— It's okay today if you are not fully memorized. If you have any issues, it's okay. Today's rehearsal day. Wherever you are, it's okay. You'll be there tomorrow and we'll help you with what you need to work on. We'll share a little bit feedback if we have any and then open it up to you guys to share feedback for each other. Definitely be aware of your time. We, you know, it's important that you end on time. If you're at seven minutes, that is definitely too long and we need to look at what to do. For those of us in the room, let's be the audience we would like to see, you know? So when you're in your seat, like let's make sure we are all really engaged, really listening to one another, really supportive of one another. It's pretty cool to see people just clap for this thing you just shared, this hard thing you did. So, okay, let's give it up for Dr. Vanessa. — Rehearsals went surprisingly well. I was first. And look, I thought, might as well just go. Let's just do it. And it was great. I've was met with such an encouraging warm environment. Meet the shingle back lizard. These lizards are found in the Australian outback under leaf litter and tusk grasses. These animals are trafficked because people can make big bucks through the illegal pet trade and people will stuff them in luggage post and often they will spend days or even weeks covered in their own feces and little air and some will die in the process. We can only help those that we detect. — The other speakers were amazing. So many different insightful topics. It is amazing to make this selection of 10 Australiawide. — My name is Jessica Owen and yes, I am a highly intelligent individual even though I am unable to talk by my mouth. — The big idea I feel I need to share with the world is when an individual is rendered as non-verbal, it does not mean they don't have a voice. opinions and knowledge to share. I want to change this by educating people on some of the best and simplest ways to communicate with us, especially in emergency situations. You cannot imagine what locked in syndrome is like until you actually experience it for yourself. It is beyond terrifying, totally alone and powerless to save yourself. That is why I want to spread awareness of how to communicate with those who can't verbally speak. I want to help stop others from experiencing what I have. — Neurochnologies refer to devices and systems that directly interact with your brain and your nervous system. This technology is developing so rapidly and it offers astonishing possibilities, but it also creates risks that we've never had to face before. I was really nervous and rehearsals are always a good chance to shake that off. But the best part honestly was getting to hear all of the other speakers. They are absolutely amazing. The ideas they have are incredible and I think the audience is in for a real treat. — Most ideas fall over. They don't go anywhere. But the really good news is Harry, my business partner and I, we have failed thousands of times. We've got a special formula we can share with you. — I'm Harry Robinson. I'm 14. We're sharing a formula to help people expand their ideas and bring them to life. — Harry and I, we're co-founders of a brand called Good Citizens, and we failed two and a half thousand times. So, we know all about failure. So, we just want to share this thing that could help people because there are people out there that will watch this that will have an idea that could change the world, but just don't know how to bring it to life. We're going to share something with you that you can use in your life, and it's called the three Ps. purpose, progress, and perspective. — The other speakers were really inspiring. Like, I got quite emotional listening to how passionate they were today. We bury them in Botox. We call them Karen. I am so sorry to all Karens out there. Oh, I'm really sorry. It's so big. — Jen, just the passion she showed and the fact that, you know, she forgot a few words, but it just didn't matter. Like, the content was so deep. She just cared so much. That's why, you know, she just kind of kept forgetting a few things, but it didn't matter. She was so inspirational. — I've lost it. Sorry. I need my word. I'm really sorry, guys. — I got to sort this emotion out before tomorrow. — Part of it. — No, it's just so big for me. I know what I want to say, but it holds so much energy for me. Yeah, I cried. And you know, it's not an embarrassed cry. It's like tears of the women who aren't going to get to this age because their lives have been stolen. I feel that responsibility to share their message. So yeah, I've cried. Crying again. Just cried. — I've lost my spot. Totally. — I don't think you should apologize for it. — Thank you. I think Jen is doing such a beautiful job in bringing all of her emotion into her talk. She cares so deeply about the topic she's speaking on. Your eye contact is so good and you do it in this way of like it's so authentic, too. You're not just trying to scan the room. You're like letting a point land and you will be getting warm feedback from everyone in that audience and certainly from us. — I'll keep it together. I promise. Fantastic. — I think Jen is going to deliver a very meaningful, very authentic talk tomorrow. — You're not here to deliver like the most perfect thing. You're here to connect. — That's right. — And make change. — Yep. — The team, all of the crew and the other speakers are so supportive. Everyone just wants everyone to really nail this. — I really enjoyed the tone shift in the beginning because I wasn't prepared for it and I but it was in like a good way. I was like, "Oh, yeah. Okay. — Yeah. Thank you. — When somebody has a brain injury, the damage to their brain does not mean their entire brain should be disregarded. — Jess is amazing. She put a lot of work into the talk in advance and then had to stop and get the audio right and everything so it's prepared and