Society | TEDxTUM

A health system that works for everybody | Sabine Kobayter

by organizer | May 17, 2019

Most of us feel perfectly comfortable going to their doctor to get treatment. But does our healthcare system really cover everyone? Sabine Kobayter spent months immersed into the world of injected drug users to analyze their needs to treat Hepatitis C, a potentially...

Building our future with synthetic biology | Jérôme Lutz

by organizer | May 17, 2019

When Jérôme was born 30 years ago, our world looked very different. Building on the advances in technology and biology since then, he paints a picture of what our future will look like, interleaved with stunning examples of what we have already achieved, from curing...

Motivate yourself with visions, goals and willpower | Hugo Kehr

by organizer | May 17, 2019

Why do we sometimes have a hard time reaching our goals? What to do when we’re about to give in to temptation? How can we achieve what we set out to do without feeling like we have to convince ourselves to get to work? The key is motivation: with his...

The Glue That Holds Society Together | Jürgen Gradl

by organizer | May 17, 2019

What kind of society do we want to live in? Jürgen believes that solidarity is the glue that holds together a respectful society. But how can we maintain solidarity? In modern-day Germany, taxes ensure solidarity. We pay taxes and stay in the system because we know it...

6 Steps to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence | Ramona Hacker

by organizer | May 17, 2019

Sometimes emotions don’t make sense, and sometimes being emotional doesn’t mean you’re emotionally intelligent. Growing up, rationality often came before emotions for Ramona, but as she grew older and realized that she had never actively learned how to deal with...