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14 Feb Zuzana Gombošová: Bacterial cellulose – can we grow our own biodegradable materials?

Posted at 20:53h in by TEDxBratislava

In her captivating talk Zuzana talks about her journey from being an unhappy fashion designer to an experimental bio-hacker developing and growing her own biodegradable bacterial-cellulose-based materials. She shares her belief that materials define who we are and how we live. She is convinced that...

14 Feb Pavla Geschwandtnerová a Tereza Rebeka Koreňová: No grades, no homework – just the joy of learning

Posted at 20:52h in by TEDxBratislava

Is it possible to learn something without homework, grades and top-down approach? What motivates a young person to learn if not a carrot and stick? In their uplifting talk Pavla a Tereza talk about their experiences as the first ever graduates of the local Montessori...

14 Feb Josef Schovanec: The hard life of a non-autist

Posted at 20:50h in by TEDxBratislava

In the world there are very few people with autism who are able to talk openly about how they view the outside world. There are even fewer of them who are able to lead fulfilling lives. Joseph is one of them. In his humorous talk...

14 Feb Richard Jaronek: Sharks have a right to kill and to live

Posted at 20:48h in by TEDxBratislava

In this adventurous talk Richard shares his breathtaking experiences from working with and filming sharks. Driven by irrational fear, humans are killing out these fascinating creatures at staggering speed. And yet, it seems there are many secrets to that we might learn from sharks. That...

14 Feb Tante Elze at TEDxBratislava 2015

Posted at 20:47h in by TEDxBratislava

Music has many purposes. One of them is to uplift people higher and let them dream. Tante elze music is fulfilling it with their melancholic, yet beautiful music. About this artist Tante Elze is originally a solo project of musician, singer and producer Veronika Seppová who was...

14 Feb Julia Roig: We are all peacebuilders

Posted at 20:45h in by TEDxBratislava

Julia Roig is a great impersonation of a person who believes in a change and is a part of it. With her talk, Julia fulfills us with optimism and shows us how to incorporate the concept of democracy into our everyday lives. About this speaker Julia Roig...

14 Feb Viera Lutherová: I have no guaranteed recipe for raising kids

Posted at 20:44h in by TEDxBratislava

In her talk Viera suggests that to be in a position to better educate our kids we first have to understand ourselves, our needs and our wants. About this speaker Viera Lutherová works as a school counsellor and psychologist in Kremnica. She is an active member of...

14 Feb Martin Pyšný: A typeface for dyslectics designed by a dyslectic

Posted at 20:42h in by TEDxBratislava

In his captivating talk Martin allows us to see and experience the reading difficulties of a person suffering from dyslexia. Being a designer and dyslectic himself he designed a special typeface - Dyscont, that helped him to alleviate many of the problems and made reading...

14 Feb Owen Harris: breathing in virtual reality

Posted at 20:38h in by TEDxBratislava

In his fascinating talk Owen explains more about DEEP, a virtual reality game controlled by abdominal breathing that he designed in an attempt to cope with his own feelings of anxiety and unease. The game allowed him and others to experience deep relaxation and calmness...

14 Feb Jan Rybář: In search of freedom – a photographic journey through the past 25 years

Posted at 20:35h in by TEDxBratislava

Have you already heard tons of discourses about the freedom? Well, this one is different. Jan will take you on the unique journey to freedom through pictures from his own archive. By telling a story of his adventures in USSR, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, Chechnya and...

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