TEDxPhnomPenh
on Gilly Clifford (Cambodia), 12/Jan/2011 03:55, 34 days ago
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Next month, in Phnom Penh, TED comes to Cambodia. For those unfamiliar with TED it is a speaker/conference programme with, in my opinion, some of the most fascinating and engaging speakers around. There isa website which features video content, free of charge, of all the talks at their eventsand some of my personal favourites can be viewed at the end of this post.Theevent in Phnom Penhcomes under the banner of 'TEDx' which means it is independently organised and aimed at bringing the spirit of TED ('ideas worth spreading') to communities around the world. The date is Saturday, 5th February and the event will be held at Northbridge International School Cambodia. Here aredetails of the speakers.Admission isfreeand you should also enter the short (400-500 words) essay contest being run in conjunction with LIFT/Phnom Penh Post. I have done so viathe Facebook pageand, for what it's worth, you canread my essay here. If you have any queries about the essay contest, admission to the event, or anything else connected with it, then contact TEDxPhnom Penh via email:tedxphnompenh@gmail.com.Maybe see you there, now over to the videos to give you a sense of what TED is all about, featuring:Jose Abreuon kids transformed by music, a heart-warming story, told beautifully, about the youth orchestra in Venezuela.Hans Roslingon poverty, which uses graphic devices to tell the story of poverty in the world.Sophal Earon escaping the Khmer Rouge, worth remembering for TEDxPhnomPenh.Ken Robinsonon schools killing creativity, perhaps one of my favourites and certainly one of TED's most popular talks of all time.Julian Assangeon why the world needs WikiLeaks, filmed before the explosion of publicity at the end of last year but a great insight into the man and the project.Dan Dennetton dangerous memes, for those who like a more philosophical talk to smoke a pipe to...[Click the link to the original video if the chopped screen is problematic]Jose Abreu on kids transformed by music (originalhere)Hans Rosling on poverty (originalhere)Sophal Ear on escaping the Khmer Rouge (originalhere)Ken Robinson on schools killing creativityJulian Assange: why the world needs WikiLeaks (originalhere)Dan Dennett on dangerous memes (originalhere) TEDxPhnomPenh, coming soon...Sponsor Us
