{"id":7230,"date":"2018-02-09T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2018\/02\/13\/furman-hosts-tedx-talks-feb-17\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:00:40","slug":"furman-hosts-tedx-talks-feb-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-hosts-tedx-talks-feb-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman hosts TEDx talks Feb. 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Furman University will host several speakers during its 6th<\/sup> annual TEDx event, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 17, 1-4:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the Furman campus.<\/p>\n

TEDxFurmanU2018 is open to the public. Tickets are $5 with a valid Furman ID and $15 (plus a small processing fee) for the general public.<\/p>\n

TEDxFurmanU is a student-run, independently-organized TED event affiliated with student organization Furman Creative Collaborative. This year, TEDxFurmanU2018 features a diverse slate of speakers who question key assumptions about climate change, criminal justice, health care, religion and addiction.<\/p>\n

Speakers for TEDxFurmanU2018 include:<\/p>\n

John Lanier<\/strong>, executive director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Atlanta, Ga., \u201cWatch Your Language!\u201d
\nAlexis Myers<\/strong>, Furman student, \u201cWill America Ever Embrace Racial Ambiguity?\u201d
\nAaron Simmons<\/strong>, Furman professor, Department of Philosophy, \u201cThe Failure of Success\u201d
\nSam Fowler<\/strong>, Furman student, \u201cWasted: Exposing the Family Effects of Addiction\u201d
\nJudy Stuart<\/strong>, Furman professor, Department of Education, \u201cFour-Letter Words\u201d
\nAdnan Sultan<\/strong>, staff attorney, Innocence Project, New York, N.Y., \u201cWhy Innocent People Plead Guilty\u201d
\nDr. Shane Purcell<\/strong>,\u00a0Anderson, S.C., vice chair, Direct Primary Care Member Interest Group, American Academy of Family Physicians, \u201cDirect Primary Care: Remaking the Health Care System\u201d
\nQuincy Mix<\/strong>, Furman student, \u201cChoosing Humility in a Self-Centered Age\u201d
\nDavid Moffett<\/strong>, Furman professor, Department of Physics, \u201cThe 2017 Total Solar Eclipse\u201d
\nNoelle Warner<\/strong>, Furman student, \u201cVideo Games: The Future of Storytelling\u201d
\nMatthew Morris<\/strong>, Furman graduate, trade and investment associate, Department for International Trade, United Kingdom, \u201cIdentity and Autonomy: The Future of Autonomous Transportation\u201d
\nJennifer Thompson<\/strong>, founder and president of Healing Justice, Washington, D.C., \u201cThe\u00a0Butterfly Effect: Do I Matter?\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, contact TEDxFurmanU2018 organizer Payton Isner, at payton.isner@furman.edu<\/a>. Or contact the Furman News and Media Relations office at 864-294-3107. Tickets are available at this link<\/a>. Speaker biographies are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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