TED Community » Kelwalin Dhanasarnsombut

More About Me

I'm passionate about

Trying to be like professional scientist, I'm always passionate about science, especially biology. However, I'm really into philosophy, astronomy, music, languages, arts and novels.

An idea worth spreading

Science, philosophy, education, peace

Talk to me about

Philosophy, traveling, sciences, classic and sci-fi novels, music, cultures, languages, gaming, innovations.

People don't know that I'm good at

Encouraging other people.

My TED Story

I was firstly introduced to TED by my colleague and again saw TED's online clip as an example in my presentation class. It was simply great! Now, I'm part enthusiastic and friendly team of Thai TED Translator, which is a subunit of TED OTP, pretty much I would said ;) It's been a wonderful ride that allow me to exchange my ideas as well as learn from people around the world in this warm big TED family; Thanks to TED, internet (Tesla ;)), and social network.

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• A reply on Talk: Liu Bolin: The invisible man

  14 hours ago: "Be strict to oneself , be more tolerant to others." what do you mean by that?
  
  I think this video is edited, so we can get the nice flow with his story and don't need to listen to the same message twice (one from the speaker in Chinese and one from interpreter). I'm not sure if I'm right about this.
  
  If they guy can give the presentation in English then he does not really need interpreter. But for me it doesn't really matter. As long as the interpreter can do his job, it's fine. Actually it's kind of good to see people talk with different languages on TED stage. I love the diversity. Why not :)

• A reply on Talk: Liu Bolin: The invisible man

  16 hours ago: I think interpreters and translators have to do this important role. It's good to get good knowledge spreading. So hopefully there will be Polyglots who know Chinese that can assist people like him.
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  A comment on Talk: Phil Hansen: Embrace the shake

  19 hours ago: Phil Hansen, you are inspiring. You are awesome.
  
  Keep making this good art! :)
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  A reply on Conversation: Veganism

  1 day ago: Buddhists do not eat meat? I'm surprise! I'm Buddhist, and I do eat beef, pork, chicken, fish, seafood, etc. Only I do not really eat beef so frequently cause I don't like it. Although having said this, My diet is based on veg and seafood though. It's nothing to do with my religious practice.
  
  May be you're talking about east-Asian buddhist (Mahayana) which are more popular in China, Japan, Taiwan, etc. My aunties are. They do not eat beef for the rest of their lives, but still have pork and seafood. Ever year, for whole 10-12 days, they will practice veganism. That's what religious suggestion (only who's very strict to this will do it; It's optional. Some believers do this for the rest of their lives.). I always do this with my family though. It's good for your health, and at least once a year, be concerned about lives that lost so we can live. This would make one realise that we should only eat to survive; not survive to eat. To value all lives and know that live shouldn't be taken without any good course.
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  A reply on Talk: Peter Singer: The why and how of effective altruism

  1 day ago: oops, click wrong button ;P
  
  Yeh... there are some small random charities like that. Fortunately, there are more good ones in my country now; Still, I don't think it's enough.

• A comment on Talk: Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass?

  1 day ago: Hmm... while this is so tempting, I wonder if it would make us more technology dependent.
  It's kind of good to have an online map with me. But it's real frustrating when my mobile is death :P
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  A comment on Talk: Peter Singer: The why and how of effective altruism

  1 day ago: To end the poverty, I doubt if it will be possible without education.
  
  For example, there are a lot of people in the northern part of my country which do not have enough cloth and blanket. Olds and babies suffer cold winter and some lost their lives. Yes, lots of charities and government help them every year. Which may make some wonder what's wrong with blankets we gave them last year. The answer is they are so poor. So once the winter is over, they sells these for money. And again, this will happen next year. There are lots other example similar to this.
  
  I believe with all my heart that it's good to help other people, in your country, outside your country, strangers. We rich and poor can give away some money, some supply, or even some help to others in need. It's good to pay it forward. But, governments and charities have to provide something extra and I think education is the key. Give them knowledge they can use for their living, for example, teach them how to do agriculture, do crafting or anything useful; teach them how to take care of their own health by eating healthy food; etc. This way, I think help will be more efficient and the result will be more sustainable.

• A reply on Conversation: Exciting to see TED global? Who are you looking forward to?

  3 days ago: I have the same feeling. I'm expecting lots of surprise :)
  However, I'm looking forward to see:
  
  -Andras Forgacs: Bioprinting entrepreneur
  -Tariq Harb: Classic guitar virtuoso
  -Apollo Robbins: Gentleman thief
  -Bernie Krause:Natural sounds legend
  -Sonia Shah: Science writer
  - Herman: Jazz pianist
  -Mark Kendall: Biomedical engineer
  -Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Cloudspotter
  -Uri Alon: Systems biologist
  - Jamie Cullum: Jazz-pop singer
  -Eben Upton: Raspberry Pi inventor
  -Anant Agarwal: Education innovator
  
  That would be my personal list :))

• A comment on Talk: Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography

  3 days ago: Real nice pictures.
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  A comment on Talk: Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion

  3 days ago: What a teacher :)