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TEDx Geneva: Xavier Rosset — 300 days alone on an island

Xavier Rosset — 300 days alone on an island Alone on an island, with a swiss army knife and a machete. He’s from Verbier. Extreme snowboarding, finished 2nd in 2005. Quit pro snowboarding but wanted to keep traveling. What’s the … Continue reading

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TEDx Geneva: Claude Marshall — Sports: Giving refugee youth their lost childhood

Claude Marshall — Sports: Giving refugee youth their lost childhood Refugees. In a camp, almost all they need to stay alive. 80% of refugees are women and children. First thing Claude did for UNHCR was see if corporations would support … Continue reading

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TEDx Geneva: François-Xavier Tanguy — A world full of Dreams: Phnom Penh-Paris on the Dream Road by motorbike

François-Xavier Tanguy — A world full of Dreams: Phnom Penh-Paris on the Dream Road by motorbike In 2005, goes to Lhasa. His life was good but something was missing. Found a small motorbike in a shop, 500$ — with his … Continue reading

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TEDx Geneva: Guillaume Massard, Michael Doser, Bruno Giussani, Jill Bolte Taylor

Guillaume Massard — Industrial Ecosystems – beta version (steph-note: not sure if Guillaume is the person giving the talk, or if he’s the guy being replaced because he went to Copenhagen) Industry and biosphere are separate. Let’s bring the inudstrial … Continue reading

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TEDx Geneva: François Bugnion, Robert Klapisch, Jan-Mathieu Donnier, Frederic Kaplan

François Bugnion — Solferino: the birth of an idea Bloodiest battle Europe had witnessed since Waterloo. 9000 wounded transported to the nearest city (population: 5000) after two days. Book published and translated in various languages. This is the story of … Continue reading

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TEDx Geneva: Louis Palmer — Solartaxi, around the world with solar power

Louis Palmer — Solartaxi: Around the world with solar power Went around the world in a solar car, in a year and a half, from Lucerne. Louis got this idea when he was 11: go around the world without fuel! … Continue reading

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