I do not know when we'll enter #TheFifthDimension so therefore my talk at @TEDxAUCollege is about what I do know: it's going to be a challenge to #beyourownrobot when the cloud defines our life in an augmented reality world
— Sander Veenhof (@sndrv) March 13, 2018
Mark van der Heijden starts this inspirational night with his talk “7 Continents, 1 Leap of Faith”. Haven’t we all been there? Biking in the pouring rain… ☔️#TheFifthDimension pic.twitter.com/FridJnYbkQ
— Red Pers (@RedPersNL) March 13, 2018
Tonight’s host Reinier Demeijer challenges us to pay less attention to screens – which is indeed challenging to most of us! “Please put your phone away and look one minute in your neighbours eyes,” says Reinier. What follows is some awkward laughing, but then a dedicated audience takes up the challenge and puts down their phone. Let’s stare!
For now the stage is empty… But only a few minutes left till kick off! Stay tuned for TEDxAUCollege 2018 #TheFifthDimension pic.twitter.com/9U3cpUfi4M
— Red Pers (@RedPersNL) March 13, 2018
With only a few hours remaining until the start of this year’s TEDxAUCollege event, please take a moment with us and read this interview with Martha Montero-Sieburth. This teacher of Amsterdam University College and the University of Amsterdam will introduce ‘death’ as a fifth dimension. In her words: the unknown, undefined, and undiscovered. Red Pers’ writer Keeke van Paassen spoke with her about her diverse cultural background, decades old Mexican traditions, and losing your beloved ones.
We’re less than eight hours away from TEDxAUCollege presents The Fifth Dimension. From 18:00 on, eight speakers will give their TED-talks in the KIT Royal Tropical Institute. Two of them are the winners of this year’s Pitch Night, Ella MacLaughlin and Mick ter Reehorst. It is a tradition for TEDxAUCollege to give students a chance to pitch their TED-talks. Last year, AUC student Saga Norrby won with her unique stance on climate change. Red Pers interviewed her recently, on year after her TED-talk. What did TEDxAUCollege bring for her and what has she been doing since last year’s edition? Read the (Dutch) article below.
Tomorrow is the day we have all been waiting for: TEDxAUCollege presents The Fifth Dimension will kick off tomorrow at 18:00 in the KIT Royal Tropical Institute. TEDxAUCollege will partner up with Are We Europe (AWE) and Red Pers to bring you a live coverage of the event. However, before we take off with that, we would like to look back at an interview with the winners of this year’s Pitch Night, Ella MacLaughlin and Mick ter Reehorst. The interview was conducted by Laurien Knorringa and Sarah Borgerdijn, two writers from Red Pers.
