Talks 2018 Archives - TEDxBratislava

26 Nov Jonathan Bobrow: Freedoms of play: creating generation of system thinkers

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Jonathan proves in his catching story that board games do not have to be boring. He also explains, why it is important to play and how it effects the improvement of systems thinking. About speaker Jonathan Bobrow is an award winning designer and technologist at the forefront...

19 Nov Monika Kapráliková: Ján Smrek is not just the poet in the school books.

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Monika Kapráliková talks about a different side of Ján Smrek than we know from our school books. We learned that he was a vitalist but don't have an idea how he became one. It certainly wasn't a fairtytale childhood that got him there. About speaker Monika Kapráliková...

19 Nov Pavol Pokorný: Wood as a building material

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In the lay public, mistrust, deceptive belief in the deficiencies of wood as a building material, and buildings built from it, remains to the wood. Pavol will explain in his talk why it is so and why our attitude should change. About speaker After 15 years of...

16 Nov Florin Badita: Civic change is a marathon, not a sprint: showcase of Romania

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In his enthusiastic talk, activist Florin Badita takes us on the journey from a young man who did not know what to do with his life to the organizer of massive protests in Romania. He also provides us an overview of the tools we have...

16 Nov Niccoló Massariello: The story of a stock model: This could happen to anyone

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One day, Niccolò Massariello shot a series of pictures for a photo bank. Since then, his face has been selling alcohol beverages, books about monsters, and articles about sexually transmitted diseases. in this funny talk he explains a true story of what can happen when...

16 Nov Zuzana Špačková: It’s okay not to be okay and it’s allright to ask for help

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In her story, doctor Zuzana Špačková reminds you that mental health is an important part of general well-being and is worth to care for. About speaker Zuzana Špačková is a doctor who is devoted to break down the myths and prejudices about people with mental illness. She...

16 Nov Ahmed Elgammal: AI vs art: Can the machine be creative?

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Ahmed will present to us the algorithm that can define the creativity level in art works. As well, he will also try to answer the question whether AI can replace the artist in the future. About speaker Dr. Ahmed Elgammal is a professor at the Department of...

15 Nov Ján Tkáč: Music is a tool to create social inclusion

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In his interactive performance, Ján Tkáč explains how music builds social inclusion and prevents the negative social phenomena such as extremism. About speaker Ján studied music at the University of Cambridge, the Comenius University, the Conservatoire in Bratislava, and the Academy of Performing Arts. He also studied...

15 Nov Christián Havlíček: Gender identity: we are all people in the first place

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In his emotional talk, Christian describes his struggles when seeking happiness. According to him, men and women categories are only temporary. As he explains, solving the situation of transgender people is basically very simple. What we need is a courage to get out of gender...

15 Nov Milan Kováč: Uncovering the secrets of Maya civilization collapse

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Professor Milan Kováč is a part of an international team that discovered the remains of a massive civilization in the Guatemalan jungle. In his talk, he describes how the advanced laser scanning techniques developed at Slovak technical university in Bratislava allowed them to learn more...

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