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2023

2023

"I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then." -Jimmy Buffett

Fierce Fearless & Fantastic: A Scientist's Way to Crisis & Connection

Amanda Shapiro

Fierce Fearless & Fantastic: A Scientist's Way to Crisis & Connection

Amanda Shapiro

Fierce Fearless & Fantastic: A Scientist's Way to Crisis & Connection

Amanda Shapiro

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Bridging Science and Spirituality

Charles Lief

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Bridging Science and Spirituality

Charles Lief

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Bridging Science and Spirituality

Charles Lief

Rebooting the tech user experience for the elderly

Christine Rohacz

Rebooting the tech user experience for the elderly

Christine Rohacz

Rebooting the tech user experience for the elderly

Christine Rohacz

Trombonology: The Musical Journey of the Trombone; 7 Songs in 7 Genres

Darren Kramer

Trombonology: The Musical Journey of the Trombone; 7 Songs in 7 Genres

Darren Kramer

Trombonology: The Musical Journey of the Trombone; 7 Songs in 7 Genres

Darren Kramer

Reimagining City Beautiful: Boulder's Path to Equity

Jill Grano

Reimagining City Beautiful: Boulder's Path to Equity

Jill Grano

Reimagining City Beautiful: Boulder's Path to Equity

Jill Grano

The future of space is in our past

Lee Steinke

The future of space is in our past

Lee Steinke

The future of space is in our past

Lee Steinke

Rediscovering Connection & Belonging

Mickey & Emma Rose Connolly

Rediscovering Connection & Belonging

Mickey & Emma Rose Connolly

Rediscovering Connection & Belonging

Mickey & Emma Rose Connolly

Rhythms of Resistance: Hip Hop as Nature's Original Language

Mike Wird

Rhythms of Resistance: Hip Hop as Nature's Original Language

Mike Wird

Rhythms of Resistance: Hip Hop as Nature's Original Language

Mike Wird

What no one tells you about freezing your eggs

Natalie Lampert

What no one tells you about freezing your eggs

Natalie Lampert

What no one tells you about freezing your eggs

Natalie Lampert

Seeds of Change: The Power of Community in Education

SSG Lacy McDonald

Seeds of Change: The Power of Community in Education

SSG Lacy McDonald

Seeds of Change: The Power of Community in Education

SSG Lacy McDonald

You are more: Overcoming Eating Disorders and Redefining Self-Worth

Tabor DeFore

You are more: Overcoming Eating Disorders and Redefining Self-Worth

Tabor DeFore

You are more: Overcoming Eating Disorders and Redefining Self-Worth

Tabor DeFore

Navajo Roads and the Echoes of Spirituality and Archaeology

Taft Blackhorse Jr.

Navajo Roads and the Echoes of Spirituality and Archaeology

Taft Blackhorse Jr.

Navajo Roads and the Echoes of Spirituality and Archaeology

Taft Blackhorse Jr.

2019 Fall

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

An Elegant Diet

EvaClaire Synkowski

An Elegant Diet

EvaClaire Synkowski

An Elegant Diet

EvaClaire Synkowski

Deep Time Sympathy for the Human Devil

Dr. David Grinspoon

Deep Time Sympathy for the Human Devil

Dr. David Grinspoon

Deep Time Sympathy for the Human Devil

Dr. David Grinspoon

Why You Should Try Therapy Yesterday

Dr. Emily Anhalt

Why You Should Try Therapy Yesterday

Dr. Emily Anhalt

Why You Should Try Therapy Yesterday

Dr. Emily Anhalt

Climate Crisis Courage

Elizabeth Hartman

Climate Crisis Courage

Elizabeth Hartman

Climate Crisis Courage

Elizabeth Hartman

Teen Brains Are Not Broken

Roselinde Kaiser, Ph.D.

Teen Brains Are Not Broken

Roselinde Kaiser, Ph.D.

