Dr Vana Orfanou, UCD School of Archaeology Research Scientist, gives TEDx Talk
Dr Vana Orfanou, research scientist on (opens in a new window)"The Fall", an ERC Project led by Associate Professor Barry Malloy has recently given a TEDx Talk ((opens in a new window)TEDxAarhus, 2019).
In this talk Vana argues that in a society facing major changes, using knowledge about the past can be a sustainable way to create a more empathic society now and in the future. Varna argues that:
"the past is most useful to us today because it offers a great mental exercise for relating to people that are not our friends and family, embracing cultural diversity through the only form of time-travel available to us today.”
Vana holds a PhD in Archaeological Science from UCL, London. She has worked as a researcher at the Louvre Museum, Aarhus University and from September, 2019 at UCD in Dublin. She has worked with a range of past cultures including the Vikings, Romans, Greeks and Persians. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.