They Give Good TED

TED Talks have become our modern lecture series, taking the talk out of the classroom and putting it on an interactive, global stage. They engage at nearly every cultural level — art, music, tech, business, politics — and touch on more personal stories as well. They’ve become a future-casting event,...

By Audra Schroeder

June 13, 2013

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TED Talks have become our modern lecture series, taking the talk out of the classroom and putting it on an interactive, global stage. They engage at nearly every cultural level — art, music, tech, business, politics — and touch on more personal stories as well. They’ve become a future-casting event, millennial salons, and SMU has fully embraced them. On Thursday, at SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering (3101 Dyer St.), you can catch a whole day of knowledge-dropping at TEDxSMU Live: TED Global 2013 Simulcast, which will feature sessions titled “Money Talks,” “Listening to Nature,” “World on its Head” and “Regeneration.” It runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free. Bring a lunch. Call 214-768-1558 or visit tedxsmu.org.
Thu., June 13, 2013

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