silk road « TEDxSilkRoad

The Past, The Present, and The Future of the Silk Road

Mark Norell is a Paleonthologist and has curated the Silk Road exhibit at the American Natural History Museum in New York.

Dr. Norell will talk about the Past, Present and Future of the Silk Road. We will get familiar with the old Silk Route, what it was, how people lived it and travelled [...]

Digital Silk Road: How Technology Helps Activate Communities

Ushahidi builds tech tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories in a way that is disrupting the traditional way that information flows.

Heather Leson is the Director of Community Engagement at Ushahidi and at TEDxSilkRoad she will share how Technology helps activate communities, and how they [...]