Talks

160 talks — many with video.

BIL 2012

7 Billion Sexualities: Sexual Diversity Within and Outside Of Cultural Identities — Carol Queen
A Dietary Anti-aging Protocol — Josh Whiton
Allowing the Power of Connection to Help your Business Grow — Erin Mooney
Anti-Aging Bioscience Research — Aubrey de Grey
Biosensors and You! — Jean Rintoul
Building Robots and Maximizing the Market — Erin Rapacki
Communication Done Right: Helpful Tips To Salvage Your Sanity — Hydrangea Jacqueline Darling
Creativity for Radicals — Allison Moon
Cryonics: The Future of Preserving Human Health — Max More ▶ video
Curating and Collaborating — Douglas Campbell
Current State of Commercial Space Travel — George & Loretta Whitesides ▶ video
Designing Radical Toys — Mark Forti
Designing the Future — Amy Li
Electrodynamic Tethers, Space Debris, and the Future of Low-Earth Orbit — Zach Urbina
Floating Societies and Establishing New Goals — Michael Keenan
Geek Sex: How to Get into Your Body When You Live in Your Head — Sabrina Morgan
Health and GMOs vs. New Age Charlatanism — Andrew Papp
Heroism in Modern Culture — Alexandros Pagidas
Hitler Loved Patents, and Other Arguments Against Intellectual Property — Joel Grus
How Rationality Can Save the World — Julie Galef
How prize markets can help end the "War on Drugs" (and maybe save your life). — Christopher Rasch
Human Cognition and Neurofeedback — Jonathan Toomin
I'm a Sex Nerd and So Can You! — Sandra "Sex Nerd" Daugherty
Justin Bieber, the Beatles, Parallel Lines, and the New Art of Education — Mathew Crawford
Lunar Expeditions and Space Travel — Barney Pell
Nuts and Bolts of Whole Brain Emulation and the Projects that are Putting It Together. — Randal A. Koene
ONE: The New Abundant Energy Revolution & The Power of You — Ray Podder
Occupy Wall Street, America Spring 2012 — Lisa Clapier
Orbital Super Yachts and Space Tourism — John Spencer
Our Machines, Ourselves — Jason Wells
P2P Technologies and Future Software Developments — Jaan Tallinn
Peter Voss: An Update of his Various AGI R&D Efforts — Peter Voss
Pinko Commie Porno Queers: How "Trade Shoots" are changing porn production. — Maggie Mayhem
Polyamory and Neurochemistry: Strengthening Pair Bonds Through Non-Monogamy. — Anastasia Krylov
Redesigning Heroism — Damian Madray
Rockets, Design, and Creation — Doug Jones
Sensual Wonderland — Monique Darling
Sexual Integrity: The North Star of Personal Growth and Healing — Nina Hartley
Space Transportation and Future Possibilities — Rand Simberg
Strap-on, Get Off: A performance “Edutainment” Workshop — Sara Tomchesson & Kristen Tribby
Sustainability: Designing a Balanced World — Graham Hill
The Crossroads of Global Technologies and Culture — Jamais Cascio ▶ video
The Next Era of Commercial Space Travel — William Pomerantz
The Smart City — Jimmy Delshad ▶ video
Thinking About Thinking: Using the Mind to Retrain the Brain — Isa Gordon
Understanding the Purpose of Jury Nullification and Introducing a Plan to Spread that Knowledge — Kai Chang
Using Empathy and Correct Cognitive Errors — Divia Melwani
What If Being You Could Change the World? — Sophie Mihalko
What does it mean to be Kinky? — Domina Ravish
What is Slow Sex and How Can It Change Your Life? — Rachel Cherwitz & Robert Kandell
Woman Uncovered: The Whole Truth About What's Up Down There — Lara Catone
Working with People and Understanding Success — Judd Weiss

