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| Tim Cernak | TEDxChicago TEDx Global Idea Search 2025, Art & Creativity, Life, | 4/18/26 How to Live Your Dancefloor | Darlene Jackson | TEDxChicago TEDx Global Idea Search 2025, Life, Relationships, | 4/18/26 How to talk to people you dislike | Joshua Johnson | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Technology, Science, | 2/3/26 Why we measure the universe | Professor Wendy Freedman | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Performance, Health, Art & Creativity, Democracy, Civics, and Social Justice, Life, Relationships, | 2/2/26 Artistry after almost dying | Nikki Lynette | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Performance, Art & Creativity, Democracy, Civics, and Social Justice, Life, Relationships, | 2/2/26 Black Dance as Protest | Red Clay Dance Company | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Technology, Art & Creativity, Life, | 12/15/25 How artists can protect their work from AI | Dr. Heather Zheng | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Technology, | 12/15/25 How quantum technologies may impact your life | Dr. David Awschalom | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Psychology, Life, Relationships, | 12/15/25 Why great sex starts with talking | Dr. Hareder McDowell | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Technology, Health, Life, | 12/15/25 What if we could hear disease? | Dr. Hossein Zargartalebi | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Art & Creativity, Life, Relationships, | 12/24/25 Why laughter heals broken hearts | Natasha Pearl Hansen TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Art & Creativity, Life, | 12/15/25 A photographer’s frame work for witnessing our shared humanity | Tony Menias | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Work & Business, Life, Relationships, | 12/15/25 How social wealth can transform your career | Nisaini Rexach | TEDxChicago TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human, Global Issues, Work & Business, Life, Relationships, | 12/15/25 Building trust across America's divides | Meg Whitty | TEDxChicago Global Issues, Technology, TEDxChicago 2024: Lighting the Way, Science, Relationships, | 12/14/25 How tiny particles may explain why we exist | Dr. Lia Merminga Global Issues, Technology, TEDxChicago 2024: Lighting the Way, Science, | 12/18/25 AI uses too much energy—nanotech is the solution | Dr. Mark Hersam Health, TEDxChicago 2024: Lighting the Way, Design, Relationships, | 12/14/25 How our stories hold the power to transform healthcare | Abbie Clary, FAIA, FACHA Global Issues, Technology, TEDxChicago 2024: Lighting the Way, Science, | 12/14/25 A silent threat & powerful opportunity under cities | Prof. Alessandro F. 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