Why Playing It Safe is the Riskiest Choice | Rajasree Mohta | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
What if the advice meant to protect us is actually holding us back? In her talk, Rajasree challenges familiar clichés such as “play it safe,” which, while well-intentioned, can limit growth and potential. She invites listeners to shift their perspective and discover what happens when they take one s
Flipping the Switch | Nandini Kosoor | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
When stress takes over, even simple decisions can feel impossible. What if the answer isn’t to push harder but to flip the switch? In her talk, Nandini shares a powerful mindset shift that helped her manage stress and could help you rethink how you handle yours, too. My name is Nandini Kosoor and I
Freedom and Responsibility Are Not Opposites | Leana Paradkar | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
Reframe the modern gun violence debate through a civic, nonpartisan lens. Research, history, and lived experience have shown that freedom and safety are not opposing forces but mutually reinforcing values. By emphasizing responsibility, education, and evidence-based policy relating to firearms, citi
Unlocking the Neuroaesthetics of Chaotic Art | Samheetha Vasan | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
What happens when we stop trying to control creativity? Through the lens of neuroaesthetics, Samheetha challenges the notion that art must be orderly and shows how embracing artistic chaos can boost creativity and emotional well-being. Samheetha Vasan is a 9th grader studying at Rock Ridge High Sc
Balancing Purpose and Profit: The New Current of Business | Gary Smith | TEDxYouth@ReddamHouse
Gary explores how choosing a purpose-driven path in business can challenge destructive systems. Gary Smith is the CEO of B Corporation, BioPak, an award-winning, global leader in compostable single-use packaging that provides innovative, plant-based alternatives to foodservice plastics and helps bu
Cyborgs for Justice? It’s All in Your Head! | Jia Singhvi | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
We all like to believe we’d make a perfect eyewitness, but what if the greatest threat to justice is the human brain itself? In her talk, Jia blends neuroscience, forensics, and artificial intelligence to examine how memory, bias, and confidence influence investigations and how thoughtful human-AI c
Seen but Never Known | Jeffry Quintanilla Noyola | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
Behind straight A’s and success stories often lives a quiet fear: the belief that one mistake could undo everything. When achievement becomes survival and pressure becomes routine, worth starts to feel measured by grades and approval. In his talk, Jeffry gives a new perspective to youth who feel cha
Money, Momentum, and the Power of Starting Early | Arsalan Riar | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
What if your money habits start earlier than you think? Drawing from his personal experience, in his talk, Arsalan reframes how youth view money and financial literacy. By breaking down practical strategies, he shows how small, informed choices can build confidence, independence, and long-term succe
Reclaiming Human Thinking in the Age of AI | Zahra Isgandarova | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
As AI takes on more of our thinking, what happens to our ability to reason, create, and problem-solve? In her talk, Zahra explores how AI can unintentionally cloud human thinking, especially for youth, and why protecting our cognitive skills is essential for learning and for humanity’s future. Zah
The Algorithm of Life | Medha Dontineni | TEDxUpper Belmont Pl Youth
AI is transforming biology from slow observation to instant prediction, but at what cost? Medha examines how this new speed raises urgent ethical questions. As biology accelerates faster than ever before, her talk leaves us with a powerful question: If AI gives us speed, who will provide the wisdom
Reimagining the Face of Leadership | Levetta Armstrong | TEDxTupelo Women
This talk focuses on Women and Real Estate Leadership. The speaker wants the audience to walk away understanding that true effective leadership is built on competence, vision, and integrity. And that hidden biases against black women are damaging because it holds back organizations and communities.
Deconstructing Sabotage:The Shift That Unlocks Female Leadership | Kelly Resendez | TEDxTupelo Women
This talk focuses on Women and Collective Collaboration. This speaker expresses how women working together can create change in the lives of those around them. But first, we need to remove the obstacles, such as self-sabotage, standing in the way of our own potential. Kelly's speaker theme is "Wome
The villages that we need to rebuild mothers | Keerthi Karnati | TEDxTupelo Women
This talk focuses on Women and Postpartum. This speaker expresses the importance for the mothers to feel supported by the village around them because it benefits their emotional and physical health. Keerthi's speaker theme is "Women and Postpartum" This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED c
Building the Future Without Breaking the Climate | Leah Ellis | TEDxBoston
NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf Cement is one of humanity's oldest and most essential materials — and also one of its bigg
How solo travel breaks generational curses | Geleen Antonio | TEDxTupelo Women
This talk is focused on Women and Wanderlust and how travel can rejuvenate the soul and unleash a more positive outlook on your life, helping you feel renewed. Geleen's speaker theme is "Women and Wanderlust" This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organ
Andare oltre: lo straordinario viaggio della fisica quantistica | Paola Verrucchi | TEDxMilano
Il desiderio di comprendere le leggi che descrivono l'universo è una spinta propulsiva straordinaria per l'umanità, da sempre. Oggi è la fisica quantistica che ci conduce avanti ed oltre, in un viaggio collettivo che riempie di stupore. Le nuove tecnologie aprono prospettive inedite, ma a portarci d
Perché il giornalismo non può - e non deve - essere oggettivo | Silvia Boccardi | TEDxMilano
Crediamo che il giornalismo debba essere neutrale. Ma cosa succede quando la neutralità cancella le disuguaglianze invece di mostrarle? Questo talk esplora perché l’oggettività non è una posizione, ma un metodo — e perché raccontare la realtà oggi richiede responsabilità, trasparenza e il coraggio d
el lenguaje silencioso que transforma vínculos | Mariana Mora Florez | TEDxLCB Youth
Mariana nos invita a reflexionar sobre el impacto de la comunicación no verbal en nuestras relaciones y cómo esta contribuye al desarrollo de la empatía, la comprensión emocional y la asertividad, factores clave para el éxito social. Basándose en informes, artículos, experimentos, libros y testimoni
Luxury Redefined: What we Choose to Treasure | Harsh Parekh | TEDxIAQS
In this talk, Harsh Parekh explores how jewellery is being redefined at the intersection of technology, emotion, and ethics. From the rise of "phygital" experiences, where jewellery is designed, visualized, and emotionally experienced in digital spaces before it exists physically, to the evolving pe
Organ donation: A conversation that changes everything | Dr. Kapil Iyer | TEDxIAQS
Dr. Kapil’s deeply moving TEDx talk begins with a confession - two ICUs, two moments in time. One filled with loss, guilt, and unanswered prayers. The other with hope, trembling faith, and tears of joy. What connects these worlds is a single conversation, a single decision: organ donation. Through u
Why the Future of Intelligence Is Already Here | Alex Wissner-Gross | TEDxBoston
Artificial intelligence is no longer approaching a tipping point—it has crossed it. In this provocative talk, Alex Wissner-Gross argues that AI is already reshaping the world through exponential acceleration and a dramatic collapse in the cost of intelligence. Drawing on frontier research and global