Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world
Paul Stamets believes that mushrooms can save our lives, restore our ecosystems and transform other worlds.
Joan Halifax: Compassion and the true meaning of empathy
Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she’s learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.
Sarah Kaminsky: My father the forger
Sarah Kaminsky tells the extraordinary story of her father Adolpho and his activity during World War II — using his ingenuity and talent for forgery to save lives.
Solazyme
“Solazyme have pioneered an industrial biotechnology platform that harnesses the prolific oil-producing ability of microalgae. They use standard industrial fermentation equipment to efficiently scale and accelerate the microalgae’s natural oil production time to just a few days.
Peter Lovatt: Dance, Thinking, Hormones
Dr Peter Lovatt is a Reader in Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, where he heads the Dance Psychology Lab. Before embarking on an academic career Peter was a professional dancer, in this talk Peter asks us, “Can dancing change the way we think? Best bust-a-move talk I’ve seen all year!”
