The 2020 Summer Extravaganza was cancelled due to COVID-19.
The 2019 Summer Extravaganza was an all day event held in the Renaissance Theater. Five topics were selected and grouped together, plus there was a bonus section. To review the 2019 Summer Extravaganza - please click here for talks by topic.
The following TED Talks were shown in previous seasons. They're still fun and educational to watch!
2019-2020
- 10 ways to have a better conversation. Celeste Headlee
- How can AI save our humanity. Kai - Fu Lee
- The enchanting music of sign language. Christine Sun Kim
- 8 Secrets of success. Richard St. John
- How to practice effectively…for just about anything. Annie Bosler
- The power of vulnerability. Brenee Brown
- The beautiful future of solar power. Marian Van
- There is more to life than being happy. Emily Esfahani
- Love letter to strangers. Hannah Brencher
- Our natural sleep cycle is nothing like we do now. Jessa Gamble
- What makes a good life? Robert Waldinger
- How china is (and isn’t) fighting pollution and climate change. Angel Hsu
- The little problem I had renting a house. James White Sr.
- Are we running out of clean water? Balsher Singh Siohu
- Einstein’s miracle year. Larry Lagerstrom
- How we can grow new brain cells. Sandrine Thuret
- How nationalism and globalism can coexist. Wanis Kabbaj
- How to connect with depressed friends. Bill Bernat
- The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman. Janell Hobson
- Top 10 time-saving tech tips. David Pogue
- I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here is why I left. Megan Phelps-Roper
- The age of genetic wonder. Juan Enriquez
- Mind – blowing stage sculptures that fuse music and technology. Es Devlin
- A 12 year old app developer. Thomas Suarez
2018-2019
- The Paradox of Choice. Barry Schwartz
- The Pharmacy of the Future? Personalized Pills, 3-D printed at home. Daniel Kraft
- Wisdom from Great Writers on every Year of Life. Joshua Prager
- The Secret to Living Longer may be your Social Life. Susan Pinker
- A Glimpse of the Future Through an Augmented Reality Headset. Meron Gribetz
- The Hidden Beauty of Pollination. Louie Schwartzberg
- Depressed Dogs, Cats with OCD-What Animal Madness Means for us Humans. Laurel Braitman
- Is the World Getting Better or Worse? A Look at the Numbers. Steven Pinker
- Remember to say Thank You. Laura Trice
- The Global Food Waste Scandal. Tristram Stuart
- The Transformative Power of Classical Music. Benjamin Sander
- Try Something New for Thirty Days. Matt Cutts
2017-2018
- Everyone around you has a Story the World Needs to Hear. Dave Isay
- How I became an Entrepreneur at 66. Paul Tasner
- A father-daughter bond, one Photo at a Time. Steven Addis
- When I die, Recompose me. Katrina Spade
- How not to be Ignorant About the World. Hans & Ola Rosling
- A Life Lesson from a Volunteer Firefighter. Mark Bezos
- What Moral Decisions Should Driverless Cars Make? Iyad Rahwan
- How augmented reality could change the future of surgery. Nadine Hachach-Haram
- A precise, three-letter word for every place on earth. Chris Sheldrick
- The danger of science denial. Michael Specter
- Can we build AI without losing control over it? Sam Harris
- 3 things I learned while my plane crashed. Ric Elias
2016-2017
- The New American Dream. Courtney E. Martin
- The Danger of a Single Story. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- How a Penny Made Me Feel Like a Millionaire. Tania Luna
- The Future of Flying Robots. Vijay Kumar
- The Sibling Bond. Jeffrey Kluger
- The Agony of Trying to Unsubscribe. James Veitch
- What We Can do to Die Well. Timothy Ihrig
- Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator. Tim Urban
- Try Something New For 30 Days. Matt Cutts
- The Art of Stillness. Pico Iyer
- Half a Million Secrets. Frank Warren
- The Hidden Power of Smiling. Ron Gutman
- Medicine's Future: There's An App For That. Daniel Kraft
- The Power of Introverts. Susan Cain
- Photos From A Storm Chaser. Camille Seaman
- Where is Cybercrime Really Coming From? Caleb Barlow
- 10 Ways to Have Better Conversations. Celeste Headlee
- Why Lunch Ladies Are Heroes. Jarrett J. Krasoczka
2015-2016
- Connected, But Alone? Sherry Turkle
- Less Stuff, More Happiness. Graham Hill
- How to Use a Paper Towel. Joe Smith
- Why I Believe the Mistreatment of Women is the #1 Human Rights Abuse. Jimmy Carter
- How to Make Stress Your Friend. Kelly McGonigal
- How to Buy Happiness. Michael Norton
- Everything You Know About Addiction is Wrong. Johann Hart
- What Do You Think When You Look at Me? Daila Mogahed
- How To Tie Your Shoe Laces. Terry Moore