Archive for November, 2009

Pow! Profiting from the Power of Surprise

McGill alum and co-founder of Just for Laughs comedy festival, Andy Nulman, draws us into a discussion of how our lives unfold, and asks us to imagine a world without surprise.

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Evolving Cooperation

Game theory undergrad whiz, Artem Kaznatcheev, proposes that the evolution of cooperation is leading us into a fragmented world, and challenges us to overcome low viscosity networks.

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Is a ‘Safe Vaccine’ an Oxymoron?

McGill Microbiology professor, Brian J. Ward, exposes his research on vaccines immunology and what key steps we need to be making in the future.

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Something from Nothing

Philosophy of math researcher, Katherine Skosnik, zooms in on the way that societies past and present approach the number zero, and how our valuation of zero will define our future.

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4 Reasons why we’re not as screwed as we think we are

CNBC Analyst, Paul Kedrosky, talks about the current financial crisis and reasons to be optimistic.

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TEDxMcGill is happening TODAY!

We are very excited for TEDxMcGill! So many people have worked so hard to make this happen and we are so confident that it will be fantastic! Please be sure to watch our livestream here. Also, after the event be sure to fill out our quick survey here. The success of next year’s event depends [...]

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TEDxMcGill Schedule

Here is the official schedule for TEDxMcGill: Talks for Tomorrow on November 5th, 2009. 12:15 – 12:45 REGISTRATION 1:00 – 1:05 Introduction & TED Video Austin Hill & Chris Anderson (CEO | Akoha) 1:05 – 1:15 “To Be Like, Or Not to Be Like” Adam Stikuts (Undergraduate | Linguistics) 1:15 – 1:25 “Outside in the [...]

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TEDxMcGill Link to Livestream

For those who want to watch the event online, please visit www.ustream.tv/channel/tedx-mcgill .

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