TEDxAuckland 2012
Planning is underway for TEDx Auckland 2012
TEDxAuckland 2012
Planning is underway for TEDx Auckland 2012 When:
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The remarkable story of Ray Avery, TEDx Auckland 2009 Speaker and New Zealander of the Year 2010. Watch his recent appearance on TVNZ's Sunday show and find out more about the man who is devoted to improving the lives of some of the worlds poorest people.
Ray Avery went from street urchin to champion of the world's poor, overcoming a childhood that would have destroyed many lesser people.
He was once told to do something useful with his life and he did. Now he's a good man using good science to make a difference - and he claims the dollars you give to aid organisations could be doing more harm than good.
Ray has also just published his auto-biography with Random House New Zealand, titled of course 'Rebel With A Cause'.

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TEDxAuckland have been invited to be a part of it - and you could be too via an exclusive video link up, see the below article for more details.
THE FUTURE WE MAKE
Please join us for a crazy pyjama party and a unique experience on September 21,2010 at 2.00a.m. for TEDxChange, a live event from New York, co-hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and TED. TEDxChange marks the anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals: Ten years in, where do we stand in the work to save and improve lives around the world? And what will the future hold? FREE tickets to TEDxAuckland on 26th September 2010 to the first fifty students to apply for this event via email to '
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Date:
21 September 2010
Where:
The University of Auckland
Business School
Decima Glenn Room
Level 3, Owen Glenn Building
12 Grafton Road, Auckland
Time:
2 am - 5 am
BYO :
TEDdy Bear
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Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life’s work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.
About James Nachtwey
Photojournalist James Nachtwey is considered by many to be the greatest war photographer of recent decades. He has covered conflicts and major social issues in more than 30 countries
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By making photographs that seem to show our favorite celebs (Diana, Elton John) doing what we really, secretly, want to see them doing, Alison Jackson explores our desire to get personal with celebs. Contains graphic images.
About Alison Jackson
Why can't you make it through the checkout line without flipping through page after page of pregnant celebs in Us magazine? Alison Jackson knows why. And she photographs the people you think
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By making photographs that seem to show our favorite celebs (Diana, Elton John) doing what we really, secretly, want to see them doing, Alison Jackson explores our desire to get personal with celebs. Contains graphic images.
About Alison Jackson
Why can't you make it through the checkout line without flipping through page after page of pregnant celebs in Us magazine? Alison Jackson knows why. And she photographs the people you think
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Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
Evan Williams: How Twitter’s spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses
In the year leading up to this talk, the web tool Twitter exploded in size (up 10x during 2008 alone). Co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas driving that growth came from unexpected uses invented by the users themselves. Al Gore: 15 ways to avert a climate crisis
With the same humor and humanity he exuded in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter “brand name” for global warming. Bill Gates: How I’m trying to change the world now
Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world’s biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them. (And see the Q&A on the TED Blog.) Aimee Mullins: How my legs give me super-powers
Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs — she’s got a dozen amazing pairs — and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height … Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be. |