TEDxDelft 2012

TEDxDelft 2012 took place on October 5 and brought together a wide range of speakers and performers for a day filled with curiosity, creativity and exploration. With 19 contributors on stage, the event combined scientific insights, personal stories and artistic performances into a diverse and engaging programme.

The theme of the edition, “Never Grow Up,” invited the audience to look at the world through the eyes of a child — with curiosity, imagination and a constant drive to ask questions. The talks reflected this mindset, covering topics such as sustainability, technology, human behaviour and space exploration, while encouraging visitors to challenge assumptions and remain open to new ideas.

By blending cutting-edge research with playful thinking and creativity, TEDxDelft 2012 created an atmosphere that celebrated wonder and discovery. The event inspired attendees to keep questioning the world around them and to approach complex challenges with fresh, open-minded perspectives.

Talk - Boyan Slat

How the oceans can clean themselves

Talk - Nupur Kohli

Life lessons from our children

Talk - Marwa Al-Ansary

How to blend in and stand out

Performance - Judith Adema

Talk - Nynke Tromp

Disrupting democracy

Talk - Pim van den Akker

Making everyday life extraordinary - with flowers

Talk - Ionica Smeets

The danger of mixing up causality and correlation

Talk - Bennie Mols

The one thing computers and robots will never be able to do

Talk - Tom de Bruyne

Why designers eat advertising people for breakfast

Talk - Bas Lansdorp

Getting humanity to Mars

Talk - Roland Schmehl

Finally, kites have grown up

Talk - Manon Ossevoort

The tractor girl

Performance - Spinvis

Cut up mini film stories disguised as pop songs

Talk - Guus Roeselers

My Microbial Self & I

Talk - Martijn Wisse

The future of robots

Talk - Erik Schlangen

Self healing concrete and asphalt

Talk - Arend Schwab

Why bicycles do not fall

Talk - Wendy Lampen

See the world through her Asperger eyes