Illuminate: UV Waves for Clean Water

  TEDxPeachtree looks to ignite creativity in the minds of attendees via talks that engage, inspire, and motivate. In the same spirit of TED and TEDxPeachtree’s theme illuminate, a team of college students was recently awarded for their idea of using UV waves to bring clean drinking water to the people of Haiti. Sunlight and […]

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Illuminate the Secret to Life

It’s not often that a speaker claims to know the one, simple answer to life. That answer that applies “to pretty much every situation” you might ever come across. In fact, if anyone ever tells you that they know the secret to life, you better take out your notebook and write like hell, which is […]

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Strangeness Illuminates Our Humanity and Creates Opportunity

Maria Bezaitis opens her 2013 TED@Intel Talk with this question, “Are we getting our fair share of strangeness?” When we consider boundaries rather than assuming rigidity, we can become more flexible in our understanding of others, and ourselves creating freedom for growth and illumination. But often, it is fear that keeps us from approaching what […]

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Treasured Relationships

Editor’s Note: Volunteers make up the engine that makes TEDxPeachtree go every year. This post is from Grace Liao who attended TEDxPeachtree 2012 and decided to join the all-volunteer planning team for TEDxPeachtree 2013.  =========================================================== As a volunteer for the 2013 TEDxPeachtree event, I certainly understand the importance of speakers, sponsors, and volunteers. However, the […]

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