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.
Past Talks
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.
Flow: Being in the Zone
Quantum Computing
Jazz & Leadership
A Pecha Kucha talk on Patrick’s passion for jazz and what it can teach us about leadership, teamwork, and innovation
Digital Nomadism
How to balance work and travel. Also, how working and travelling changes your perspective on the places you visit.
Entropy is not Disorganisation
Ryan corrects the pop culture definition of entropy and shows us the benefits (nanostructures!) of a more appropriate definition.
Comforting the Grieving
Everyone dies eventually. Coming to terms with the loss of someone who you were close to isn’t easy. Neither is seeing a friend go through that loss. How can you help your friend out? Anum shares some solid advice she’s gathered from her experiences as a grief counsellor.
Intro to Mind-Reading: EEG
How an electroencephalogram can read the electromagnetic waves that are created when your neurons fire. How you can use that information to understand if a person is alert and read what areas of the brain they’re using.