she does embody the words that are in the talk really so well. And so I imagine that will really build connection with the audience tomorrow. I wonder whether there might be moments you can just give yourself some more pace. — We need laws that protect our neural data. ban neuromarketing to stop our thoughts being manipulated. We need laws that will protect children, people with disability, and older people so that they're protected and not exploited. — I have the biggest hope for Lorraine because I think overall her topic is just the biggest. like she's speaking about something that I don't think a lot of people know about which is like the Neurolink crazy data hacking brain stuff and that is something that I feel like would do well on the Vancouver stage. I know it would do well on YouTube cuz it's just like a concept that is pretty wild. One question I had at the end was like okay so like what should I do you know like what can I do about this? — Yeah. I was thinking I could put a oneliner right at the end with just a what you can do kind of thing. — That would be cool. — Yeah. There's a beautiful line where you say um the frontier of human rights right inside your mind. That line that's like a mic drop moment. You know, we really want that to land. So, don't rush through it. Just really articulate those words on that line. What we talked about kind of adding changing today could really help the talk level up. Kelly and the crew said that today's scarier than tomorrow, so I'd like to think I won't cry as much tomorrow. We'll see — how I'm feeling about tomorrow. I feel really excited — in a way of being handed this gift of 6 minutes to influence the world and we are just normal people wanting to have a go, but I've definitely felt overwhelmed with just making sure it's the best possible version of an idea it could be. The sun has risen over the city of Sydney and it's an early start for our speakers as they get familiar with standing on the red dot. — So excited for you to give it to this room and have everybody just — take it in. — It's going to be a good day. — In just a few hours, the empty seats of the theater will be filled with people who are eager to hear the next big idea. Let's welcome to the stage our first rehearsal, Dr. V. — I'm hoping that the audience will find a range of emotions when they listen to me deliver my talk. One of cheekiness and one of, oh my gosh, I didn't even know that existed. And is this a real problem? To one of hope. If I can reach even just 1% more of the population of women in the Western world, I can help more women. And that's ultimately what it is. I'm terrified that I'm going to forget what I meant to say, that I'm going to trip on the way on stage. But nerves mean you actually care about what you're talking about. Uh fears. Yeah. How much snot will come out of my nose when I cry on stage? I feel comfortable speaking on stage because I have that many people staring at me when I go grocery shopping. At least on stage I am able to talk to them at a normal speed. — This is the top of the top. It's like top gun and we've got to go out there and perform. And it's just the fear that you forget a line or your mind goes blank. But if it does, we'll make it work. You'll rescue dad, won't you? — I'll try. With tech rehearsals complete and the big moment just minutes away, the TED team steps in to help calm the nerves. — Sometimes we start to feel a little anxious. So, we're just going to short circuit our body and our brain real quick. The first thing we're going to do is a breathing exercise. We're going to breathe in as we raise our shoulders to our ears. Big in through the nose. Oh, that's nice. Let's wake up our body now. Let's tap our body to wake it up. Start with — tap your leg all the way up your left leg. — If you were to ask me to rank myself and the chances of going to Vancouver back down here, girl, I would put myself a lot lower because the quality of speakers is amazing. — 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Get balance and hit that right foot. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. The idea of being able to again take an idea to all Australians but potentially a global audience, that's huge. — In 2 3 4 out, 2 3 4. That's all. Have a great show. — All I can do is my absolute best. May the best idea and presenter on the day win. One, two, three. — It's 100 p. m. in Sydney and showtime. As the audience takes their seats, last minute changes are locked in and TEDex Sydney is moments away from going live.
Please join me in welcoming to the stage Jennifer Jeff. — All right. So exciting. So, first up, we have Jen talking to us about celebrating wise women. I know she was super nervous yesterday, so hopefully she can bring it together today. Imagine Italy with no nonors, no yey in Greece piling food on your plate long after you're full and no Aboriginal elders. Listen to that silence. It's deafening. Now imagine a western world where that kind of matriarch energy energy is missing. — Yeah. — When I was 28, I sent my mom a card for her 50th birthday and it said, "Congratulations, you are officially a crone. " To me, crone meant elder, truth teller, and wise woman. Yeah. Mom didn't take it that way. In fact, she was horrified. And that moment showed me how deeply we had erased the most important role in a woman's life. When we lose our elders, we lose our emotional regulation. Neuroscience shows us that one calm nervous system can regulate an entire community. And that's what our wise women do. They don't just guide us with words. They guide us with their presence. — Yesterday she was crying and it was so emotional. And I have a feeling that's why the pauses are so long today because she's trying to hold it together. — How do we begin? Once a month, gather with another woman and share a story that matters and let it grow into a circle, into a gathering, and into a bloody movement. — Okay, we