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Did you miss our live stream? Now you can watch it all. Below are videos of the talks from our 2012 TEDxUVM.

Event Schedule

2:00 - 3:30 pm

• Paul Hines, UVM: "Why Power Grids Fail in Spectacular Ways, and What to Do About It"
• Brian Tivnan, MITRE Corporation/UVM Complex Systems Center: "Beyond Financial Black Swans: Rise of the Machines"
• Melba Kurman, Triple Helix Innovation: "3D Printing and Ultra-Large Systems of Cloud Manufacturing"
• Lewis Mitchell, UVM: "Big Happy: Revealing the Character of Cities Through Data"
• Brian Wansink, Cornell: "From Mindless Eating to Mindlessly Eating Well"

3:30 - 4:00 pm: Break

4:00 -5:00 pm

• Peter Dodds, UVM: "Why Is Global Success So Unpredictable? Making Sense of Influence, Social Contagion, Marketing, and Stories"
• Asim Zia, UVM: "Governing Critical Transitions in the Earth System"
• John Voight, UVM: "Cryptography for Everyone"
• Neal Rothleder, MITRE Corporation: "Turning the Goalie Around: Threat Intelligence and the Paradigm Shift in Cyber Defense"

Behind the Scenes

Here are a few photos of what was happening "behind the scenes" on the day of the event.

What is TEDx?

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxUVM, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxUVM event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.