In this inspiring TEDxDelrayBeach talk, under the theme: Point Break, Dr. Ian Enochs—lead of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory Coral Program—shares his lifelong passion for reefs, sparked by childhood days spent poring over a picture book of the Great Barrier Reef. He reveals how coral reefs function as “living infrastructure,” providing critical ecosystem services: sheltering shorelines, supporting fisheries, and driving billions in tourism revenue.Dr. Enochs then takes us through the alarming toll of warming oceans and acidification—four global bleaching events, escalating degree-heating weeks, and once-vibrant reefs reduced to ghostly white rubble. But he doesn’t leave us in despair. Drawing on cutting-edge work in his Miami “coral gym,” he shows how super-charged genotypes, stress-hardening protocols, and robotics can scale restoration efforts by orders of magnitude.Closing with a rallying cry, he challenges us to treat reefs like the critical infrastructure they are—mobilizing public-private investment, policy support, and community partnerships—because the tools exist and the time to act is now. Dr. Ian Enochs is a coral reef ecologist and inventor with more than 70 peer-reviewed publications. He leads the coral program at the NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and has worked all over the world, from sunken volcanoes in the Marianas to the urban waterways of Miami. 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

Come saranno le città del futuro? Saranno sempre più iperconnesse, efficienti, sostenibili. Le possiamo già vedere adesso: sono le smart city, le città intelligenti. Esempi visionari come The Line in Arabia Saudita e Nusantara in Indonesia, ma anche i progetti delle città smart europee e italiane mostrano come la promessa tecnologica stia già plasmando il presente. Ma dietro il fascino futuristico, in alcuni casi emergono criticità concrete: costi insostenibili, impatti ambientali, disuguaglianze digitali e un crescente senso di esclusione dei cittadini. La vera domanda, quindi, non è se vogliamo città intelligenti, ma quale intelligenza vogliamo per le nostre città. Giorgia Nesti, Dottoressa di ricerca in Politica comparata ed europea (Università di Siena), è Professoressa associata di Scienza Politica presso il Dipartimento di Scienze politiche, giuridiche e studi internazionali dell’Università di Padova, dove insegna Analisi delle politiche pubbliche, Scienza dell’amministrazione progredito e Local Democracy. Presiede il Corso di laurea triennale in Scienze Politiche. È responsabile scientifica dell’Osservatorio URBES sulle politiche urbane presso il CISR G. Lago (con M. Bassoli). È stata visiting scholar alla Boston University presso il Centro Initiative on Cities. I suoi interessi di ricerca riguardano la politica locale, la pubblica amministrazione, le politiche per la digitalizzazione e l’innovazione, le città smart e le disuguaglianze nella doppia transizione. 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

Sanmati brought energy, humor, and insight as he explored fitness, entrepreneurship, and holistic well-being. Co-founder & CEO of Growfitter 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

This talk touches upon personal experience with navigating an eating disorder to change stigma and end silence. Malikai is a Year 12 student from Tajikistan. At the age of 12, Malikai began recovery when faced with a life-threatening diagnosis and through support, both medical and personal, now hopes to challenge stigma and end silence. 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

This talk discusses whether artificial intelligence can be fully utilised and co-exist with humans without fear, addressing concerns about job security and ethics drawing historical parallels with mechanisation. Jun is a Year 12 student from South Korea, who finds the topic of AI interesting because of its endless potential and applications to society. Jun is a firm believer that by learning from the past , we can reshape the present and direct the future. 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

This talk delves into the realisation that when we think of intelligence, we rarely associate it with inanimate objects. Vitaly is an Year 11 student from Latvia, who wants to pursue a career in chemical engineering. Vitaly believes we are on the brink of the end of humankind's era of intelligence, at the threshold where inanimate objects may surpass our thinking abilities. 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