hit the six minute mark. — Wherever you stand at your table, in your team, and in your town, be the wise woman in residence. Own it. Gather others. Get visible. Write, speak, teach, collaborate, and be the calm in the chaos. — More than a minute over. — Mhm. — Her passion's really showing. — Her passion is showing. — We were never meant to fade away. Not at 50. Not ever. Thank you. — About a minute and a half over. — Yeah, Okay. It looks like — the audience really loves it. — As the talk is right now, it feels really targeted to a certain demographic and I'm just wondering if it could reach that global level for the audience in Vancouver. — I'm shaking. Um, that clock goes so fast. Um, and I'm happy. I think they heard me. That was important to me. — Now we've got Nick and Harry, the father son inventor duo who make the cool glasses out of plastic waste. — Yep. — Talk about failure and they give us three key steps on how to do it right. — Yep. We open on a hot, steamy shower scene. This person doesn't know it yet, but they're about to have an idea. — Harry is a professional. — Shower seems to be the number one place. — They were so good in rehearsals, too. — Yeah. — 7 years ago, I was tired of the world drowning in plastic waste. So, I asked my dad to help us. I asked him to save the world. — We need an idea, he said. Hell, I only picked him up from school and then I'm charge of saving the world. And I — The audience is happy. — Yeah. So, I did what every parent would do. I quit my job and we set out on this journey. — Not meant to laugh at that bit. We took one of the world's biggest problems together and we put it on the people's faces. We took this 600 mil plastic bottle in Sydney. We made it into the glasses I'm wearing today. — You're doing such a great job as a duo. I know. I mean, this duo is like pretty iconic. — Yeah. — Uh, what's my line, Harry? — Ah, yeah, that's the one. Uh, thanks, business partner. So, uh, — was that scripted? That was so good. — The question. — Oh, yeah. Sorry. What's the one question we always get asked? Because we always get asked lots of questions, but it is, "How did you fail two and a half thousand times and keep going? " — I love that Harry knows the talk so well. He's giving his dad lines. — I was just so engaged and so into the crowd that I did forget a line, but I just said to Harry, "Hey, what's my line? " You know, — and you said, "Thanks, boss. " Cuz I'm your boss. What did I say? — I think the takeaway about lessons from failure could really come from any entrepreneur. — I agree. I wish it was more about like their specific unique experience. And there's loads of TED talks about failure. So, it's not Yeah, it's not anything super new, but like their dynamic brings a light to this topic. What you're looking at is a picture of a shingle back lizard that has been stuffed in a sock had a cable tie around its neck and tried to be trafficked out of Australia. This is an example of a global problem known as illegal wildlife trafficking. Some will die in the process. My team and I have created world first algorithms for the detection of illegal wildlife trafficking. In other words, this is the ultimate example of AI for good. — She's so good. — She really is. — The audience is so engaged with her, too, if you look at their faces. — Mhm. — We're using 3D X-ray technology, which allows us to look in and around items of what's in your bag. So if you are trafficking a lizard in your bag with other things naturally and you scan this through a machine that we put algorithms on fitted with one of our algorithms that we've developed and it goes through something like this will happen. Ready? Bing Bing a lizard in your luggage. This is a photo of a successfully detected shingle back lizard in the algorithm. And at the same time, an operator might go, "Aha, there's a lizard in your luggage. " I'm just joking. Not his luggage. — She's so charismatic. She's really bringing it to the stage. — She works the stage so well in her movements. — What my team and I did here in Sydney was get a stash of deceased shingle back lizards, some of which were trafficked, and over time, we create an image reference library. — She's really been thoughtful about her slides, too. I think they're like the way she kind of uses them is really effective. — Yeah. — Which we can then take to build our algorithms and then the ultimate end goal is deployment at the front line of Australia and globally. — This feels like a great topic to go around and to share with local schools. But for Vancouver, we need something that goes a little bit deeper. — Well, the good news is naysayers out there. We have algorithms for other animals like birds because a bird, believe it or not, regardless of the species, looks like a bird under X-ray. How cool is that? Cool, eh? I think there were a lot of places she could have really gone deep and like really taught something that like no one knew before cuz she obviously has the credentials for it. Like I wish I even knew more about like endangered species and the trafficking of it and how severe it is. Oh my gosh, I could cry. Yeah, I mean I've been working for the global stage for years and years — and I'm not going to cry, but I mean it would be amazing. It would go beyond me of what I am as a scientist. It would go telling the story of a really global problem people should be aware of. — Next up, we have Lorraine. She is Australia's human rights minister and she is going to be talking about neural implants and privacy. — Yeah, I'm excited for this one. Imagine waking up thinking about that allimp important morning coffee and based on your thoughts alone your coffee machine starts brewing. This isn't science fiction. It's neurochnology. Neurochnologies are devices and systems that directly interact with your brain and your nervous system to measure, to monitor, and sometimes to influence its activity. This is such a wild topic that