That’s all...
Thanks for joining us for what turned out to be an inspiring afternoon of discussion!
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Some pictures from the proceedings...
“Take risks, make a difference”
A neat summary of what has driven many of today’s participants, John Mulholland closes the chat and Maggie and Tim leave the stage.
Samira Ahmed praises the Rolex Young Laureates to bring the discussion to a close.
Encouraging aspirations...
“I love science and being a scientist. Getting people fired up about following a career in science seems like an amazing thing” - Maggie Aderin-Pocock
“We need to introduce people to coding early, so people who do love it can really excel” - Tim Berners-Lee
Closing chat...
The Observer’s John Mulholland is now on stage, leading a closing discussion with Tim Berners-Lee and Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
Maggie has attributed to her career as a space-scientist to a love of The Clangers.
Hosam closes his presentation, and with it the Rolex Young Laureates section. A quick reminder, you can see the five projects in much more depth in this ezine, do take a look
Hosam on antiobiotic resistance...
“We want to educate people about using antibiotics properly. Misuse basically is fuelling antibiotic resistance. Diseases don’t respect borders”
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From Twitter...
Some social media praise for Arthur and his project
The threat of superbugs
Hosam Zowawi is now on stage, discussing his work on the global threat of superbugs and antibiotic resistance
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The power of ideas
“You must be patient and never stop believing in your ideas.” A fitting conclusion from Arthur Zang
Live stream
Keep up with the Laureates, and a discussion with Tim Berners-Lee and Maggie Aderin-Pocock through our live stream
If you missed Maggies presentation, here’s a recent talk she gave for the Observer Ideas festival, on the power of dreams
Meanwhile, on Twitter...
Lovely praise for Maggie Aderin-Pocock, definitely a hit with the audience here
Arthur Zang
Our next Rolex Young Laureate, Arthur Zang is now on stage, discussing his cardiological health project in Cameroon
What do you think?
Any thoughts on the Rosetta mission, or any of the issues Maggie is discussing? Get in touch with us using the hashtag #EverySecondCounts on Twitter
“This wasn’t a failure, we should definitely be celebrating”
Despite the Rosetta batteries running out this morning, Maggie says that the mission has much to be proud of.
Star dance...
Maggie is now discussing this week’s successful Rosetta mission to put a probe on a comet, describing it as a “dance through the solar system”, and in a single sentence making intricate rocket science sound deeply poetic
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Space and disaster prevention...
Dr Aderin-Pocock is discussion how space can help with major disaster prevention through observation, citing use in the aid effort following hurricane Katrina
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A quick aside...
Some incredible job titles in the programme here. It’s been great to hear from a ‘space-scientist’ and ‘the inventor of the world wide web’
We’re back...
Welcome back, Maggie Aderin-Pocock has just taken the stage, and will talk about “the desire to aspire” and “creating instruments of change”
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Coffee-break reading...
As everyone takes a few minutes to grab some sustenance and discuss the first-half, here’s an interview with next speaker Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Twitter comments...
Some nice twitter feedback for all our speakers so far, such as this for Francesco
Do leave your feedback through @GdnMediaNetwork using the hashtag #EverySecondCounts
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Coffee time...
Samira takes us to the break now, after a stirring call to arms on internet freedom from Tim Berners-Lee, and three thoroughly engaging presentations from Rolex Young Laureates Neeti, Olivier and Francisco.
After a coffee and pause for breath we’ll hear from space-scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and the remaining laureates. See you in 5.
Well, true to form ‘every second counts’ here, and luckily time has permitted Neeti to return to the stage to take a question from Samira regarding rural healthcare in India.
“Water is running out for small farms, and people are moving to the cities. Technology can help to solve healthcare problems in remote areas”
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Closer to home than you think...
Francesco specialises in exploring the Tepui caves of South America, but just mentioned that Yorkshire could be fertile ground for new discovery, raising a collective smile.
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“The underground is a continent waiting to be explored”
Francesco Sauro, laureate for exploration is now on stage.
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Olivier Nsengimana on his project
“It’s not only about saving cranes in Rwanda it’s about developing a conservation model for all countries”
Some Twitter comments...
Praise from TD Mitchell for Neeti’s presentation, leave your thoughts via the hashtag #EverySecondCounts
The Rolex Young Laureates are giving their presentations...
We just heard from the first laureate Neeti Kailas, who spoke confidently on her work on infant healthcare. Olivier Nsengimana is now discussing his work on the conservation of cranes in Rwanda.
This beautifully-designed ezine provides an in-depth look at all the 2014 Rolex Young Laureates, well worth exploring
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“I’m happy to pay not to have ads on things online”
What do you think? Join the discussion on Twitter, @GdnMediaNetwork with the hashtag #EverySecondCounts
Tim Berners-Lee on cyber security..
“We have laws. Id companies disrespect your data and lie to you, that’s fraud. We need the web to remain a neutral space”
“So much excitement”
Tim was a fairly animated stage presence, as noted by Sofiya on Twitter
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Twitter responses...
Nice summary of the end of Tim’s speech from @wood_ian via Twitter
On-stage action...
Someone took notice...
“Eventually I was given a space to work, when my memo came back with the comment ‘vague, but interesting’”
“I sent the memo proposing the web in 1989 and again in 1990, no one took much notice for a few months” - Tim Berners-Lee
Understatement?
“The world wide web was a pretty successful project.”
Not many would disagree with that
Tim Berners Lee is on stage, following an introduction from Samira Ahmed..
The man who invented the 21st Century...
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, and as such is well-qualified to discuss some of the issues surrounding it, like trolling, online privacy and web democracy
We’ll be bringing you live updates from his keynote speech, which is currently underway, and is also streaming live via the Guardian Media Network
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The hall is filling up nicely, we’re almost ready for the event to begin...
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Background reading
Before we get into the swing of things, here’s an overview of what’s to come from the event, and the running order
Before the storm...
Everything set up and ready to go before we kick off at 2pm
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Welcome to the Every Second Counts liveblog.
We’ll be bringing you live updates from the event as it unfolds.
The line-up includes space-scientist Dr Maggie Aderin Pocock, cyberspace pioneer Tim Berners-Lee, as well as presentations from the five 2014 recipients of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise
