8 Thought-Provoking Quotes We Heard At TEDxKL 2014
TEDxKL 2014 promised a full day of awe-inspiring and educational talks, and they delivered.
By Mei Mei Chu — 12 Aug 2014, 04:04 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
About 2,500 people attended TEDxKL 2014 to listen to 18 awe-inspiring minds share their ideas about 'The Open Future' on 9 August 2014
About 2,500 people attended TEDxKL 2014 to listen to 18 awe-inspiring minds share their ideas about 'The Open Future' on 9 August 2014.
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In his speech titled 'How To Read', Umapagan Ampikaipakan shared an interesting insight about how our choice of media to consume is not by taste, but decided by techology:
Umapagan Ampikaipakan on how our reading material are now dictated by algorithms, and not by our own taste.
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Fabien Bouhier shared how although he did not pursue a career in his passion for quantum physics, he still chased after his interest and found success when his experiment was performed in space:
Ann Khoo has Tourette's Syndrome and was fortunate to have been given a chance at a career that changed her destiny:
Ann Khoo is grateful that she was given a chance, and is now embarking on a mission to help fellow specially-abled people to get a fair chance at the workplace.
Image via SAYS.comAlthough he is a decorated and well respected doctor, Dr George Lee unabashedly laughed at himself:
Even though he is a decorated doctor, urologist Dr George Lee unabashedly makes fun of himself in front of thousands.
Image via SAYS.comDr Angelica Lim says people fear a robots overlord future because robots do not have empathy or emotions, yet:
Dennis Lau was once criticised for copying the musical styles of his idols, but found no shame in it:
Violist Dennis Lau says he was criticised for copying the musical styles of his idols.
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More photos from TEDxKL 2014:
Sketch Post Studio was present to create beautiful graphic recordings of the speeches.
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