TEDxBasel2019: Beyond Colors
2019 saw the biggest TEDxBasel event to date with over 900 attendees, the feedback from this event was overwhelmingly positive resulting in the highest rated event this far.
A big thank you to all those who came for our 5th Annual Edition of TEDxBasel!
A huge thank you goes to all our amazing speakers who inspired, intrigued and left us with their ideas worth spreading. Thank you also to all of our partners for their generous support in this special event.
If you missed the event, check out some of the highlights from the day below.
Partners
Thank you to our partners and friends. Their generous support has made it possible to spread ideas. Find out more about our partners here.
Speakers
2019 Talks
Below you will find some of our 2019 talks - see more talks on our Youtube page.
Does it matter how we assemble the world around us? Gregor Eckhard shares how a new way of joining materials can spark technological breakthroughs in various industries - from how surgeries are done to how lighter cars are built. Impactful innovation very often doesn't happen where you would expect.
Why don't more men choose to work part-time? Why don't more men do an equal share of housework and childcare? Natacha Catalino explores how society's norms shape the way men and women share home responsibilities, and how engrained beliefs from our media and upbringing shape how we share (or not!).
There is much talk about how we can best educate our children. However, maybe it's time to have kids themselves be a part of the conversation. Twelve-year old Kabir Narasimhan shows us how he made personal strides in learning by teaching himself to solve the Rubik's Cube.
We all know that walking is good for us. However, most have never thought about the personal and global benefits from an undertaking such as walking from Western Europe to Jerusalem. Dr. Martin Vosseler shares his experience and shows us what we can all learn from his perspective.
Mental health has a PR problem. In this short 1 minute talk, Hadleigh Fischer argues why we should be talking about society's mental fitness rather than our mental health. The intro animation was produced as a collaboration between TEDxBasel and the Hochschule Luzern. This animation was created by Loïc Kreyden and Valentine Moser.
Have you ever wondered how a Michelin star chef starts her day? Award-winning chef Tanja Grandits gives us an insider's look into her morning and shares her favorite granola recipe.
After a tragic accident left him paralyzed from the chest down, August de los Reyes immediately changed his focus to inclusive design. In his talk, he shows us how designing for disabilities is not only essential, but leads to even better design. The intro animation was produced as a collaboration between TEDxBasel and the Hochschule Luzern.
Can we make drugs that not only break/inhibit interactions between a protein and a ligand, but rather bestow new functionality? Nicolas Thomä explores molecular glue drugs, and their potential to make much needed medicines that were previously out of reach. The intro animation was produced as a collaboration between TEDxBasel and the Hochschule Luzern.
No one wants to get cancer, especially a pregnant mother. When this happened to Luz d'Ans, the last place she thought she would find help was in social media. The 3-minute Popup winner shares with us her call for how social networks can support cancer survivors.
When we go to the doctor, a physician looks for specific symptoms to indicate a corresponding disease. However, what if this approach is actually short-sighted? Ines von Mühlenen shows us her perspective as a physician and why we need to approach diagnostics from a different perspective.
It seems as if politics is more divided than ever. With polarizing debates intent on representing even the most extreme sides, they fail to yield solutions, representing no one. In his talk, Ankit discusses the issues in how we argue today and how we can improve to better debate for a brighter tomorrow.
"Los Tros Flamingos brought down the house at TEDxBasel, performing three of their original songs: 235, Wie ein Bär, Flamingo Roll The intro animation was produced as a collaboration between TEDxBasel and the Hochschule Luzern. This animation was created by Loïc Kreyden and Valentine Moser.
In a world where there are ever increasing tensions between neighboring countries, Felix Rudolf von Rohr shows us how we can all profit from the example set by the corner where France, Germany, and Switzerland meet, where the community is not limited by the artificial national borders.
How do we cope with our personal heritage like digital data, material things, body, culture and spirit? After an avalanche experience, Barbara Krieger dived ...
Photos
Highlights below. Check out all the photos from the event on our Flickr page here.
