Posts from the ‘TEDxTt2014’ category

Bi the way, we exist: Viet Vu at TEDx Terry Talks

When Viet Vu came out to his parents as bi they threatened to disown him. He recalls how both the positive and negative reactions he received…

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A Story of Obedience – Serbulent Turan at TEDx Terry Talks

Why do we obey? This was at the heart of Serbulent Turan’s PhD dissertation – “Patterns of Obedience: Dreams, Demons and the Dead” – which looked…

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What is Home? Abeer Yusuf at TEDx Terry Talks

Where is home? This is a simple enough question for most people, but not for Abeer Yusuf. A 2nd– year student at UBC School of Journalism,…

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Urooba Jamal and Alex Mierke- Zatwarnicki at TEDx Terry Talks

How do we build stronger social movements? How do we engage people who may not know where to start with activism? These were some of the…

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Situated Knowledge: Swinzle Chauhan at TEDx Terry Talks

Do our attitudes make us who we are more than our circumstances? Swinzle Chauhan certainly thinks so. Chauhan, a fourth-year undergraduate student, believes that different people…

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Why do we explore? Joel Hutchinson at #TEDx Terry Talks

When Joel Hutchinson was part of a NASA project to promote space exploration to the general public, he had to think closely about the connection between…

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The Terry Project on CiTR #50: The 7th Annual TEDx Terry Talks (Highlights)

Every year the Terry Project puts on an event called the TEDx Terry Talks. It’s one of the only TED events in the world to exclusively…

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