qatar Shell Research and Technology Centre (QSRTC).
Judith Adema (@judithadema) was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She had her first piano lesson when she was just 6 years old and kept on playing since then. At the age of 11 she began to sing and by the time she turned 14 she had taught herself how to play the guitar. She started […]
Recall Leonardo da Vinci. He was a painter, architect, engineer, sculptor, designer of weaponry, made the first opera decors and much more. According to Floris Visser there is no difference between a scientist and an artist, but nowadays we just do not see the similarities anymore.
Current wind power generation relies on rigid supporting structures and is limited to altitudes up to 200 m. Wind at higher altitudes is significantly stronger and more persistent. To access this major potential of renewable energy, Kite Power is the solution. Roland Schmehl graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1994. […]
As a child Guus Roeselers developed a great passion for the living world, and as a true naturalist he had the urge to investigate everything. But it was during his biology studies at Utrecht University that he became smitten by the mostly invisible nature: microbiology.
Sometimes you’re in the mood to watch a TEDTalk — but you’re not sure which one to start with. Never fear — the Surprise Me player is here! Let this new serendipity engine handpick a playlist for you to watch that fits your mood and the amount of time you have. Want 25 minutes of […]
After my unforgettable experience at TEDxDelft 2011, it was a logical step to sign up as a TEDxDelft 2012 volunteer again. This year I co-ordinate a dedicated team of performer coaches. As a team, we coach TEDxDelft performers on how to captivate and convince an audience by applying story telling, argumentation and theatre techniques.
When he was eight years old, Bennie Mols (1969) wanted to become a professor. He failed. Instead, he became a science journalist, science writer and science communicator. He holds master degrees in physics (TUE) and philosophy (UvA), as well as a Ph.D.-degree in physics (TUD, 1999). He never stops wondering about science in general and […]
Nynke Tromp works as a design researcher at the department of Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology and social designer at KVD reframing in Amsterdam. In both positions, she works on the social implications of design. Nynke is also member of ‘Redesigning Politics’, a creative think tank aiming for redesigning thinking, institutes, structures and interaction […]
Boyan Slat (@BoyanSlat, Delft, 1994) combines environmentalism, creativity and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability. Currently working on oceanic plastic pollution, he believes current prevention measures will have to be supplemented by active removal of plastics in order to succeed. With his concept called Marine Litter Extraction, Boyan Slat proposes a radical clean-up solution, […]
Erik Schlangen is Professor “Experimental Micromechanics” and director of the Microlab at Delft University of Technology, faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. The main research topics of his chair consist of studying mechanical properties of materials to be able to understand failure mechanisms and to develop materials with improved properties. A further focus of his […]
Surprising and playful. Touchingly honest. Extraordinarily natural and naturally extraordinary. The Delft based floral designer and artist, Pim van den Akker, makes everyday things extraordinary. Take a fresh new look at clothing and design. Take a fresh new look at flowers and plants. Take a fresh new look at daily reality.
Martijn Wisse (1976) researches the mechanics of robots. He develops mechanisms and motions that make it easier for the robots to fulfill their task. Inspired by the human body, he develops hands that make it easy to grasp oddly-shaped objects, legs that walk almost by themselves without motors or controls, and arms that efficiently and […]
Our poster is ready and we are very pleased with it. Use it, share it, send it, discuss it, print it (we have some in A3 and A2 if you want them) etc etc. The idea of our the ‘never grow up’ has inspired us to make the poster like a a view on the […]
Bas Lansdorp (1977) has never been one to let bold ventures intimidate him. A born entrepreneur, he sees potential and opportunity when others shy away. He utilizes an articulate vision and genuine enthusiasm coupled with infectious powers of persuasion to get his point across. These attributes are useful in his new company, Mars One, that […]
Manon Ossevoort is a professional actor and theatre-maker from the Netherlands. During her studies at the ‘Amsterdam School of the Arts’ (AHK Theatre) Manon learned that for every story you want to tell, you have to find the right form. Sometimes a story is best told in words.
An assistant professor in theoretical and applied mechanics who is into bicyles : Meet TEDx Delft – 2012 performer, Arend Schwab from Delft University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Arend did his BSc Engineering at Dordrecht (1979) and MSc Engineering (1983) and PhD (2002) at Delft. He runs the bicycle mechanics lab and teaches mechanics. Whenever Arend comes up with […]
Tom De Bruyne (@TomdeBruyne) is passionate about making stuff with the ambition to excite people. Tom is founder and director at SUE Amsterdam, a startup with the ambition to become an international creative agency for the digital era. Tom is obsessed by the game to persuade the homo digitalis into interacting, talking, liking, evangelizing and […]
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Erik de Jong (Spijkenisse, February 2, 1961) is Spinvis. Once a student of composition at the conservatory of Rotterdam, De Jong debuted in 2002 with “Spinvis” The music could be described as lo-fi singer/songwriter/sample music, or as cut up mini film stories disguised as pop songs. De Jong’s success story was an unlikely one. He […]
Wendy Lampen (Belgium, 1969 – @lampadedromy) works as a lecturer for a university of applied sciences. She got diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome herself. Trained as a teacher in English, History and Ethics she later on worked with adolescents with autism in a school setting.