A live demo with a pasta roller and raw ingredients on making fresh pappardelle and tomato sauce from scratch.
Author: learningnight
Behind the Scenes at the Olympics
I worked at the past 3 Olympics games in sports marketing and will share some stories and behind the scenes insights of what makes a monumental event like the Olympics run.
The Sommelier Exam: My experience Infiltrating the world of wine professionals
Sommeliers (wine specialists in restaurants) often pursue certification through the Court of Master Sommeliers (featured in the movie “Somm”). I’ll break down what it takes to pass the Certified Sommelier exam.
The Tipping Point: How climate change will tip the scales of power in the next 100 years
A brief look at how global warming in today’s world will affect the balance of political power in tomorrow’s world, with lessons from the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and the United States.
Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.
A peek into how the fashion industry is more than just trends and pretty clothing, and how it’s inspired me as a designer.
Buying Used Cars
A car’s worth depreciates a lot over time, so getting a car used means you can get a decent one for cheap. Used cars you can search online for the ones you like, or even better you can hop dealer to dealer and compare.
In this talk, Xuehai addresses what are factors to consider when shopping for a used car and what to look for when you go for a test drive.
What’s the Deal with ISIS?
Who are they, how much power do they actually have, how did they get so much of it?
The Pixar Pipeline
Explaining the first steps in animation – story & art, modelling, rigging, simulation, sets & cameras, lighting.
From Servers to the Big Screen
The final step of animation: rendering. Turning ideas into pixels using math. Rasterization vs vectorization, raytracing, and several other concepts in the process explained.
Sustainable Fashion… WTF?!
What is non-sustainable fashion / fast fashion? What is sustainable fashion? Why does it matter? What can we do right now? How can we tackle it economically? How can we tackle it culturally?
