Archive for Talks
Mick Ebeling at TEDxKIDS @SMU 2010
Mick’s quest to make cool stuff has been relentless. For the last 10 years, he and the other insomniacs at The Ebeling Group have been making things like James Bond main titles, Grammy nominated music videos, commercials for Fortune 100 brands, and Cannes Lion winning branded content. Two years ago Mick was inspired by his [...]
Read moreDaniella Willis at TEDxKIDS @SMU 2010
As a junior at The Oakridge School in Arlington, TX, Daniella Willis is already an accomplished poet. Daniella has performed as a slam poet at the Tulisoma Book Fair, Waco Arts Festival, South Dallas Cultural Center, and The Embargo Café. She recently competed in the Brave New Voices National Competition in Los Angeles. She created [...]
Read moreWill Watson at TEDxKIDS@SMU 2010
William Watson was born in 1989 in Sherman, Texas. After graduating from high school, he spent six months in East Africa as a photographer and volunteer before starting university at Sewanee: the University of the South, where he is a double major in International and Global Studies and Art. During his time at Sewanee, Will [...]
Read moreRobert Freling – Electricity & the UN Millennium Development Goals – TEDxSMU’s Live Cast of TEDxChange
Solar Electric Light Fund Executive Director Bob Freling spoke at TEDxSMU’s live cast of TEDxChange about how electricity is crucial to achieving the UN Millenium Development Goals.
Read moreKyle Martin Shares the Beauty of Barefoot Running at TEDxSMU 2009
During another short audience talk at TEDxSMU 2009, Kyle Martin gave us the skinny on the beauty of barefoot running.
Read moreStan Greene Recites an Ode to Pluto at TEDxSMU 2009
Our favorite 45-second (yes, 45-second!) TEDxSMUTalk ever. Enjoy Stan Greene, Director of the Davinci School, as he gives an Ode to Pluto post its demotion from planetary status.
Read moreTanya Pinto – Baal Dan Means Thank You – TEDxSMU 2009
Raised in India, Dubai and Australia, Tanya graduated from Australia’s Curtin University in 1998. She began working for The Richards Group in 1999, the nation’s largest independent branding agency. In 2005, Tanya took a sabbatical to work in an orphanage in India. Tanya’s experience working at Mother Teresa’s orphanage in Calcutta was life-changing and she [...]
Read moreRives Tells a Tale of Trespassing – TEDxSMU 2009
Flat pages can’t contain Rives’ storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop‑up books he creates for children unfold with surprise. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, too, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown‑up humor, notions of love, of what is lost forever, and of what’s still out there [...]
Read moreDave Weaver Asks “What’s a TED?” at TEDxSMU 2009
Dave Weaver is an ad agency president, a relentless self-experimenter, a provocateur, long-time TEDster, and…according to many, “a darn nice guy.” Dave Weaver joined Cheil-owned “One Agency” as President in January 2011. A native Iowan, Dave is a 20-year advertising and marketing veteran. He has conceived and implemented marketing programs and advertising campaigns that have [...]
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