Author Archives: Agata Lagodzinski

Happy City: True or False?

Is there such a thing as a happy city, or is it just an imaginary concept, which in recent years gained  a lot of popularity? The truth is that this is a complicated subject, but we’re getting closer to answering … Continue reading

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Straight from Vancouver to Kraków: TED2014

Can’t wait for TED’s 2014 conference? Guess what – we are bringing two sessions straight from Vancouver to Krakow on March 19 long before they’re available on TED.com! TED’s 30th anniversary conference is set to better understand how the most … Continue reading

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One more time…TEDxKrakow 2013

If you missed this year’s awe-inspiring TEDxKraków conference, do not worry! We just posted all of the talks to the TEDx YouTube Channel – so watch, give thumbs up, share and comment on them. One thing is sure, you will … Continue reading

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TEDxKraków 2013 (Session 1 & 2) – Live Blog

Welcome to TEDxKraków 2013!  We have a full spectrum of speakers that have been invited to talk and inspire all of you. We will be posting live updates, so if you are not here or are unable to watch the … Continue reading

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Introducing the Speakers: Jeroen Beekmans

Is it possible to plan your own city nowadays? Or are we all moving too fast impacted by globalization and technological advancements to even react to the world around us? Our next speaker, Jeroen Beekmans, believes that people can indeed … Continue reading

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Introducing the Speakers: Roger Antonsen

Do you remember taking science classes in school and not only being totally bored, but also not understanding a word the teacher was telling you? Our next speaker, Roger Antonsen, experienced that as well during his PhD in Norway and … Continue reading

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Introducing the Speakers: Adam Karcz

You have a few days before your presentation at the final round of the NASA competition and it turns out that the shipment with the most important element of your presentation, the robot, got lost by the courier. What do … Continue reading

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Introducing the Speakers: Trine Hahnemann

The Queen of Nordic cookery, Trine Hahnemann, is coming back to Kraków. This time to talk about her “Rye Bread Project,” a movement started three years ago to reintroduce heritage rye grains to the North-East region of the United States. The … Continue reading

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Introducing the Speakers: Gever Tulley

“Don’t play with those matches!” – is something we all heard as kids, despite the fact that all we ever wanted is to make the wooden stick produce flames as if by magic. Gever Tulley believes that experiments such as … Continue reading

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Introducing the Artists: Recycling Band

Who says you can’t make something out of nothing? Take two plastic and four metal paint buckets, a couple of water bottles, one pot, one plastic trash can, bicycle chain, some wire, a hinge, a mattress spring, some nuts, rods … Continue reading

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