TEDx 2013 Event

“Guitar God” Kaki King Confirmed as Performer at TEDxNavesink

“Guitar God” Kaki King Confirmed as Performer at TEDxNavesink

We’re thrilled to announce that  global “Guitar God” Kaki King will be performing during a twenty minute set between 4-5 p.m. at TEDxNavesink on September 20. You will not want to miss the performance! Purchase tickets at tedxnavesink.com. Currently on tour, King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar and her […]

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What to Expect at TEDx Navesink at Brookdale

What to Expect at TEDx Navesink at Brookdale

No doubt you’ve watched TED Talks before and seen those enthralled audience members nodding and smiling along to PowerPoints led by some of the great minds of the world. Did you ever wonder what it was like to attend a TED event? And what would it look like on a local level? We wondered the […]

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Feminism Isn’t Dead, It’s Gone Viral

Feminism Isn’t Dead, It’s Gone Viral

Modern day feminist, Kat Lazo believes that “Online feminism is the future of feminism.” On September 20th at the TEDxNavesink event at Brookdale Performing Arts Center, she’s prepared to share the success of how modern day feminists are using the Internet’s massive reach to end gender inequality. 23 year old, Kat Lazo grew up in a South American […]

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TEDxNavesink Brings World-Leading TEDtalks to Monmouth County

TEDxNavesink Brings World-Leading TEDtalks to Monmouth County

On Friday, September 20, 2013, TEDxNavesink: The Next Wave will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m at Brookdale Community College Performing Arts Center at 765 Newman Springs Road in Lincroft, N.J. The Conference will bring the world-leading TEDtalks mission to Monmouth County for an all-day live event where speakers and attendees discuss the future of the New Jersey Shore’s people and landscape.

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Fueling Innovation Through Shared Technology

Fueling Innovation Through Shared Technology

Technology has always been innovated based on other people’s successes, from the discovery that the earth was round, to the invention of the telephone, steam engine, or airplane. And scientists have found resources in biological systems for technological innovations, for example the development of VELCRO modeled after a Burr plant, or SONAR inspired by the echolocation in bats.

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A pioneer in suburban agriculture

A pioneer in suburban agriculture

On a winding street tucked away in the woods is a quaint little farm. Here one can skirt past a coop of chickens and goats and end up under an apple tree for an afternoon nap. No, this is not western New York or rural Vermont, although at first glance you might think you were […]

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Export Nat Gas off Sandy Hook?

Export Nat Gas off Sandy Hook?

Truth is often stranger than fiction. That’s at the core of TED talks and TEDx events. Ever since we started planning TEDxNavesink: The Next Wave which is about the next generation of shore life, we uncover stranger and sometimes unbelievable stories. Port Ambrose, the planned Natural Gas Exports terminal a few miles off Sandy Hook […]

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Roddy Wildeman lights up the shore

Roddy Wildeman lights up the shore

A natural disaster like superstorm Sandy can trigger several emotions. One can wax nostalgic and settle for an over-glorified past when “things were better in the good ol’ days”. Or you can press on, embrace uncertainty with an open mind and open heart. Out of darkness comes light. No where is this better expressed than in Roddy Wildeman’s art.

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First Ever TEDx Event on NJ Shore Debuts

First Ever TEDx Event on NJ Shore Debuts

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Claudia Lucey (732) 895-1441 [email protected] Brian Smiga (917) 270 1552 [email protected] First Ever TEDx event on NJ shore debuts talks by great thinkers TEDxNavesink:The Next Wave offers to spotlight local students June 4, 2013 Lincroft, NJ – The TED conference has become the world’s leading forum to spread new […]

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