How being human saved my life
Aaron Stark
How being human saved my life
Aaron Stark
How being human saved my life
Aaron Stark
How To Retire a Few Decades Early
Pete Adeney
How To Retire a Few Decades Early
Pete Adeney
How To Retire a Few Decades Early
Pete Adeney
A Toxic Legacy: How Racism is Killing the Planet
Parker McMullen Bushman
A Toxic Legacy: How Racism is Killing the Planet
Parker McMullen Bushman
A Toxic Legacy: How Racism is Killing the Planet
Parker McMullen Bushman
How a mountaineer fights fear by reducing uncertainty
Jason Antin
How a mountaineer fights fear by reducing uncertainty
Jason Antin
How a mountaineer fights fear by reducing uncertainty
Jason Antin
How the search for extraterrestrial life can make us better people
Dr. Graham Lau
How the search for extraterrestrial life can make us better people
Dr. Graham Lau
How the search for extraterrestrial life can make us better people
Dr. Graham Lau
Sexual Harm: A Different Shade of Blue | Isabella Cohn | TEDxBoulder
Isabella Cohn
Sexual Harm: A Different Shade of Blue | Isabella Cohn | TEDxBoulder
Isabella Cohn
Sexual Harm: A Different Shade of Blue | Isabella Cohn | TEDxBoulder
Isabella Cohn
2023
2023
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
Can You be Part of Someone's Redemption Story?
Stacey Putka
Can You be Part of Someone's Redemption Story?
Stacey Putka
Can You be Part of Someone's Redemption Story?
Stacey Putka
What Is Your Origin Story?
Zach Barack
What Is Your Origin Story?
Zach Barack
What Is Your Origin Story?
Zach Barack
Portals
Kid Astronaut
Portals
Kid Astronaut
Portals
Kid Astronaut
Queer & Muslim: Nothing to Reconcile
Blair Imani
Queer & Muslim: Nothing to Reconcile
Blair Imani
Queer & Muslim: Nothing to Reconcile
Blair Imani
Sexworking Mommas Love Their Babies Too
Juniper Fitzgerald
Sexworking Mommas Love Their Babies Too
Juniper Fitzgerald
Sexworking Mommas Love Their Babies Too
Juniper Fitzgerald
Are You A Hybrid Professional?
Sarabeth Berk
Are You A Hybrid Professional?
Sarabeth Berk
Are You A Hybrid Professional?
Sarabeth Berk
With Everyone... Forever
Ned Breslin
With Everyone... Forever
Ned Breslin
With Everyone... Forever
Ned Breslin
It is Not About The Devices
Dr. Julie Albright
It is Not About The Devices
Dr. Julie Albright
It is Not About The Devices
Dr. Julie Albright
Pachelbel's Guitar Hero
Trace Bundy
Pachelbel's Guitar Hero
Trace Bundy
Pachelbel's Guitar Hero
Trace Bundy
What Color Is Sunset On An Alien Planet?
Zachory Berta-Thompson
What Color Is Sunset On An Alien Planet?
Zachory Berta-Thompson
What Color Is Sunset On An Alien Planet?
Zachory Berta-Thompson
2018 Fall
TEDxBoulder Rise & Fall was September 16th, 2018.
As Opioids Continue to Kill, Looking to Marijuana as a New Painkiller
Ricardo Baca
As Opioids Continue to Kill, Looking to Marijuana as a New Painkiller
Ricardo Baca
As Opioids Continue to Kill, Looking to Marijuana as a New Painkiller
Ricardo Baca
The Danger of Live Theater
Pesha Rudnick
The Danger of Live Theater
Pesha Rudnick
The Danger of Live Theater
Pesha Rudnick
Scream to Meditate
Benjamin Lovejoy
Scream to Meditate
Benjamin Lovejoy
Scream to Meditate
Benjamin Lovejoy
From Babylon to Google Earth: How Maps Shape our Worldview
Gopal Shah
From Babylon to Google Earth: How Maps Shape our Worldview
Gopal Shah
From Babylon to Google Earth: How Maps Shape our Worldview
Gopal Shah
Do you have Impostor Syndrome ... too?
Phil McKinney
Do you have Impostor Syndrome ... too?
Phil McKinney
Do you have Impostor Syndrome ... too?
Phil McKinney
Black Hole Sun
Ann-Marie Madigan
Black Hole Sun
Ann-Marie Madigan
Black Hole Sun
Ann-Marie Madigan
Majestic Neurophysiology
Jane Weintraub
Majestic Neurophysiology
Jane Weintraub
Majestic Neurophysiology
Jane Weintraub
Rock Violin, Live Looped, No Net
Adam DeGraff
Rock Violin, Live Looped, No Net
Adam DeGraff
Rock Violin, Live Looped, No Net
Adam DeGraff
Feed More, Waste Less
Riley Bright
Feed More, Waste Less
Riley Bright
Feed More, Waste Less
Riley Bright
From Scars to Strength: The Poetry of Recovery
Bianca Mikahn
From Scars to Strength: The Poetry of Recovery
Bianca Mikahn
From Scars to Strength: The Poetry of Recovery
Bianca Mikahn
2018 Spring
On June 3rd, 2018, the spring edition of TEDxBoulder tackled the themes of reality and boldness. The event sold out the amazing Chautauqua Auditorium.
How We Say No Matters
Liz Marasco
How We Say No Matters
Liz Marasco
How We Say No Matters
Liz Marasco
Kids Should Be Their Own Role Models
Jack Bonneau
Kids Should Be Their Own Role Models
Jack Bonneau
Kids Should Be Their Own Role Models
Jack Bonneau
What Does your Activism Look Like?
Katie Breen
What Does your Activism Look Like?
Katie Breen
What Does your Activism Look Like?
Katie Breen
Future of Blockchain
Chelsea Rustrum
Future of Blockchain
Chelsea Rustrum
Future of Blockchain
Chelsea Rustrum
Using the Rubik's Cube to Enrich STEAM Education
Dan Van der Vieren
Using the Rubik's Cube to Enrich STEAM Education
Dan Van der Vieren
Using the Rubik's Cube to Enrich STEAM Education
Dan Van der Vieren
Brave Over Perfect: A Full Life Beyond Anxiety & Depression
Susie Rinehart
Brave Over Perfect: A Full Life Beyond Anxiety & Depression
Susie Rinehart
Brave Over Perfect: A Full Life Beyond Anxiety & Depression
Susie Rinehart
I Was Almost A School Shooter
Aaron Stark
I Was Almost A School Shooter
Aaron Stark
I Was Almost A School Shooter
Aaron Stark
String Magic
Spinphony
String Magic
Spinphony
String Magic
Spinphony
Dan "Nitro" Clark
Dan "Nitro" Clark
Dan "Nitro" Clark
Indigenous In Plain Sight
Gregg Deal
Indigenous In Plain Sight
Gregg Deal
Indigenous In Plain Sight
Gregg Deal
2017
The 2017 installment of TEDxBoulder took place on Sunday, September 17th at the historic Macky Concert Hall. The event sold out with 2,200 in attendance.
Lessons from the World Avoided
Sean Davis
Lessons from the World Avoided
Sean Davis
Lessons from the World Avoided
Sean Davis
What We Lose When We Undertreat Pain
Kate Nicholson
What We Lose When We Undertreat Pain
Kate Nicholson
What We Lose When We Undertreat Pain
Kate Nicholson
Stop Trying To Change
Kaley Klemp
Stop Trying To Change
Kaley Klemp
Stop Trying To Change
Kaley Klemp
Failing to go the distance: what's the beef with food miles?
Peter Newton
Failing to go the distance: what's the beef with food miles?
Peter Newton
Failing to go the distance: what's the beef with food miles?
