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Category: Presentation
KPOP 101
Byron and Robin take you through the story of South Korea’s greatest export, from subculture to global phenomenon. We’ll reveal the seoul behind an industry that is at its best paradigm-shifting and culture-defining and at its worst distorting and hyper-sexualizing, and bring it all back to how it’s changed the minds of two young asians boys forever.
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico – 10 Facts You Didn’t Know
10 facts you probably didn’t know about the Caribbean US territory: A glimpse into the island’s history, politics, economy, and culture.
Surviving the Attention Economy
With the Internet, we have ever more powerful tools at our disposal to communicate ideas and reach a wide audience. What happens when old media abuses this power to manipulate us into parting with our money? I’ll show you how to identify the tactics used by every organization today to steal your attention and how to defend against undue influence from someone with an agenda.
Let’s Make Our Food a Little More Rotten
Fermentation is a preservation method mankind has practiced since the beginning of civilization. In this talk, we will discuss this technique’s impact on our diet, history, culture, and on the way learn some great ways to use this method in our own lives!
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
What is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Is that the thing where you breakdance and fight at the same time? Which is your favorite analogy for it: human chess or combat yoga? Why should I do it? My 12 year old cousin is a black belt. Can he beat you up?
Vocal Percussion
Boots and cats. How vocal percussion differs from beatboxing. What the basic building blocks are, and how to string them together into more complicated sounds.
Quantum Computing: A gentle-ish introduction
What are quantum computers? How are they different from classical computers? How do they work? What can we do with them that we can’t already?
Meditation + Wilderness = ???
Retelling her experience at a 10 day meditation retreat in the woods and how it impacted her life.
Cyber Security
How secure is our digital information? Not as secure as you think.