Did you know it takes 7 seconds for intelligence to make it from the gut to the brain? I had the pleasure of having a discussion with my good friend, Kat Haber about the amazing work that she is doing with TedxVail and how the organization is adapting during the pandemic to keep the conversation going and to support our community in this time of unprecedented uncertainty. If you would like to register for the COVID Clues presentations that Kat speaks about, you can do so on their Facebook page (@tedxvail) or by visiting tedxvail.com. ABOUT TEDxVAIL Since its inaugural event in 2010, TEDxVail has become a major venue for spreading ideas & inspiring change. With a million views online, our TEDxVail Talks help propel ideas throughout Vail and out into the world. Speakers have included artists, innovators, musicians, scholars, business owners, and brilliant thinkers from all walks of life. This year we will host 25 speakers. We are all volunteering: speakers, team, partners – no one gets paid for their work. TED, Technology, Entertainment & Design, is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California in 1984, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
