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Talks

Amy Bishop | Hallelujah – Live Musical Performance

Amy Bishop | Hallelujah – Live Musical Performance

Amy Bishop performs her famous cover of Hallelujah at a live drive-in TEDxYYC event in Calgary. Amy Bishop’s voice is a combination of the smooth of the pavement and the gravel of the road, with the ability to charm listeners with her sweet tones; yet stun audiences with the ability to hit any high note.

Adora Nwofor | Centering Blackness: It’s The Glow Up You Need

Adora Nwofor | Centering Blackness: It’s The Glow Up You Need

https://youtu.be/Wldu8k_SGtI A professional actress, comedian, host and model, Adora Nwofor  has worked with audiences from all walks of life. She’s acted as board director for both the Nigerian Association, youth division and Femme Wave: Calgary’s Feminist Music and...

Dan Balaban | From Molecules to Electrons: Moving Past Polarization in Energy

Dan Balaban | From Molecules to Electrons: Moving Past Polarization in Energy

The energy discussion has become increasingly polarized. Global demand for energy is continuing to grow at phenomenal rate, but the threat of human-caused climate change is forcing us to explore new ways of producing the energy our modern world needs. The resulting narrative from this tension pits renewables against fossil fuels, demanding that we choose a side. Dan Balaban believes that this narrative is false, unproductive, and unnecessarily polarized.

Richard Harrison | How I Live With My Mother’s Choice of Medical Assistance in Dying

Richard Harrison | How I Live With My Mother’s Choice of Medical Assistance in Dying

How poet Richard Harrison found peace with his mother’s choice of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), by seeing himself in a story 2000 years old. In July 2017, Richard Harrison attended his mother’s medically-assisted death. His experience led him to reflect on the lack of stories around such moments. Now, what he has to share about the experience of medically-assisted death can help spark a conversation around our disconnect with death.