Peter Newton
Undocumented, Unafraid, and Unapologetic
Tania V. Chairez
Undocumented, Unafraid, and Unapologetic
Tania V. Chairez
Undocumented, Unafraid, and Unapologetic
Tania V. Chairez
Alejandro Fuentes Mena
Alejandro Fuentes Mena
Alejandro Fuentes Mena
Dancing On The Walls that Divide Us
Isabel von Rittberg
Dancing On The Walls that Divide Us
Isabel von Rittberg
Dancing On The Walls that Divide Us
Isabel von Rittberg
Chris Hopper
Chris Hopper
Chris Hopper
Gordon Graham
Gordon Graham
Gordon Graham
Jenna Blumenfeld
Jenna Blumenfeld
Jenna Blumenfeld
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
2014
September 27 2014 was just a week after the historic flood of Boulder County. The community gathered between helping each other out for this event which had a accidentally timely theme. 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
Be a Hospitalian
Bobby Stuckey
Be a Hospitalian
Bobby Stuckey
Be a Hospitalian
Bobby Stuckey
The Joy of Less
Kim Coupounas
The Joy of Less
Kim Coupounas
The Joy of Less
Kim Coupounas
Choosing to Fly
Steph Davis
Choosing to Fly
Steph Davis
Choosing to Fly
Steph Davis
Tickets to Space: All Aboard
Dan Durda
Tickets to Space: All Aboard
Dan Durda
Tickets to Space: All Aboard
Dan Durda
Commit
Catie Webster
Commit
Catie Webster
Commit
Catie Webster
The upside of crisis
Joseph Logan
The upside of crisis
Joseph Logan
The upside of crisis
Joseph Logan
Music is a visual art
Hunter Ewen
Music is a visual art
Hunter Ewen
Music is a visual art
Hunter Ewen
Forgiveness in an unforgiving world
Megan Feldman
Forgiveness in an unforgiving world
Megan Feldman
Forgiveness in an unforgiving world
Megan Feldman
Falling into grace
Deborah Bowman
Falling into grace
Deborah Bowman
Falling into grace
Deborah Bowman
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
2012
September 22, 2012 was the third TEDxBoulder. It sold out with 2200 in attendance.
Nathan Seidle
Nathan Seidle
Nathan Seidle
Put Yourself in Someone Else's Legs
Alena Grabowski
Put Yourself in Someone Else's Legs
Alena Grabowski
Put Yourself in Someone Else's Legs
Alena Grabowski
Brady Robinson
Brady Robinson
Brady Robinson
Are We All Just Advertisements?
Tim Shisler
Are We All Just Advertisements?
Tim Shisler
Are We All Just Advertisements?
Tim Shisler
Bella Hudson
Bella Hudson
Bella Hudson
Christin Myrick
Christin Myrick
Christin Myrick
Hannah Nordhaus
Hannah Nordhaus
Hannah Nordhaus
Jen Rubio
Jen Rubio
Jen Rubio
Don Whittemore
Don Whittemore
Don Whittemore
Rethinking Unpopular
Erika Napoletano
Rethinking Unpopular
Erika Napoletano
Rethinking Unpopular
Erika Napoletano
2011
September 24, 2011 was the 2nd TEDxBoulder switching to a larger venue at the historic Macky Concert Hall. It sold out with 2200 in attendance.
Failing Upwards: Science Learns by Making Mistakes
Phil Plait
Failing Upwards: Science Learns by Making Mistakes
Phil Plait
Failing Upwards: Science Learns by Making Mistakes
Phil Plait
Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore
Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore
Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore
Joshua Scott Onysko
Joshua Scott Onysko
Joshua Scott Onysko
Glorianna & Mercina Tillemann-Dick
Glorianna & Mercina Tillemann-Dick
Glorianna & Mercina Tillemann-Dick
Kristen Wheeler
Kristen Wheeler
Kristen Wheeler
Robyn O'Brien
Robyn O'Brien
Robyn O'Brien
Jake Nickell
Jake Nickell
Jake Nickell
Joel Gratz
Joel Gratz
Joel Gratz
Daniel Epstein
Daniel Epstein
Daniel Epstein
Leslie Dodson
Leslie Dodson
Leslie Dodson
2010
August 7, 2010 was the first TEDxBoulder hosting 1450 people at the amazing Chautauqua Auditorium.
Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson
David Thomas
David Thomas
David Thomas
The Value and importance of Conflict
Rick Griffith
The Value and importance of Conflict
Rick Griffith
The Value and importance of Conflict
Rick Griffith
Mike Pascoe
Mike Pascoe
Mike Pascoe
Jonathan Spottiswoode
Jonathan Spottiswoode
Jonathan Spottiswoode
Shawn O Keefe
Shawn O Keefe
Shawn O Keefe
Diane Israel
Diane Israel
Diane Israel
Maggie Flickinger
Maggie Flickinger
Maggie Flickinger
Greg Burdulis
Greg Burdulis
Greg Burdulis
Brad Feld
Brad Feld
Brad Feld