Teen Brains Are Not Broken

Roselinde Kaiser, Ph.D.

How Americans Can Become Tech Policy Activists

Caroline McCarthy

How Americans Can Become Tech Policy Activists

Caroline McCarthy

How Americans Can Become Tech Policy Activists

Caroline McCarthy

Trauma Unmakes the World

Samira Rajabi

Trauma Unmakes the World

Samira Rajabi

Trauma Unmakes the World

Samira Rajabi

Loving Is For Everyone

Wisdom Amouzou

Loving Is For Everyone

Wisdom Amouzou

Loving Is For Everyone

Wisdom Amouzou

Stop Meditating and Start Being Present

Peter McEwen

Stop Meditating and Start Being Present

Peter McEwen

Stop Meditating and Start Being Present

Peter McEwen

Resilience Thinking for a Fractured World

Claire Chase, Ph.D.

Resilience Thinking for a Fractured World

Claire Chase, Ph.D.

Resilience Thinking for a Fractured World

Claire Chase, Ph.D.

Creating Connection Through Dialogue

Danny Mazur

Creating Connection Through Dialogue

Danny Mazur

Creating Connection Through Dialogue

Danny Mazur

How To Be A Tourist

Katrina Gulliver

How To Be A Tourist

Katrina Gulliver

How To Be A Tourist

Katrina Gulliver

These Poems Made Me Possible

Suzi Q. Smith

These Poems Made Me Possible

Suzi Q. Smith

These Poems Made Me Possible

Suzi Q. Smith

2019 Spring

“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald

2018 Fall

TEDxBoulder Rise & Fall was September 16th, 2018.

2016

The 2016 installment of TEDxBoulder took place on September 17th at the historic Macky Concert Hall. It sold out with 2200 in attendance. 

Do You Like me? Do I?

Leah Pearlman

Do You Like me? Do I?

Leah Pearlman

Do You Like me? Do I?

Leah Pearlman

Late Night Taco Delivery by Drone (The Future?)

Star Simpson

Late Night Taco Delivery by Drone (The Future?)

Star Simpson

Late Night Taco Delivery by Drone (The Future?)

Star Simpson

Without Currency, How Do Communities Survive?

Amanda Szabo

Without Currency, How Do Communities Survive?

Amanda Szabo

Without Currency, How Do Communities Survive?

Amanda Szabo

The Banjo Cut Four Ways

Otis Taylor

The Banjo Cut Four Ways

Otis Taylor

The Banjo Cut Four Ways

Otis Taylor

What Can We Learn From Fermentation?

Mara King

What Can We Learn From Fermentation?

Mara King

What Can We Learn From Fermentation?

Mara King

Water for Peace: extinguishing the fire of war and conflict

Ahmed Abukhater

Water for Peace: extinguishing the fire of war and conflict

Ahmed Abukhater

Water for Peace: extinguishing the fire of war and conflict

Ahmed Abukhater

Intersex People and the Physics of Judgment

Cecelia McDonald

Intersex People and the Physics of Judgment

Cecelia McDonald

Intersex People and the Physics of Judgment

Cecelia McDonald

Why We Need Universal Design

Michael Allen Nesmith

Why We Need Universal Design

Michael Allen Nesmith

Why We Need Universal Design

Michael Allen Nesmith

Frozen in Space and Time: Antarctic Meteorites

Con Tsang

Frozen in Space and Time: Antarctic Meteorites

Con Tsang

Frozen in Space and Time: Antarctic Meteorites

Con Tsang

Do Gut Microbes Predict or Cause Diseases like Parkinson's?

Martha Carlin

Do Gut Microbes Predict or Cause Diseases like Parkinson's?

Martha Carlin

Do Gut Microbes Predict or Cause Diseases like Parkinson's?

Martha Carlin

2015

TEDxBoulder 2015 took place on September 19th at the historic Macky Concert Hall. It sold out with 2200 in attendance. 

The Body, The Mind, The Spirit: Pitfalls on the Path to Enlightenment

Scott Carney

The Body, The Mind, The Spirit: Pitfalls on the Path to Enlightenment

Scott Carney

The Body, The Mind, The Spirit: Pitfalls on the Path to Enlightenment

Scott Carney

Pluto: Worth the Wait?

Carly Howett

Pluto: Worth the Wait?

Carly Howett

Pluto: Worth the Wait?

Carly Howett

Sensational Strings: Empathy & Malice

Christen Lien

Sensational Strings: Empathy & Malice

Christen Lien

Sensational Strings: Empathy & Malice

Christen Lien

The Connection from Plate to Work

Brian Coppom

The Connection from Plate to Work

Brian Coppom

The Connection from Plate to Work

Brian Coppom

Studying Sexual Rewards: It may not be orgasm

Nicole Prause

Studying Sexual Rewards: It may not be orgasm

Nicole Prause

Studying Sexual Rewards: It may not be orgasm

Nicole Prause

Do Habitable Worlds Require Magnetic Fields?

Dave Brain

Do Habitable Worlds Require Magnetic Fields?

Dave Brain

Do Habitable Worlds Require Magnetic Fields?

Dave Brain

Mastery through Leonardo da Vinci

Hikaru Miyakawa

Mastery through Leonardo da Vinci

Hikaru Miyakawa

Mastery through Leonardo da Vinci

Hikaru Miyakawa

Vaccination: A Story of Risk & Community

Lindsay Diamond

Vaccination: A Story of Risk & Community

Lindsay Diamond

Vaccination: A Story of Risk & Community

Lindsay Diamond

How Do You Cultivate the Artist's Path?

Brenda Alderete

How Do You Cultivate the Artist's Path?

Brenda Alderete

How Do You Cultivate the Artist's Path?

Brenda Alderete

Understanding 'How do I Sleep Better'

Dr. Vyga Kaufmann

Understanding 'How do I Sleep Better'

Dr. Vyga Kaufmann

Understanding 'How do I Sleep Better'

Dr. Vyga Kaufmann

2013

The fourth TEDxBoulder was hosted on September 20, 2013. It sold out with 2200 in attendance. 

Coming out of your closet

Ash Beckham

Coming out of your closet

Ash Beckham

Coming out of your closet

Ash Beckham

Embracing fear for growth

Sue Heilbronner

Embracing fear for growth

Sue Heilbronner

Embracing fear for growth

Sue Heilbronner

The promise of connected vehicles

Sheldon Drobot

The promise of connected vehicles

Sheldon Drobot

The promise of connected vehicles

Sheldon Drobot

Authenticity's impact on democracy

Myriah Conroy

Authenticity's impact on democracy

Myriah Conroy

Authenticity's impact on democracy

Myriah Conroy

Make the damn call - the gifts of cancer

Merredith Branscombe

Make the damn call - the gifts of cancer

Merredith Branscombe

Make the damn call - the gifts of cancer

Merredith Branscombe

The surprising story of medical marijuana and pediatric epilepsy

Josh Stanley

The surprising story of medical marijuana and pediatric epilepsy

Josh Stanley

The surprising story of medical marijuana and pediatric epilepsy

Josh Stanley

Volunteering collaboratively with community

Jennifer Armstrong

Volunteering collaboratively with community

Jennifer Armstrong

Volunteering collaboratively with community

Jennifer Armstrong

Transcending addiction and redefining recovery

Jacki Hillios

Transcending addiction and redefining recovery

Jacki Hillios

Transcending addiction and redefining recovery

Jacki Hillios

Capturing the moment

George Lange

Capturing the moment

George Lange

Capturing the moment

George Lange

The success of nonviolent civil resistance

Erica Chenoweth

The success of nonviolent civil resistance

Erica Chenoweth

The success of nonviolent civil resistance

Erica Chenoweth