TEDxKemang

Kemang based TEDx event. Gathering all the great minds from different backgrounds, in the spirit of ideas worth spreading in Kemang - Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia

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You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett - Can you look at someone's face and know what they're feeling? Does everyone experience happiness, sadness and anxiety the same way? What are emotions anyway? ... https://t.co/knBs3mcfhU

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How adoption worked for me | Christopher Ategeka - Talent is universal, but opportunity isn't, says TED Fellow Christopher Ategeka. In this charming, hopeful talk, Ategeka tells his story of being orphaned at a young age -- and how being adopted gave ... https://t.co/jB8cbQEwIc

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"Good" and "bad" are incomplete stories we tell ourselves | Heather Lanier - Heather Lanier's daughter Fiona has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a genetic condition that results in developmental delays -- but that doesn't make her tragic, angelic or any of ... https://t.co/PpNaLUgChJ

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The next generation of African architects and designers | Christian Benimana - Christian Benimana wants to build a network of architects who can help Africa's booming cities flourish in sustainable, equitable ways -- balancing growth with values that ... https://t.co/ldckKRcsWe

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A mother and son united by love and art | Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas - An art school professor once told Deborah Willis that she, as a woman, was taking a place from a good man -- but the storied photographer says she instead made a space f... https://t.co/2Ajui5TA5R

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The power of citizen video to create undeniable truths | Yvette Alberdingk Thijm - Could smartphones and cameras be our most powerful weapons for social justice? Through her organization Witness, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm is developing strategies and te... https://t.co/4Nf4S59JGR

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A vehicle built in Africa, for Africa | Joel Jackson - Joel Jackson wants to reimagine transportation around the needs of the African consumer. He's designed an SUV that's rugged enough for long stretches of uneven terrain and affordable enough to be ... https://t.co/tBhAmrbwHn

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The history of human emotions | Tiffany Watt Smith - The words we use to describe our emotions affect how we feel, says historian Tiffany Watt Smith, and they've often changed (sometimes very dramatically) in response to new cultural expectations and ... https://t.co/ZMeI5NO25U

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The gift of words | Javed Akhtar - "Do you know what I mean?" Legendary poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar asks why we seem to be losing our power to use words -- and inspires us to better understand and communicate with one another using th... https://t.co/0TdiMa2WCJ

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Want to get great at something? Get a coach | Atul Gawande - How do we improve in the face of complexity? Atul Gawande has studied this question with a surgeon's precision. He shares what he's found to be the key: having a good coach to provide a more... https://t.co/2HPvATaR2m

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How China is changing the future of shopping | Angela Wang - China is a huge laboratory of innovation, says retail expert Angela Wang, and in this lab, everything takes place on people's phones. Five hundred million Chinese consumers -- the equivalent... https://t.co/k80KiHCuxN

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A new weapon in the fight against superbugs | David Brenner - Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we've tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve -- but this strategy isn't working. Drug-resistant bacteria know... https://t.co/msztJ0t8hp

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Success stories from Kenya's first makerspace | Kamau Gachigi - Africa needs engineers, but its engineering students often end up working in auditing firms and banks. Why? Kamau Gachigi suspects it's because they don't have the spaces and materials ne... https://t.co/sAcKeyFeXk

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Lessons from a solar storm chaser | Miho Janvier - Space physicist Miho Janvier studies solar storms: giant clouds of particles that escape from the Sun and can disrupt life on Earth (while also producing amazing auroras). How do you study the atmosph... https://t.co/47H5UiTfjj

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Free yourself from your filter bubbles | Joan Blades and John Gable - Joan Blades and John Gable want you to make friends with people who vote differently than you do. A pair of political opposites, the two longtime pals know the value of engaging in ... https://t.co/rxqMzBhF7E

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Adventures of an interplanetary architect | Xavier De Kestelier - How will we live elsewhere in the galaxy? On Earth, natural resources for creating structures are abundant, but sending these materials up with us to the Moon or Mars is clunky and cost... https://t.co/8JXxevZaKU

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A bold plan to house 100 million people | Gautam Bhan - Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata -- all the major cities across India, have one great thing in common: they welcome people arriving in search of work. But what lies at the other end of such openne... https://t.co/9imGzdhxG5

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How augmented reality could change the future of surgery | Nadine Hachach-Haram - If you're undergoing surgery, you want the best surgical team to collaborate on your case, no matter where they are. Surgeon and entrepreneur Nadine Hachach-Haram is dev... https://t.co/MQmtPHxqra

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How urban agriculture is transforming Detroit | Devita Davison - There's something amazing growing in the city of Detroit: healthy, accessible, delicious, fresh food. In a spirited talk, fearless farmer Devita Davison explains how features of Detroit'... https://t.co/ctbJHNppCi

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What makes something go viral? | Dao Nguyen - What's the secret to making content people love? Join BuzzFeed's Publisher Dao Nguyen for a glimpse at how her team creates their tempting quizzes, lists and videos -- and learn more about how they've deve... https://t.co/VjrcDTWb8P