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I'm passionate about

Science, technology and innovations that have the potential to solve some of our great challenges that our civilization faces. I'm also passionate about education and a great fan of Ken Robinson.

An idea worth spreading

Send all world leaders on a team-buidling trip to outer space with Virgin Galactic. Then make them realize that we all share this planet and that we are doomed if we don't work together...

Talk to me about

Exponential technologies, science communication, modern public education and inspiration

People don't know that I'm good at

Writing and visualizing concepts

My TED Story

I started my TED journey when I did my exchange year in Madrid 2009-2010. I remember the long nights when I first discovered the power and wonder of ideas worth spreading.

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  A comment on Talk: Regina Dugan: From mach-20 glider to humming bird drone

  Mar 28 2012: As a response to this talk I would encourage everyone to watch Malcolm Gladwells talk on the consequences of the increasing sophistication of military technology and the "things we make". It is perhaps a food for thought and provides some valuable insights to the "other sida of the coin". http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/malcolm_gladwell.html
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  A comment on Talk: Michael Nielsen: Open science now!

  Nov 23 2011: I found this talk extremely interesting. We’ve developed a generic platform that makes it easy for researchers to initiate research-based problems and invite colleagues around the world to contribute, very similar to the polymath project except one does not need a blog for this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_Pig8UAMSk8#!). Instead a question-based research problem can be initiated by anyone who works on a publicly funded research project. Please visit http://www.sparklingscience.com – We would like everyone in the open science movement to try our soon-to-be-finished beta. Maybe this could help spark a cultural shift and ultimately a new open science revolution.
  
  I’m also arranging TEDxVasastan in Stockholm the 13th of February. The theme is “The things we make – and beyond”. See http://www.tedxvasastan.se – Michael! you're more than welcome to apply. Our first speaker is Gustav Borgefalk who works with the team on matternet.org
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  A comment on Talk: Bill Stone: Exploring deep caves (and someday the moon)

  Feb 2 2010: "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore"
  
  - Andr