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03 Dec Jarmila Bednaříková: What history can teach us about migration

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Throughout history, there has been hardly any period with no ongoing migration flows. Professor Jarmila Bednarikova guides us through the ascent and decline of the greatest civilisations of the past. Her talk shows us that it is better to accept migration as given. Politicians as...

03 Dec Caspar Addyman: Why babies laugh

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Caspar Addyman reminds us that babies can teach us fundamental truths about how to live a good life. We just need to listen to their laughter. About speaker Dr Caspar Addyman is a developmental psychologist who studies how babies learn about the world. He is lecturer at...

13 Nov Patricia Černáková: Permaculture – can nourishing a piece of land save the world?

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Permaculture is a system of sustainable agricultural and social design principles of working with, rather than against nature. Patricia is a professional permaculture designer and one of the most renown permaculture experts in Slovakia. As a daugter of a permaculture pioneer in the former Czechoslovakia,...

03 Nov Eva Mosnáková: Helping, not hating!

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Through her personal story, Eva Mosnakova shows us how even the worst experience may make us stronger. She also reminds us how important it is to use this strength in the effort to protect the principles of humanism, democracy and mutual respect. And that it...

03 Nov Jessica McCabe: Failing at Normal: An ADHD Success Story

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Jessica McCabe tell us the story of her life. Once a gifted child with bright future, who later lives a life of a constant failures, because one thing - her ADHD diagnosis. Until one thing changed everything and she realized, that she is not alone....

03 Nov Veronika Rybanská: One candy now or two of them later?

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Our world is full of promises that all our needs and wishes can be fulfilled and completed almost immediately. In her talk Veronika talks about how delayed gratification in all circumstances might not be right and how important it is to have an ability to...

03 Nov Robert Coombs: Is a robot standing between you and your next job?

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Having built a career in the nonprofit world, Robert Coombs shifted his focus to work in the tech industry. But after applying to what seemed to be an ever growing list of positions, he began to suspect that he was being filtered out by algorithms,...

03 Nov Ivana Šáteková: I am Slovak and I will be Slovak

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In her witty talk, Ivana describes typical features of Slovaks which are often idealized and far away from reality. Through her art she destroys the myths about Slovak hospitality, geniality and she answers the question what is the current visualisation of Slovak folklore. About speaker Ivana was...

03 Nov Jowan Österlund: Biohacking – the next step in human evolution or a dead end?

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In his controversial talk, Jowan provides us with his vision how seamless interection between body and technology should work in the future. He believes, that by implanting microchips inside body, people can save a lot of time, money and will never loose purse or cards...

03 Nov Slava Epstein: The Dark Matter – from space to biology and back

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Slava Epstein uncovers the mystery of The Dark Matter found in the microbial universe. By rethinking the cultivation process and using a low-tech device iChip, he is able to access the previously unexplored 99.9% spiecies of bacteria and use this revolutionary technology to find new...

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