2017 Salon: Disruption
What happens when our perceptions suddenly don’t match reality? When the things we have taken for granted change in the blink of an eye? When hope becomes fear, and progress seems interrupted? Such Disruption can leave us defeated, or it can be embraced and turned into opportunity.
Join us as we explore life’s events from ten perspectives to see where they land on the spectrum of resilience and hopelessness at the TEDxMidAtlantic Salon: Disruption.
Desirée Venn Frederic: I’m a criminal because of where I was born
Adnan Virk: Forgiveness in the face of discrimination
Dahlia Aguilar: The power of language to unite – or divide – us
Jay Newton-Small: How storytelling can improve Alzheimer’s and dementia care
Dushaw Hockett: We all have implicit biases. So what can we do about it?
Donald Stevenson: I was given a number before I was given a name
Irene Magafan: What Bonobos can teach humans about being human
Nat Kendall-Taylor: How words change minds: The science of storytelling
