About this event: Edward Lorenz, an American mathematician, and meteorologist was a pioneer of the Chaos Theory. His findings led to the coinage of the term, ‘Butterfly Effect,’ a term that has stemmed from an academic paper he presented in 1972. When Lorenz was studying weather patterns, he noticed that small differences in the start of a process caused major ch...

About this event: How is the study of mathematics enhanced by understanding fractal patterns in nature or art? How can political scientists use their knowledge of ethical philosophy to create stronger public policy? Why is it important for scientists to take active roles as leaders in their communities? Although most of the focus in our college careers is on ch...

About this event: On Thursday, November 18 from 4:00-6:30 in Wyatt Hall, the four Bellarmine Honors seniors completing this semester will present their final projects. We’ll have the opportunity to hear from Chloe Powell, who traveled to the Dominican Republic and Kenya to learn about how microlending and group savings programs can empower communities and indivi...

About this event: One of the unique characteristics of the St. John’s College curriculum lies in its ability to transform the outlook of Johnnies. During the first mathematics tutorial, when we question what a point is, we challenge our preconceived notions about a point. With every text we translate, we find a new way of expressing our thoughts. With each experi...

About this event: On Jan.17th, 2015, we will launch TEDxFactory798 at Pavilion, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art. The theme this time is Singularity. Singularity is a hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence will have progressed to the point of human intelligence. Once Singularity has been reached, new rule will dominate the world. Ray Kurzweil...

About this event: This will be a Salon on STEM education at the elementary and high school levels with a focus on the importance of engaging young girls in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics throughout their school careers and in to their adult lives. We will begin the evening at 6 pm with STEM demonstrations featuring students...

About this event: Is space travel our salvation? Perhaps, but just not in the ways we might have thought. The sky is a deeply rooted metaphor of the infinite, the untouchable celestial realm inhabited by gods. Those who traveled to the moon reacted genuinely in unscripted ways about where they went, what they traveled through, and how moved they were to see Ea...

About this event: 'Infinity and beyond' when simplified equates to limitless possibilities, be it in mathematics, astronomy, quantum physics, or simply, human capabilities. In order to use human capabilities to accomplish any goal, one has to transit from the ordinary to the extraordinary by scaling higher limits. Imaginary boundaries only limit us. In realit...

About this event: Dear TEDxers, We are excited to announce our next Virtual Salon event on how Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the lab translates to Human Health in the 21st Century. The Salon is scheduled for Tuesday October 27th, 2020 at 17:00 CET (5.00pm Monaco Time*) and will last approximately 60 minutes. Save the date and sign-up to our...

About this event: SPACE 2011 – is the year of cosmonautic in Russia, it’s the year of the 50th anniversary of the fly first man in the space –Yuri Gagarin and the anniversary of his 70 years from the birth. Due to all reasons we devoted our first conference in 2011 to the theme SPACE. As for the venue we chose a symbolic place – the Memorial museum of cosmonau...

About this event: You are cordially invited to the next TEDxTheHague salon! Our November edition — themed Mind Is Blown — is curated by TEDxTheHague: "Everything you see is delayed and upside down. Yet your brain does an incredible job at adapting to this. It processes widely varied information faster than the blink of an eye, stores complex experiences, and ad...

About this event: Would you rather be exceptionally talented at a few things or be sufficiently skilled at everything? Renaissance, our proposed annual event theme, asserts that one should pursue a wide base of knowledge. For example, the Italian Renaissance is known as a period of controversy, rebirth, and intense discussions in art, religion, mathematics, educa...

About this event: Our program is a half day event starting after lunch. Following an excursion to Central Park, the attendees will return to the Browning lobby where they will be greeted by the concierge staff. Our student volunteers welcome students and check in arrivals with a TEDxYouth custom schedule and detailed program with supplemental information. First, ...

About this event: 穿梭在這個流變的世界中，我們拋下盲目隨波逐流的身軀，幻化為一切的起源，以最初的原始狀態探索世界，每個人有自己的起始點，過程中也曾停滯，並且最後將在不同的終點消逝，但在一切結束前，沒有人知道這條河流將在哪裡結束，或許它會持續前進，也或許它是永恆無限的循環，不論身在何處，我們都是其中的存在，跟著流，不斷前行。 Living in this dynamic world, we don't drift with the waves either go with the flow. We try to find out the beginning of everything then make ourselves be the most original status to explore th...

About this event: Historians like to commemorate Man’s legacies by tracing where his intellectual imprints took shape. Because places outlive their inhabitants, historians choose sites to recount people’s legacies, for it is where ideas are born and shared that bear witness to Man’s prospects to change and flourish. Hailed as the first birthplace of path-breakin...

About this event: This is a live webcast viewing of the NY TED YOUTH event. TEDYouth is a day-long event for high school students -- with live speakers, hands-on activities and great conversations. More than 20 scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists, performers (and more!) will share short lessons on what they do best. They’ll dazzle us with ...

About this event: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay [IIT Bombay] is a leading public higher education institution with expertise across science, engineering, technology, design, humanities, and management. The Institute was founded in 1958 and is currently celebrating its Diamond Jubilee [10 March 2018 to 10 March 2019]. As a public Institution of higher...

About this event: TEDxPCC was held at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 23rd 2013. The event was a gathering of leading thinkers and doers. During the full day immersion, presenters gave their “talk of their lifetime,” and shared their moving, innovative, and thought-provoking ideas. Between sessions the audience had opportunities to mi...