BIL:Los Angeles 2015

Biomimicry and Innovation Inspired by Sharks — Colin Mangham ▶ video
Bring It to The World and Beyond — Alex Lightman ▶ video
Citizen Journalism — Andrew McGregor ▶ video
Cross Conflict Communication: How To Eliminate Communication Breakdowns Before They Eliminate Your Relationships — Den Bradshaw ▶ video
E-Waste: the Skeleton Elephant in Our Collective Closet — Isa Gordon ▶ video
Electric cars are here to stay — Gadget
Evolution In Architectural Design: Form Follows Function 2.0 — Jenda Michl ▶ video
Fitness for the Modern Age — Hailey McCann ▶ video
Focus and Photography — Judd Weiss ▶ video
Groucho Fractal: DIY eco-tech mutant engineering and vegan snacks — Scott Beibin
How Cosplay Diversity Creates Unity — Ashphord "ashi_chan" Jacoway ▶ video
Infinity Boxes — Matt Elson ▶ video
Kayne West and the Media of Possibility — Devin O'Neill ▶ video
Meta-Modernism: A Design Methodology for the 3rd Industrial Revolution — Leslie Oliver Karpas ▶ video
Money and Consciousness — Josh Whiton ▶ video
No, really, pi is wrong: The Tau Manifesto — Michael Hartl ▶ video
Panel: What is the connection between empathy, design, and social justice? — Timothy Huffman ▶ video
Patterns of Adapting to Health — Dr. Frederick Navarro ▶ video
Planting Perspective: A Gardener's Guide to Being a Better Human — Veronica Flores ▶ video
Problem Solving With Different Voices In Your Head — Justin Dudek ▶ video
Protecting the Dream: IP and Legal Issues — Victoria Burke, Esq. ▶ video
Robotic Fashion and Intimate Interfaces — Anouk Wipprecht
SciFi Humanitarian Robots — Andrew McGregor ▶ video
Seeing in 5 dimensions: A fuzzy perspective from the world of artificial intelligence — Lauren Barghout Ph.D. ▶ video
TALK: BREAKING THE SILENCE USING BOOKS: How Art & Writing Can Be Used as Weapons Against Rape Culture — Mirabelle Jones ▶ video
The Actor’s Lens: the Art and Science of Keeping an Open Mind — Eden Harman Bernardy ▶ video
The End of Aging — Maria Entraigues-Abramson ▶ video
The Frontlines of Geek Imperialism — Todd Huffman ▶ video
The Future is Psychedelic: Medicine, Social Change, and Cognitive Liberty — Ashley Booth ▶ video
The Hacker and Maker Movement — Anil Pattni ▶ video
The Importance of Making — Chris Lopez ▶ video
The Importance of Narrative and Character Development Across All Platforms — Alexis Nelson & William Mark McCullough ▶ video
The Legal Environment of a Small Business — Kathleen Sage, Esq. ▶ video
The Massive Hole in Local News Coverage — Pat Kitano ▶ video
The Race to the Robot Revolution has Begun — Eric Shuss ▶ video
Transforming Bricks into Beauty: A story of post-traumatic growth — Alex Bäcker ▶ video
With Great Responsibility Comes Great Power - Dancing With the Magic of Synchronicity — Byron Go ▶ video

BIL: FLASH LA 2015

How To Make Dating in LA a Fantastical Experience — Erin Tillman ▶ video
How can a tech gadget make you feel closer to the only 6 people in space! — Liam Kennedy ▶ video
The Future is Psychedelic: Medicine, Social Change, and Cognitive Liberty — Ashley Booth ▶ video
The Technology of Money — Joseph Vaughn-Perling ▶ video
Wearables: Transforming the Future of Medicine — Alex Wormuth ▶ video
Wonderful Musical Experience — Mystic Pete ▶ video

BIL:SF 2014

Astropreneur — Paul Fuller ▶ video
Bitcoin Panel — Joseph Vaughn-Perling ▶ video
Brain Preservation: Realizing A New Human Option To Live Again — John M. Smart ▶ video
Chief Talent and Culture Officer at Wikimedia — Gayle Karen Young ▶ video
Citizen Medic — Kai Chang
Finding Love & a Life Partner using Science & Technology: "Humans have been pairing off for millennia -- You can do this!" — Christine Peterson ▶ video
Grit: The Hidden Factor to Success — Max Song ▶ video
International Hackers in Residence Program — Mitch Altman ▶ video
Post Archaeology in a Virtual Reality World — Marshall R. Millett ▶ video
Power, Touch and Breath for Focus and Clarity — Linda Maepa ▶ video
Self Driving Car / Surprising Facts About Privacy (NSA) — Brad Templeton ▶ video
Survivalist / Prepper Mindset — J.M. Perkins
The Imagination Horizon — Patrick McCulley ▶ video
Tracking the Human Life Cycle using Digital Health — Dr. Molly Maloof
Travel/credit card rewards hacking/optimization — A. Jolly ▶ video
We're All Gonna Be Rich (or Dead): Asteroids Are Coming and Here's What You Can Do About Them — Alex Cureton-Griffiths
When Privacy Is a Public Issue — Reichart von Wolfsheild ▶ video

