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Uncharted TED2020
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Uncharted TED2020
Presented by TEDxJacksonHole
Sponsored by Wonder Institute, JacksonWild, and Center for the Arts
Aug 31 at 6 PM, 90 minutes
Livestream from this page or The Center’s Facebook, and Vimeo pages.
Please note this is a live event and will not be available once the live stream is complete.
TEDxJacksonHoleLive will not, in fact, be live, but it’s happening! On Thursday, August 27, the Wonder Institute (a project of the Center of Wonder), Jackson Wild, and Center for the Arts will host a free stream of the TED 2020 Conference: “Uncharted,” moderated by longtime educator Jim Rooks. The evening will consist of eight recorded speakers with pre-screening introductions from Jim and a musical performance by Aspen Dawn.
TEDxJacksonHoleLive Lineup:
ETHAN HAWKE, actor, writer, director
Talk Theme: Beauty Everywhere
Creativity isn’t a luxury; it’s vital to the human experience.
AMANDA GORMAN, poet laureate
Talk Theme: A Smarter Future
We all have the power to end the devastation of climate change. Let’s get to work.
BARRY SCHWARTZ, psychology professor
Talk Theme: Values Reset
Our society is predicated on the idea that the distribution of opportunity is fair ” but, in reality, working hard and playing by the rules is no guarantee of success. Good fortune and luck have far more to do with our opportunities (and therefore our future success) than we’re willing to admit.
REFIK ANADOL, media artist
Talk Theme: A Smarter Future
What does it mean to be an AI in the 21st century?
TITUS KAPHAR, artist
Talk Theme: Beauty Everywhere
Beauty can open our hearts to difficult conversations.
JULIA WATSON, architect, landscape designer, author
Talk Theme: Beauty Everywhere
Ancient Indigenous technology can teach us how to design with nature, instead of against it, when facing challenges. We just need to look and listen.
ALI KASHANI, VP of special projects at Postmates
Talk Theme: WHAAAAAT?
Robots are becoming a part of everyday life in urban centers, which means we’ll have to design them to be accessible, communicative and human-friendly.
RUSSELL WILSON, Seattle Seahawks Quarterback
Talk Theme: Values Reset
“Neutral thinking” can transform your life and help you unlock sustained personal success.
About Jim Rooks:
Jim is a fifth generation native of Jackson Hole, who graduated from Jackson Hole High School in 1990 and the University of Wyoming in 1995. “Jimbo,” as most of his friends call him, went on to earn a master’s degree in education and serve as a teacher, principal and athletic coach for 25 years. Jim has been recognized as Citizen of the Month, Everyday Hero and Teacher of the Year, several times over! He also founded the local chapter of the high school “We the People” program, which regularly earned state championships and national final qualifications. As of June 2020, Jim is the new Director of Community Engagement, who will offer both programming and leadership for the Wonder Institute.
About Aspen Dawn:
Aspen is a singer-songwriter from Jackson. In 2018, She gained notoriety across the state when she won the Wyoming Singer-Songwriter Contest. At the ripe age of 8 years old, Aspen started playing the guitar and writing songs. Since then she has been given the opportunity to write originals for organizations like Ted X Jackson, Old Bills Fun Run, Environmental Health Trust, among many others. You can catch some of her original tunes on Wyoming Sounds Radio.
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