Speakers
Here you can see a list of all TEDxSalford speakers from present and past events. Click the event specific accordion to reveal the list of speakers and details about them.
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TEDxSalford Highlights
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Backstage Memories from TEDxSalford 2014
It’s been a couple of weeks since we hosted the UK’s biggest TEDx event for the fourth time, and we’ve just about recovered. We’ve had a great time hearing your feedback about the event, and the reviews have been fantastic. Soon, we’ll be ready to announce our speaker videos being available to watch online, but […] |
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Speaker Profile: Juliet Mitchell
Sigmund Freud, the founding father of psychoanalysis, is known today for his theory that women suffered from penis envy; they envy boys for having a penis, and they blame their mothers for not giving them one. Like many sexologists of the time, he saw women as sexually passive; Freud explained that women engaged in sex […] |
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Speaker Profile – Jack Sim
Contrary to popular belief, Thomas Crapper did not in fact invent the flush toilet. He did, though, do a lot to champion the use of the flush toilet through his various related inventions and work on sanitary systems. Jack Sim is a kind of twenty-first century incarnation of Thomas Crapper, albeit his motivation is not […] |
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Young Scientists – Jack Andraka and Jamie Edwards at TEDxSalford
TEDx Salford IV is bringing you two extremely talented young scientists to Salford: Jack Andraka and Jamie Edwards Both speakers will certainly inspire. Nothing seems impossible as long as you work hard and never give up hope. For the TEDxSalford audience it will be an amazing opportunity to meet two members of the next generation […] |
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What is TEDx?
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. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.