From grizzled bearded men in the mountains to cutting-edge athletes in the gym, how the sport of climbing has changed since its beginnings a century ago.
Category: Presentation
Baking Basics
With chocolate chip cookies as the medium, master baker Jay explains the reasoning behind all the ingredients involved in baking, and techniques that affect taste and texture.
The Journey to Becoming a Figure Skater
Understand the basics when watching this sport and an interactive demo on what spinning on ice is like.
Slides available on Dropbox.
The Magic of Tidying
“When you properly simplify and organize your home once, you’ll *never* have to do it again.” Marie Kondo, a Japanese cleaning consultant, made this bold claim in her New York Times Best Seller “the life-changing magic of tidying up”. Distilled from the book, this talk will share the simple techniques and delightful mindsets about tidying.
How Airplanes Work
The physics and mechanics of airplanes with tons of animations and a delightful cardboard model.
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.
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.
Mountaineering
Mountaineering – what it is, why its hard, the “8000ers”, and some of the biggest badasses in history.
Deck available here.
Guide to Anki Flashcards
Why spaced repetition and active recall testing works, and how to use Anki to memorize things by employing these methods.
