In 2013, psychologist Angela Duckworth delivered a powerful TED talk on the importance of “grit,” or outstanding ability to persevere through failure, as a predictor of success. Duckworth claimed that,...
Northwestern hosted its first full-day TEDx conference Saturday with speeches from students, professors and alumni, performances from several student groups and featured Ted Talk videos.
The sold-out...
The lineup for TEDxNorthwesternU 2014 has been finalized. Though the event organizers initially planned to have nine speakers, the quantity and quality of the applications led them to select 12.
Co-director...
Nikita Ramanujam has always been inspired by the ideas of her classmates.
But Ramanujam never felt there was a proper platform for those ideas to be shared. So she took it upon herself to give not...
Although the scene lacked the trademark black background and the speeches won’t go viral on YouTube, students stumbling across Swift Hall on Saturday would be forgiven if they thought they were at a...
