Past TEDx event

TEDxYouth@AssiutSTEM

Memories of the future

Took placeMarch 31, 2023
Locationasyut, Asyūţ, Egypt
FormatYouth
Nothing is more perfect than the human brain! Actually, your brain is a time machine that gives life to what is no longer there, enables us to envision the future through memories, and may ultimately bring truths in its wake. We look at memory as a record of events held in the brain as information, but depending on the events we are in, this information can also be a memory of the future as well as being a memory of the past. Our mental ability to imagine the future is wealth, and this is what our theme refers to, which in turn aids our future planning abilities by allowing us to mentally try out different strategies and work through potential outcomes, simulation can increase coping and decrease worry about what we cannot control.

Speakers

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  • Farouk el-Baz

    Egyptian American space scientist and geologist

    Farouk El-Baz, Egyptian-American scientist, is a graduate of Ain Shams University, which has made significant contributions to planning for the moon exploration. He was born in a simple family in Zagazig city. He received his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Science (Chemistry-Geology) in 1958, Ain Shams University, Egypt. He received his Master's Degree in Geology in 1961 from the Institute of Mineralogy, Missouri, and was a member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Society. He received his doctorate in 1964 and specialized in economic geology. Dr. Farouk El-Baz has 12 books including Apollo on the Moon, Desert and Dry Lands, Gulf War and Environment, Atlas of satellite images of Kuwait, and participates in the advisory board of several international scientific journals.

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