SherazKazmiCan you tell us something about yourself?
I’m a 27-year old sports, music, food, and family lover and live in The Hague. Together with my ‘brother-from-the-same-mother’ we form an entrepreneurial powerhouse. We develop purposeful concepts at Kazmi & Kazmi. We work closely together with (like-minded) talents from various backgrounds (creatives, trainers, entrepreneurs) and all over the world. Read more

Young-ha Kim (TEDxSeoul July 2010), celebrated novelist in South Korea, wants you to unleash your inner artist. As a child we are all artists. The moment a child starts to lie, is the moment storytelling begins. We all have this in ourselves, but suppress it because of our daily lives. With funny anecdotes and great examples, Kim urges you to ignore the excuses you make and be an artist, right now!

(This video contains several subtitles including English and Dutch. Click on the bottom right-hand corner for options).

Smart materials exist. These are materials like ink that conducts electricity, a window that turns from clear to opaque at the flip of a switch and jelly that makes music. Catarina Mota (TEDGlobal, July 2012) inspires amateurs to use these smart materials and play with them, tinker at home and just experiment with it. The talk is right up the alley of TU Delft’s resident McGuyver Scientist Rolf Hut (TEDxDelft 2011 performer). Get to know these smart materials now.

John Hodgmen (TED March 2012), comedian and self-exclaimed expert, explains the concept of design in a very comical way. Hodgmen uses some well-known examples of design and how we subconsciously give meaning to objects, or how objects just blend into our lives. How does design pervade your home?

We will be posting some inspirational TED(x) talks for you to view at home. Get in the mood of TED and be inspired by this year’s TEDxDelft theme: Do try this at home!

Do watch this at home! Jon Nguyen: Tour the solar system from home

This talk by Jon Nguyen (TEDxSanDiego, Dec 2011) is great for every wannabe astronomer (or already accomplished astronomer for that matter). We all know Google Maps, which allows you to zoom in from above on a part of earth. Nguyen made a tool to zoom out into space. With his program you can ‘play’ with satellites and planets and learn about the solar system. Do try this at home!

An article on TEDxDelft2012 performer Bas Lansdorp’s Mars One project is on TIME.com.
A very nice “behind the project” video was made and they included some TEDxDelft footage as well. Read more