Why learning is broken and how to fix it | Loren Roosendaal | TEDxBreda
Finally someone is breaking-down the science behind how we learn while effectively saving lives. Loren Roosendaal uses know-how and technology from the games industry to solve serious problems, founding several companies that apply the power of games to help people train and learn. His unique game-like learning experiences help save the lives of rescue crews, […]
Immunotherapy: breaking down cancer’s defences | Lenneke Cornelissen | TEDxBreda
Why are immune cells able to kill viruses and bacteria but not cancer cells? Lenneke Cornelissen researches how cancer cells are able to evade the body’s immune attack. With her obtained knowledge, we might be able to cure more cancer patients in the future with immunotherapy. Lenneke Cornelissen is a talented, young researcher on cancer […]
The Blockchain Revolution: From Organisations to Organism | Matan Field | TEDxBreda 2016
The blockchain revolution and Decentralized Autonomous Organisations as a new form of life! Matan Field is a blockchain researcher and entrepreneur. While researching String Theories in the academy, he has discovered the blockchain at the end of 2013 and founded LaZooz, a decentralized ride-sharing network. Later Matan has founded Backfeed to develop the protocol basis […]
Magical influence | Jan Reinder van Kammen | TEDxBreda 2016
Without knowing it, you are tangible for impressions from outside. Learn how to take back control! Jan is an illusionist, mentalist and creative thinker. He had his own TV series in the Netherlands, has wowed celebrities all over the world, from The Prince of Monaco to Chris Rock in Hollywood and the Queen of Holland […]
Reducing overfishing by improving the fish itself | Kasper Janssen | TEDxBreda 2016
How can selective breeding contribute to more sustainble fish production? Kasper Janssen has always been passionate about aquatic life. In his work he aims to make aquaculture a better alternative to fisheries. His current PhD research at Wageningen University is part of a large project to advance breeding programs in European aquaculture to the next […]
Seeing our primitive instincts through simple observations | Peter de Krom | TEDxBreda 2016
What if you take an photographer’s eye and focus on peculiar and primitive human behavior? You will see our primal behavior in the modern society For five years Peter lived and worked in the small whimsical town of Hoek van Holland, the Netherlands. Here he created photographic stories about the Dutch culture. A common theme […]