
Past Conference Talks
Check out our amazing TEDxUTSC talks from the past 5 years!
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- 2013
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- Activism
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- Behaviour
- Business
- Community
- Design
- Education
- Food
- Health
- Leadership
- Science
- Spirituality
- Sustainability
- Technology
- Travel

Why Diamonds in Space Inspire Me to Support a School in West Africa
2014, Community, Education, Travel
Why ask “Why?” – And the important questions
2015, Behaviour, Community, Leadership
Why 2.5 billion heartbeats might change the way you think about money
2013, Behaviour, Business
Where are you from really?
2014, Community, Travel
What Superheroes don’t tell us
2015, Behaviour, Leadership
What My Guitar Taught Me About Improving Education
2013, EducationWhat do you believe? Arabs, Muslims, and Stereotypes
2016, Activism, Arts & CultureWhat are you?
2017, Activism
What Are You Good At?
2013, Health
Transcending Connections
2015, Community, Education, Leadership
The traffic game – can traffic lights learn to be smart?
2014, Technology
The Subtle Secret of Success
2013, Business
The Space Oddity of Couch Potatoes
2015, Education, Science, TechnologyThe Rhythm of Your Life
2016, Community, TravelThe Rest Is Silence: Empowering Ellipsis
2017, Activism
The Reset Button: The Great Fantasy of Academia
2015, Education
The next evolution of business
2014, Business
The mindful way through depression
2014, Health, Science
The Impact of Architecture
2015, Community, DesignThe Burnout Gamble
2016, Business
The Best Person to Know
2015, Health, SpiritualityThe Age of Heroes
2017, ActivismThe 90% That No One Wants to Talk About
2016, Business
School-Learning to Fly
2013, Leadership
Rebirth of the Environmental Movement
2013, Activism
Reading poetry in the age of anxiety – the only way to live
2014, Arts & Culture, Behaviour
Re-Order The Digital Landscape
2013, Technology
Re-evaluating Wikipedia
2014, TechnologyRace, Sports and Telling True Stories
2017, ActivismPublic Safety is Anti-Black
2017, ActivismIn The Face of Adversity
2017, ActivismImpostor – You Are Not Alone
2017, ActivismHUMOUR: Seriously.
2016, Business, EducationHow To Deal With The Impossible
2017, Activism
Hacking The Academy
2013, Education, TechnologyFrom the Mind’s Eye to the Naked Eye
2017, ActivismForgotten Narrative: The First Nations Reality
2016, Arts & Culture, Community
Evoking reality from reality TV – what emotional intelligence can teach us
2014, Behaviour, Science
Everything you need to write a poem (and how it can save a life)
2015, Arts & Culture, Leadership
Durian and the smells of empire
2014, Food
Dreaming On Purpose
2013, Behaviour
Daring To Teach
2013, Education
Connections for a Flourishing World
2015, Science, SustainabilityConfronting the Clash of Ignorance
2016, Arts & Culture, Education, Leadership