TEDx Talks

Synopsis Innovators should think like entrepreneurs explains the importance of seeking the entrepreneurial opportunities within innovation and research to ensure that problems that are researched are solved. The talk expresses…

Synopsis Macadamia nuts can solve water scarcity informs how expensive and inaccessible water is in rural communities, however, alternative material for water treatment infrastructure and on-site water treatment can make…

Synopsis How women can break boundaries in male-dominated industries explains the experiences of women in male-dominated industries, notably automobile and construction, and expresses how women can co-operate to empower each…

Synopsis Bridging indigenous knowledge and science to end hunger reveals how indigenous knowledge is crucial for small-scale farmers, food security in Africa and the creation of effective solutions for managing…

Synopsis Are you really going to eat that? reveals the various social costs of modern food production and distribution leading to a discussion on better ways to feed a growing…

Synopsis Finding hidden potential in the rough recounts Lerato´s experiences in a former diamond mining town in South Africa where a gumboot dancing group is exposing impoverished youth, particularly young…

Synopsis I have a name reveals the power of empathy in bridging socio-economic divides in South Africa´s poorest communities through a talk that narrates the stories of several South Africans…

Synopsis In Finding my academic rap voice at Oxford, Sizwe guides the audience on a journey through the rationale and production of a creative music album and a corresponding book…

Synopsis Why Bad Leadership is Good is a talk that questions the badness of bad leadership. It asks what can we do as people when we discover bad leadership and…

Synopsis My Brother’s Keeper is about the unseen potential that surrounds us in homeless people. It is a talk about viewing homeless people differently. If we witness their humanity, we will…