TEDxSKE

23/02/2021

Thursday nights, TEDxSKE nights, FUN nights...

Pics courtesy of Stephanie de Geryes.

22/02/2021

Two days ago, on the 20th of February was "World Day of Social Justice": https://www.un.org/en/observances/social-justice-day.

On this occasion, we watched the Former President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim's TED talk during our weekly online salon, asking the question: "Aspirations are rising as never before across the world, thanks in large part to smartphones and the internet -- will they be met with opportunity or frustration?"

https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_yong_kim_doesn_t_everyone_deserve_a_chance_at_a_good_life

Aspirations are rising as never before across the world, thanks in large part to smartphones and the internet -- will they be met with opportunity or frustration? Former President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim shares how the institution is working to improve the health and financial futures o...

20/02/2021

This past Thursday, 18th of Feb was DRINK WINE DAY.

To celebrate this day (as if we needed an excuse :)), we watched this 5-min TED-Ed talk during our weekly online salon.

Watch it for some interesting and fun info about alcohol.

https://www.ted.com/talks/rod_phillips_a_brief_history_of_alcohol?language=en

Nobody knows exactly when humans began to create fermented beverages. The earliest known evidence comes from 7,000 BCE in China, where residue in clay pots has revealed that people were making an alcoholic beverage from fermented rice, millet, grapes, and honey. So how did alcohol come to fuel globa...

14/02/2021

Through eye-catching illustrations, New York Times Best Selling author and illustrator, Rachel Ignotofsky rewrites the history of women in science to be more honest and inclusive.

Watch this TEDx talk from TEDxKCWomen screened at this week's online salon celebrating women in science.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=386kmzBH4Co&feature=emb_logo

New York Times Best Selling author and illustrator, Rachel Ignotofsky rewrites the history of women in science to be more honest and inclusive. Through eye-...

13/02/2021

In this TEDx talk from TEDxPasadenaWomen, watched at this week's online salon, celebrating women in science, Nathalia Holt shares key lessons from NASA's female pioneers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtdDOfO7hC0

Nathalia Holt, author of "Rise of the Rocket Girls," inspires with key lessons from NASA's female pioneers. Artfully, Dr. Holt translates each historical ref...

12/02/2021

Yesterday, 11 February, we celebrated the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" in our weekly salon.
(https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-day/)

A shout out to all the women out there who are making it in fields who were once reserved just for men, despite all the gender bias they’re exposed to, especially in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

Talks and discussion points will be shared on daily basis.

06/02/2021

We had an "astronomically" special salon this week :)

Our dear friend, Architect and Astrophysicist Charles Aouad was our guest speaker this week, and he took us on a voyage to the Exoplanets, in search for alien worlds.

Joined by our friends and dear TEDxSKEers from all over planet Earth (for now): Dubai, Bahrain, Aleppo, Lausanne, Toronto... and Lebanon of course!

DiD we find any alien worlds? Well, that's for you to guess...

Here are some pics for you to get the gist of how special it was.

30/01/2021

We rarely watch local TEDx talks in our salons, and when we do, we happily share them with the world.

Watch this talk from our friends in Tedxuniversityofbalamand screened at one of our weekly online TEDxSKE salons and let us know how you feel about living in a work-less world :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4hRC5B3AoQ&feature=youtu.be

What happens when the fast-paced technological breakthroughs create AI machines that can easily replace you? In his talk, Danny will show us the evolution of...

29/01/2021

This is what our Thursday nights look like. Actually, this is what everyone's nights and days are looking like nowadays. INSIDE SQUARES :)
But still, Thursday nights remain special for us with our weekly online salon.

12/01/2021

We may not know ourselves as well as we think we do.

In this eye-opening TEDx talk from TEDxUppsalaUniversity watched at last week's online salon, experimental psychologist Petter Johansson researches choice blindness -- a phenomenon where we convince ourselves that we're getting what we want, even when we're not.

https://www.ted.com/talks/petter_johansson_do_you_really_know_why_you_do_what_you_do

Experimental psychologist Petter Johansson researches choice blindness -- a phenomenon where we convince ourselves that we're getting what we want, even when we're not. In an eye-opening talk, he shares experiments (designed in collaboration with magicians!) that aim to answer the question: Why do w...

11/01/2021

And we're back!
The first TEDxSKE salon in 2021 happened last Thursday! From the comfort (and safety) of our homes.
Thank you TEDxSKEers for always being "there", "here", anywhere and everywhere :)

23/10/2020

How many items would you pack for a 7-days trip?

In this TED talk from TEDActive screened at one of our online salons, designer Jessi Arrington shares her story of "conscious consumption".

https://www.ted.com/talks/jessi_arrington_wearing_nothing_new

Designer Jessi Arrington packed nothing for TEDActive but 7 pairs of un**es, buying the rest of her clothes in thrift stores around LA. It's a meditation on conscious consumption -- wrapped in a rainbow of color and creativity.