We Share Science

In today's academic culture, doing science usually means having a specialization. An in-depth, focused knowledge of a particular topic is essential for an individual to contribute in research, otherwise we may be reinventing the wheel all too often. However, researchers with interdisciplinary interests may see connections between unusual subjects as they cross boundaries and transfer knowledge; enhancing the collective wisdom. Dr. Arzu Çöltekin tells us how vision science, image and video processing, spatial perception and cognition, eye tracking, DNA sequencing, visualization, human computer interaction and geography come together in one research agenda. Arzu Çöltekin, Senior Researcher at Department of Geography in University of Zurich Arzu works in the Department of Geography in University of Zurich as a Senior Researcher and Lecturer. Arzu has lived and worked in interdisciplinary teams in shorter and longer stretches of time in five different countries; her home country Turkey, The Netherlands, Finland and Canada. Not surprisingly, she travels a lot and takes lots of photographs. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)