The theme of this year’s TEDxYouth@EEB3 event is “When Worlds Collide”, an inspiring and broad theme that has been interpreted in different ways by the speakers. These speakers are from various disciplines and backgrounds:

• 1/3 EEB3 students
• 1/3 EEB3 teachers and staff
• 1/3 external speakers (including three EEB3 alumni)

In pursuing a common goal of sharing ideas and bringing to light new perspectives from our community, the TEDxYouth@EEB3 team hopes to spark conversation and provide food for thought to anyone who wishes to tune in (either online or in-person). The event aims to highlight what possibilities lie in “World’s colliding”, as well as to offer pupils, teachers and staff at EEB3 a range of insights on “collisions” in science, languages, sport, mental health and more. The notion of “worlds colliding” already has a destructive aspect to its phasing – collision means confrontation, demolition; like picturing two celestial bodies crashing into one another. Must conflicts between our earthly Eastern and Western “worlds” also result in destruction? In the past thirty years, globalisation united many who were – or still are, perhaps – politically at odds with each other. Now – we witness the resurrection of power politics: everything is allowed, for the strongest must win. As someone who owes their birth to the unity and cooperation peace projects like the European Union have fostered, I ask myself: Are we condemned to continuously return to a state of barbarism, or is it possible to be tolerant, to learn from one another and past mistakes? Is morality compatible with politics? This TEDx talk is an appeal to sensibility. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx