You might not know it - but it is a special year for Aarhus! This year our city has been awarded the title of European Volunteering Capital by the European Volunteer Centre. What does this mean? It basically means that all the voluntary work going on in the city will be celebrated throughout the year [...]
On Sunday April 14 we filled The Merchant Room with curious people, looking closer at some of the most spectacular talks from the official TED2018 conference The Age of Amazement. Our host for the evening was the ever amazing Phil Hall, guiding us safely through the talks... ... and reminding us of the [...]
TEDxAarhus is excited to bring TED2018 The Age of Amazement to Tir Na Nog in Aarhus in an exclusive screening of a collection of the best talks from TED’s major annual conference held in Vancouver. The TED Conference is at the heart of TED, with more than 1000 people attending the five-day event in April. [...]
Friends of TEDxAarhus! In 2016 we took you To the Moon and Back. In 2017 we went Into the Wild. This year we will not need to travel as far to take you on an inspiring journey. On October 6 we are back for the third year in a row, and this time we invite [...]
If the words ‘virtual reality’ ring a bell, you‘re most likely thinking of futuristic looking headsets, which makes the wearer look like something out of sci-fi movie. You might also think of games and entertainment, with virtual worlds transporting you into space or prehistoric worlds. However, this is not the whole story when it [...]
“Enorm” means “enormous” in Danish, but the name is actually a clever pun - when pronounced with the right Aarhus-accent it sounds like you are saying “a worm”. The company’s products are on the shelves in many stores across the country – see: www.enormfood.com for more information about Enorm-events, and retailers near you. Written [...]
The first thing most people notice when they watch any TED talk is the sound of the waterdrop, followed by deep drums and a melody to round the whole intro off. These 10 seconds of sound have become an incredibly important part of the TED brand. To such an extent that the sound has itself [...]
We are super excited to announce Pelle Tejsner as the last speaker for TEDxAarhus 2017! Pelle Tejsner is an adjunct professor at the Arctic Research Centre at Aarhus University. As an anthropologist he works in the humanistic branch of the centre, doing research on climate change in Greenland and the way it affects the [...]
We are beyond excited to announce Mozhdeh Ghasemiyani as a speaker for TEDxAarhus 2017! Mozhdeh Ghasemiyani is an experienced psychologist with specialist expertise in trauma, refugees and crises. She has worked in both government, local government and NGO’s in Denmark, the UK and the US to improve the treatment of refugees, especially children. She was [...]
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we can announce Morten Kirckhoff as a speaker for TEDxAarhus 2017! Morten is a creative director and adventurer, who visit abandoned places all over the world, together with his friend Jan Elhøj. Together the two of them travel the globe in order to find and document [...]
