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LIYSF Reflection | Harry Simpson, Ed Akers Smith, Finn Chapman & Joe Fretwell | TEDxYouth@Manchester


signed is all about making life better

signed is all about making life better it is shaped our culture and history and

it is shaped our culture and history and

it is shaped our culture and history and now it’s it’s changing our future from

now it’s it’s changing our future from

now it’s it’s changing our future from claims and phones to medicines there is

claims and phones to medicines there is

claims and phones to medicines there is hardly an aspects of our daily lives is

hardly an aspects of our daily lives is

hardly an aspects of our daily lives is not touched by engineers physicists

not touched by engineers physicists

not touched by engineers physicists chemists and biologists working

chemists and biologists working

chemists and biologists working tirelessly to improve life for all

tirelessly to improve life for all

tirelessly to improve life for all science make life better was affirmed

science make life better was affirmed

science make life better was affirmed the London International Youth Science

the London International Youth Science

the London International Youth Science Forum or Li ysf which we were fortunate

Forum or Li ysf which we were fortunate

Forum or Li ysf which we were fortunate enough to attend this summer spending

enough to attend this summer spending

enough to attend this summer spending two weeks in London with over 500

two weeks in London with over 500

two weeks in London with over 500 students from 70 countries across the

students from 70 countries across the

students from 70 countries across the world it was inspiring to meet young

world it was inspiring to meet young

world it was inspiring to meet young people our age have already achieved so

people our age have already achieved so

people our age have already achieved so much such as 17 year old Daniel Zhang

much such as 17 year old Daniel Zhang

much such as 17 year old Daniel Zhang who’s created a new method for trance

who’s created a new method for trance

who’s created a new method for trance diagnosis or Andrew Tang who was created

diagnosis or Andrew Tang who was created

diagnosis or Andrew Tang who was created in early earthquake warning system one

in early earthquake warning system one

in early earthquake warning system one talk that particularly inspired us all

talk that particularly inspired us all

talk that particularly inspired us all was by Jonathan Firth the executive vice

was by Jonathan Firth the executive vice

was by Jonathan Firth the executive vice president of spaceport and program

president of spaceport and program

president of spaceport and program development at Virgin Galactic his talk

development at Virgin Galactic his talk

development at Virgin Galactic his talk was on the commercialization of space

was on the commercialization of space

was on the commercialization of space travel you may think this is a simple

travel you may think this is a simple

travel you may think this is a simple matter of replicating aircraft travel

matter of replicating aircraft travel

matter of replicating aircraft travel taking off landing but this is not the

taking off landing but this is not the

taking off landing but this is not the case a flight from London to Sydney will

case a flight from London to Sydney will

case a flight from London to Sydney will take almost a whole day using today’s

take almost a whole day using today’s

take almost a whole day using today’s standards of aviation Virgin Galactic

standards of aviation Virgin Galactic

standards of aviation Virgin Galactic envisions the idea of shorting this

envisions the idea of shorting this

envisions the idea of shorting this travel time to a mere two hours but

travel time to a mere two hours but

travel time to a mere two hours but instead of taking off and going the

instead of taking off and going the

instead of taking off and going the distance Virgin Galactic spaceship 2

distance Virgin Galactic spaceship 2

distance Virgin Galactic spaceship 2 will leave Earth’s atmosphere and enter

will leave Earth’s atmosphere and enter

will leave Earth’s atmosphere and enter orbit here

orbit here

orbit here it will let the earth rotate beneath it

it will let the earth rotate beneath it

it will let the earth rotate beneath it and after a certain amount of time

and after a certain amount of time

and after a certain amount of time re-enter the atmosphere to glide to its

re-enter the atmosphere to glide to its

re-enter the atmosphere to glide to its destination the thing we found most

destination the thing we found most

destination the thing we found most striking however about our time London

striking however about our time London

striking however about our time London was seeing that an underpinning all

was seeing that an underpinning all

was seeing that an underpinning all these advancements in science no matter

these advancements in science no matter

these advancements in science no matter how different they may be was a common

how different they may be was a common

how different they may be was a common theme about teamwork and worldwide

theme about teamwork and worldwide

theme about teamwork and worldwide cooperation the greatest advancements in

cooperation the greatest advancements in

cooperation the greatest advancements in science are not made by a single man

science are not made by a single man

science are not made by a single man locked in their office working alone for

locked in their office working alone for

locked in their office working alone for years on end until they have a Eureka

years on end until they have a Eureka

years on end until they have a Eureka moment they are made by large

moment they are made by large

moment they are made by large collaborations of scientists across the

collaborations of scientists across the

collaborations of scientists across the world this is because the problems

world this is because the problems

world this is because the problems facing the earth today cannot be

facing the earth today cannot be

facing the earth today cannot be confined within the boundaries of

confined within the boundaries of

confined within the boundaries of physics chemistry or biology but so

physics chemistry or biology but so

physics chemistry or biology but so instead of mixture of many different

instead of mixture of many different

instead of mixture of many different disciplines as such it is now impossible

disciplines as such it is now impossible

disciplines as such it is now impossible for one person to be able to answer his

for one person to be able to answer his

for one person to be able to answer his questions alone and though ISF was a

questions alone and though ISF was a

questions alone and though ISF was a great reflection of this we’ve got to

great reflection of this we’ve got to

great reflection of this we’ve got to meet hundreds of people from every

meet hundreds of people from every

meet hundreds of people from every corner of the globe and made many

corner of the globe and made many

corner of the globe and made many friends we intend to keep

friends we intend to keep

friends we intend to keep touch with although their beliefs and

touch with although their beliefs and

touch with although their beliefs and ideologies may have been different from

ideologies may have been different from

ideologies may have been different from ours it was unanimous that everyone that

ours it was unanimous that everyone that

ours it was unanimous that everyone that I was passionate about using science to

I was passionate about using science to

I was passionate about using science to improve the world nowadays this shared

improve the world nowadays this shared

improve the world nowadays this shared ideal is more vital than ever for the

ideal is more vital than ever for the

ideal is more vital than ever for the international community of scientists

international community of scientists

international community of scientists you need to work together to overcome

you need to work together to overcome

you need to work together to overcome political boundaries intense global

political boundaries intense global

political boundaries intense global relations for the best ment of the

relations for the best ment of the

relations for the best ment of the planet as a whole because that’s is what

planet as a whole because that’s is what

planet as a whole because that’s is what will lead to a positive future we are

will lead to a positive future we are

will lead to a positive future we are privileged to be a small part of this

privileged to be a small part of this

privileged to be a small part of this and hopefully a small part of a larger

and hopefully a small part of a larger

and hopefully a small part of a larger scientific community thank you

scientific community thank you

scientific community thank you [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

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