TedxTufts
Organized by a team of undergrads, TEDxTufts offers a platform for students and professors to share their passions with the community. Scroll through to see some of this year's talks!
How I Learned to Stop Worrying [About] Being an Anime Expert
How do we embrace our passions, even when they set us apart? Susan Napier, professor of Japanese and Film Studies, explores this question in her TEDxTufts talk.
Speaking While Female
As a leading member of her high school debate team, Manal Cheema '17 noticed a trend in the evaluation of the female voice. What does it mean to speak while female?
Floppy Fish and the Mystery of Muscle
Robots, fish, and limp handshakes are all in the first minute of this talk by Biomechanics professor Eric Tytell. He studies how fish swim, and how we can use that knowledge to solve life's problems.
#StayWoke or Stay Divided
What does "wokeness" really mean? Student activist Alyssa Rivas '18 explored this question as a Gerald Gill Fellow at the Tufts Center for the Study of Race and Democracy.
Let's Talk About Death
Through her experiences working in hospice care, Isabel Merrin '17 developed a unique perspective on death and end of life care. Why, she wonders, are young people so afraid to talk about death—and how can we change that?
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