BIL:Vancouver 2016

Be Frumpy But Have The Attitude Of A Stripper! — Patricia Morrison ▶ video
Become More Creative: Tap Into Your Childhood Creativity and Start Design Thinking. — Meena Sandhu ▶ video
Breaking My Silence: Artistic Activism — Jodie Ortega ▶ video
Connecting Life & Death: Bringing Joy & Success Back Into Your Life — Colleen Wynia ▶ video
Creating a Culture of Resistance — Sacheen Pointe and Joe James Rampanen ▶ video
Everyone Has a Song in Them. What's Yours? — Signe Miranda ▶ video
Fighting prohibition! Changing BC liquor laws and other impossible dreams! — Corinne Lea ▶ video
Food Waste: It's Hard To Swallow — Shannon Lambie ▶ video
Forget Unicorns. Let's Talk About Rhinos. — Matt Toner ▶ video
Gender, Politics and Power: making space for the things that matter — Andrea Reimer ▶ video
Going down without getting wet: Making ocean learning easy — Melanie Knight ▶ video
How to Kill your 3d Printing Startup: a cautionary tale of hubris, sex and schadenfreude. — Bartosz Bos ▶ video
How to Make Money While Travelling Around the World — Ricky Shetty ▶ video
How to Rescue Your Old Computer Using Linux and Change the World More Powerfully Than Steve Jobs Ever Could — Michael Persimmon ▶ video
IoT: Internet of Terrifying, or Internet of Trust? — David Ascher ▶ video
It's Time To Get Back Into the Water, People! — Melissa Higgs ▶ video
Story Money Impact and the transformative power of local media. — Tracey Friesen ▶ video
Street Cat Photo Booth: Fame, Compassion, Machine Learning, and Curious Cats — Jordan Matthew Yerman ▶ video
THINK CRAZY! — Billie Carn ▶ video
The #1 Lie About 3D Printing Bullshit and You Won’t Believe What Happens Next with this One Weird Trick! — Pablos Holman ▶ video
The 'Abled Ones — Karen Magill ▶ video
The Internet of Useless Things (or why 500 billion things don't need to be connected) — Nikolas Badminton ▶ video
The Lost Generation — Lisa Bunnage ▶ video
The Princesses Disney Won't Touch — Jason Porath ▶ video
The Sitting Solution: How To Offset the Problems of a Sedentary Lifestyle — Jacob McGill ▶ video
The Surprising Sources of Health and Happiness — Dr. Alexandra Greenhill ▶ video
The Wanton Woman : Sexuality, Stripping, Strength and Creativity. — Lola Frost ▶ video
Transcending Trauma: Moving From Reactivity, Anxiety And Aggressivity To Enlightened Daily Living — MIchael A. Gordon ▶ video
Walking the Labyrinth: Your Path to Peace and Possibilities — Diana Ng ▶ video
What would you do if you had access to a biolab? — Scott Pownall ▶ video
When In Doubt, Be Human — Andrea Hayes ▶ video
When the Couch Potato Comes to Life - The Future of Narrative — Ollie Rankin ▶ video
YOU Are the Key To Change. — Yana Kabirova ▶ video

BIL:Davos 2017

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine: Solutions for Rising Costs in Healthcare — Snohomish Brown ▶ video
Blockchain Long-term: Reinventing the Internet — Evan Van Ness ▶ video
Bridging the Digital Divide - Ally for Women — Heather VanCura ▶ video
Building a Healthy Doctor-Patient-Computer Relationship — Stephen Gershman
Financial Inclusion and the importance of Identity — Balázs Némethi ▶ video
Makers or Slaves? — Alexandros Pagidas
My 8 Point Plan for World Peace in 90 Days - or - How YouTube Saved the Planet — Anne Mottola ▶ video
Privatize Your Quantified Self — Ben Watson
Resident Alien — Daniel Ramamoorthy
Resilience Thinking: How humanity might survive the next 100 years — Julia Bossmann
The Age of CryptoFinance: Why cryptofinance is the biggest lever for improving the world — Johann Gevers ▶ video
The Big Secret About Wellness Programs — Melanie Weinberger ▶ video
The future is here, it's time to catch up — Karim Benabdallah ▶ video
Virtual Reality Is Not a Luxury — Lia Oganesyan

BIL:TN Online

What is BIL Tunisia Online? — Malek Omri ▶ video