Professor Mervyn Miles FRS is head of the Nanophysics Group and Nanophysics of the Nanoscience & Quantum Information Centre at the University of Bristol. Mervyn and his research team are inventing new ways of ‘seeing’ and interacting with the nanoworld in natural and intuitive ways, opening up exploration in biology and medicine. Nanotechnology has huge potential for transformation [...]
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PROFESSOR MERVYN MILES – Nanoscience Quantum Information Centre
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ROB MITCHELL – First Born Studios
TEDxBRISTOL 2011 Rob Mitchell is the Co-founder of First Born Studios. He’s a well-known Creative Media Producer who works with audio visual and live media, in the Television, Community, Arts and Corporate Sectors. First Born Studios works include: ‘Under the Bridge’ (HTV (ITV 1 West) / Firstborn) ‘A Night to Remember’ (BBC Bristol / Available [...]
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WENDY STEPHENSON – THE CONVERGING WORLD
TEDxBRISTOL 2011 Wendy Stephenson is a renewable energy engineer with 15 years’ experience in the environment and climate change sector. She is CEO of The Converging World, a Bristol-based charity that aims to address issues arising from social inequality, creating mechanisms which link communities in the developed and developing world. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Wendy worked [...]
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TRAVEL FAST WITH RICHARD NOBLE AND BLOODHOUND SSC
TEDxBRISTOL 2011 Against a background of today’s low risk culture, Sir Richard Noble OBE – specialises in developing high risk ventures. Project Director of the BLOODHOUND Project, the engineering adventure for the 21st century, pushing the limits and inspiring young engineers and scientists with an incredible car capable of 1,000mph. Obviously not all of them [...]
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ELLA ROMANOS AND REMODE STUDIOS
TEDxBRISTOL 2011 Ella Romanos is MD and co-owner of Remode, an interactive production and game development studio in the UK. Remode create their own original games and also work with clients and partners to deliver interactive content across web, mobile and gaming platforms. Remode’s debut game, Mole Control, was released worldwide in 2010 across Steam and [...]
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COME AND PLAY WITH AARDMAN DIGITAL
TEDxBRISTOL 2011 Daniel Efergan & Gavin Strange, a creative combo working in the digital depths of Aardman Animations, strive to create fun through building games, nurturing communities and telling stories. Aardman Digital was set up in 2007 to teleport Aardman’s entertainment expertise into the virtual world. Combining the renowned talent of our directors, designers and [...]
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CHRIS CHALKLEY – THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF STOKES CROFT
TEDxBRISTOL 2011 Chris Chalkley is Chairman and founding member of the community organisation, The People’s Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC). The main aim of PRSC is to “provide benefit to The Community by promoting the interests of the area”,which include creativity, culture and the local economy. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: In one of Bristol’s most dilapidated areas, [...]
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TONY BURY – MOWGLI FOUNDATION
TEDxBRISTOL 2011 Tony Bury, serial entrepreneur and Mowgli Foundation founder, was honoured to be asked to speak at TEDX Bristol 2011. His talk is a very personal reflection on his past and how mentors helped him through the course of his life. He also describes how to find yourself a mentor – and how to [...]
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Wikimedia UK – Transforming Museums with Technology
TEDxBRISTOL 2011 In this talk from TEDxBristol 2011, we feature Roger Bamkin and Steve Virgin from Wikimedia UK, the Media arm of Wikipedia.org First we hear from Steve Virgin, who talks about outreach and How can Wikipedia put Bristol “on the map”. Steve also talks about the visit to Bristol by the founder of Wikipedia [...]
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