Jeanne Gang: Buildings that blend nature and city
A skyscraper that channels the breeze ... a building that creates community around a hearth ... Jeanne Gang uses architecture to build relationships. In this engaging tour of her work, Gang invites us into buildings large and small, from a surprising local community center to a landmark Chicago skyscraper. "Through architecture, we can do much m...
John Koenig: Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions
John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings -- like "lachesism," the hunger for disaster, and "sonder," the realization that everyone else's lives are as complex and unknowable as our own. Here, he meditates on the meaning we assign to words and how these meanings latch onto us.
Billie Jean King: This tennis icon paved the way for women in sports
Jon Kung and Uma Valeti: What’s the future of food? A chef and a cardiologist answer
What does food mean to you, your community and our planet? With personal accounts from the kitchen to the operating room, chef and content creator Jon Kung and cardiologist Uma Valeti unpack how food cultivates creativity and offers opportunities to connect with and blend cultures. Exploring Valeti’s experiences developing a healthier meat alt...
Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols: This is what LGBT life is like around the world
As a gay couple in San Francisco, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols had a relatively easy time living the way they wanted. But outside the bubble of the Bay Area, what was life like for people still lacking basic rights? They set off on a world tour in search of "Supergays," LGBT people who were doing something extraordinary in the world. In 15 countr...
Christine Schuler Deschryver: The 5 tenets of turning pain into power
A supportive community is the key to cultivating resilience and unlocking healing. Sharing the story of a transformative recovery program for survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, human rights activist Christine Schuler Deschryver details how her team at City of Joy empowers people to reclaim their lives after tra...
Johnny Chang: 守護初心讓愛生生不息(張建偉)
Jenny Chang: Turning compassion into action
We all want to contribute to something, but what often holds us back is not fear, but instead the uncertainty whether the effort we contribute is impactful or not. In this talk, Jenny shares her journey into advocating for people displaced by conflict, making tangible differences in the community and the importance of self compassion in order t...
John Koenig: Defining the Wilderness beyond your Point of View
Joon Chung: 놀림의 미학 (Art of making fun)
Seok-jin Kang: CRIME X DESIGN = CPTED
Dr. Joanne Kong: The Power of Plant-Based Eating
Linda Quinn, Jenna Chang: "Just Keep Moving"
Linda Quinn, Ph.D., is a dancer, actress, and dean at Tarrant County College Northeast campus who enjoys the process of fusing different art forms to express human experience. Dr. Quinn first began teaching at the age of 18 as a Disco Dance instructor and eventually earned a Ph.D. in Dance with an emphasis in Humanities. Her favorite topic is th...
Dr Siu Gin Cheung: Connect with Nature through a "Living Fossil"
Dr. S. G. Cheung is a marine biologist with primary interests in the physiological and behavioral ecology of marine invertebrates and their responses to human disturbances such as microplastic pollution, ocean acidification, and hypoxia. He started working on the ecology and conservation of horseshoe crabs in 2005 and is currently a steering com...
Loh Chung Jaan: How I Hack My Way Through Life
Jenna Huey Ching: FinTech: Reinventing the Wheel
Jenna is from the Fintech Division in MDEC, building the fintech ecosystem in Malaysia working with experts, regulators, financial institutions, accelerator, investors, startups/scaleups and academic institutions. She was an Advocate and Solicitor previously with experience of running a law firm such as in the fields of corporate, litigation, hu...
Min-Jae Gang, Soo-Jin Yeon: Playing the formation and duplicity of one's ego
Buddy King and D Blake Center Drummers, Buddy King, Jerry Akubue and John Harlander: Autumn Leaves