From: sciencestage.com on Mon, Jul 18 2011 11:15 AM

Luis von Ahn, the man who brought the world CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA unveiled his newest and most innovative project to date: Duolingo. How can you translate the entire internet and do it for free? Duolingo will be a revolutionary product in which millions of internet users from around the world wi...

From: sciencestage.com on Mon, Jul 18 2011 11:14 AM

Michealene Risley shares with us her incredible story on how she gave up a comfortable life as a corporate executive and traveled to Zimbabwe to document some of the most heartbreaking and unfortunately events that are happening to women and little girls. Learning through her own experiences with...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 3:37 PM

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From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

Proposing to bring an end to corruption, one petty case at a time, Zubair Bhatti discusses the Jhang model and how its implementation by the government can result in reduced levels of corruption at minor levels. About the speaker Image: Zubair K BhattiZubair is The Asia Foundation’s Director of ...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

In this impassioned talk, Dr. Usmani demos the Usmani-Kirk Model by plotting an imaginary suicide attack. While sharing his vision to fight terrorism in Pakistan, he astutely comments on the current state of affairs with a tongue-in-cheek manner. About the speaker Dr. Usmani is a Fulbright Schol...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

Think you think as well as you can? Think again. Regardless of your basic equipment you can learn to think better — more productively, more creatively, more effectively. Tim Hurson (@tim_hurson) shows you a proven, repeatable process that will help you have more ideas, better ideas, more of the ...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

Onic V. Palandjian, a seasoned Venture Capitalist with 19 years of professional experience in Europe and the USA, explains why after a successful career abroad he decided to return to Greece. He tries to make the point that there are more reasons to stay in Greece and discover happiness there, b...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

Simon Sinek (@simonsinek) created a simple model, The Golden Circle, that codifies what makes the most inspiring people and organizations so successful and influential. Beginning as a student in anthropology, Simon Sinek turned his fascination with people into a career of convincing people to do...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

Zia’s vigour and passion to help the disenfranchised section of the society led him to the path of establishing the Message Welfare Trust, a non-profit that relies on self-help rather than foreign aid. About the speaker Mudassir Zia is a graduate of the University of Engineering

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

In this visually rich talk, Saima Zaidi constructs the visual identity of Pakistan through images explored in her book, Mazaar Bazaar. Celebrating diversity, Zaidi believes, these images connect our past and present. About the speaker Saima Zaidi is a lecturer on design and typography at the Ind...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher professor at the University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, where she has spent the past ten years studying a concept that she calls Wholeheartedness, posing the questions: How do we engage in our lives from a place of authenticity and worthiness? How...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:18 AM

What is za purpose of your visit to Izrael? This is the welcoming question that is asked by Israeli border security to anyone that travels to the Palestinian territories. For this Palestinian, it is to bring green energy to Palestine. Recognizing Palestine’s grave energy crisis, Khaled Al Sabawi...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:17 AM

For more information about this event, please go to www.tedxislay.com. This speech was made at TEDxIslay in Austin, Texas on May 15, 2010. All of the speakers were deaf. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share ...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:17 AM

Executive director of IRD — Interactive Research and Development -- Aamir Khan dreams of using cellphones to improve the provision of healthcare in Pakistan and uses his experience in the field to share his work with technology. About the speaker Aamir Khan is an epidemiologist based in Kar...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:17 AM

Linguistics expert Tariq Rehman, explores why we are threatened by linguistic change while tracing the origins of the Urdu language and wants us to accept code-switching and borrowing if we want Urdu to remain a living language. About the speaker Dr. Rahman’s work on sociolinguistics uncovers th...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:17 AM

One of Indonesia’s most well-known athletes, Ade Rai started out as a skinny guy who just wanted to look fit. He went on to win numerous international bodybuilding championships, and introduced Indonesia to fitness and bodybuilding. But he realizes the country needs to do more than generating gr...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:17 AM

About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in ...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:17 AM

Citing the Earthquake 2005 as the inspiration for him and Jabran Rafique to start digitally mapping Pakistan, Omer Sheikh asks some tough questions — and goes on to reveal the endless benefits of having access to national information. About the speakers Image: Jabran RafiqueJabran Rafique ...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:17 AM

Dr. Nurul Taufiqu Rochman is a scientist who is passionate about things moving at the smallest matter where possibilities are endless. Something that is strange and unfamiliar to most people, nanotechnology has always been Dr. Nurul’s obsession in life. At the age of 40, he owns over 10 patents ...

From: sciencestage.com on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:17 AM

Talking about the Urdu Project, Ajmal Kamal, explains why there is an urgent need to map our Urdu heritage by making it available to all, free of cost. Paper decays and perishes and so what’s left of the old manuscripts, Kamal believes, should be made a living part of our consciousness. About th...