Daniel Kish: No Sight, No Limits, The Blind Teach a New Way to See
They call him the real life Batman. His claim to fame is that he clicks. His organisation, World Access for the Blind, trains the visually impaired to achieve greater freedom through echolocation, a technique that simulates a bat’s night vision of perceiving the environment through sound.
Capt. Wayne Porter & Col. Mark Mykleby: A National Strategic Narrative
Naval Captain Wayne Porter and Col. Mark Mykleby are military strategists working at the highest level of Government. They present highlights from their paper, “A National Strategic Narrative.” They say that in a time of rapid change, when the world leadership of the U.S. is in question, the country needs a strategy that everyone understands.
C. Noel Bairey Merz & Barbara Streisand: Women & Heart Disease
C. Noel Bairey Merz says heart disease kills more women per year at all ages than breast cancer. Barbara Streisand is the benefactor to ‘The Barbra Streisand Women’s Cardiovascular Research and Education Programme. Together, they share the importance of spreading awareness and the facts about heart disease and women.’
John Jolliffe: The Nature of Innovation and the Innovator
The big story about innovation is never the innovation itself, it’s the innovator. John Jollife invites us to explore the mind of the innovator. When most men would be considering retirement, John is just finding his third wind. ABOUT TEDx TEDx was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, ‘ideas worth spreading’. The programme is […]
Tan Le: Three Generations of Women
Tan Le, a technology entrepreneur and business executive, tells the story of her family across three generations of women. She recounts her family’s journey from Vietnam as refugees and how she made her own path in an uncertain world.
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