I think is going to be really prevalent. — Yeah. — This technology also creates risks that we've just never had to think about before because it means that the next frontier of human rights actually lies right inside your minds. Without freedom of thought, events like a TEDex global idea search simply couldn't exist. But neurochnologies pose fundamental questions. What happens when your innermost thoughts are no longer yours alone? — Extremely creepy. — Yeah, I'm freaked out. — From government, we need human rights centered laws. Laws that protect our neural data. Laws that ban neuromarketing. laws that ensure children, people with disability, older people are protected, not exploited. — Thank goodness Lorraine's doing the work that she's doing. — I know. I feel like I am actually learning so much from this talk. — It can sometimes feel as though technology just becomes part of our life and we don't really have a choice, but we do. You can all make choices about how you use neurochnology and your choices should consciously prioritize your individual rights and freedoms. This is great because this is exactly what we wanted yesterday. — She's really built on that conversation in rehearsal. Yeah, — we should be embracing the miraculous possibility that is neurochnology, but we have to do it in a way that remembers to protect what it is that makes us human. Thank you. — That was probably the best I've seen so far. She's going to be a real contender in who wins from Sydney. — It's going to be tough to beat. — Yeah. Think I just gave a speech, but I'm not actually sure. That was wild. — Picture seeing your little niece, Gracie, about to touch the stove. — No. Stop. Well, I don't have the ability to say those words. My only hope is that I can manage to push her over with love. — It's just amazing her expressions and her eye contact. I mean, she's right in sync with the words as they come out. It doesn't feel acted or anything. Now, what happens if you are in a hospital bed, unable to type whilst lying flat? You know the location of your injuries, but watching in terror, you witnessed the nurse walked straight past the notes on the foot of your bed. They are about to roll you straight onto your operative site. What could you do to prevent the extreme pain that you know is coming your way? Nothing. — She's getting like really real insight that I don't think many people know about. By no means do I blame the nurse. They were never taught how to communicate with non-verbal patients. All it takes is knowing one little thing. Simply ask us to look up for yes and look down for no. — I love this. It's such a tangible action for everyone to know and we should know. — I am also diagnosed with cerebral pausy which has led to me being non-verbal. Not being able to speak robs you of your true identity. When somebody has a brain injury, the damage to their brain does not mean their entire brain should be disregarded. I am non-verbal because I can't control the muscles in my mouth to form words. Speaking evokes many muscle movements in your mouth. Focus on saying the single letter J. Visualize sounding the letter out. Did you feel your tongue on the back of your teeth as you sounded the letter out? I am unable to move my mouth and tongue that way which is the sole reason why I can't talk. I would like to share with the world today. Being non-verbal doesn't mean we don't have a voice, opinions, and knowledge to share. — Something we don't even think about. It's the whole thing that prevents her from just speaking. — Mhm. — It is one thing to make buildings accessible, but it needs to take a step further and include knowing how to communicate with everyone. We are just like you. — Oh yes. Look at that reaction. Look, people are like their hands are in the air. This is just what an incredibly enthusiastic response. This is ticking so many boxes. We've learned something about a new subject matter. We've learned, you know, really in a really deep way, we've learned her personal experience. Um, and the safety part of this, I mean, this has really the potential to save lives. People in Vancouver also need to hear this. Like, it should be a worldwide known thing. Like, her talk should be known. — I think it went well. Judging the looks on the audienc's faces, nobody left. I feel like I successfully presented an idea that has the potential to help many people communicate. — With each of the talks complete, the event comes to a close. The audience leave their seats, giving them a chance to digest the afternoon's ideas. I — think it was really exciting to get to see such a broad and diverse range of speakers. They were all, you know, so courageous to get up there and spoke with real confidence. — Standal speaker is definitely Jazz. I loved it. Um, yeah, stand in a motion for her across the room. It looked like — there was one standout, Dr. Vanessa Prader. She spoke about the trafficking of wild animals. I didn't realize the ongoing impact that does have and I just thought she was an amazing speaker. Jennifer was great leading the flag for women all across Australia and the nonors. She was fantastic. We really enjoyed her. I want to specifically shout out Lorraine Finlay. I think her speech in particular was the most forward thinking. — Neurochnology and human rights is a really unique and novel approach to something that I think is going to only become more and more relevant and a more pressing issue as we move forward. — I think my standout speaker of the day would be Jess. I found it really relatable. I've got family, friends who are similar got situations to her for polyh and I think they deserve to be seen as human beings as well and I think that's maybe seen the overight day-to-day life. — The audience may have their favorites but now it's down to the panel to decide who will be heading to the TED main stage and getting the opportunity of a lifetime. — Wow, guys. Y'all, that was amazing.
