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In the spirit of "Ideas worth spreading", TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bri
06/02/2026
What does finding a cancer drug have in common with saving an endangered species?
More than you’d think.
Tim Cernak has spent his career pushing chemistry beyond its original limits, from drug discovery at Merck to conservation biology as a Research Fellow at the Smithsonian. His TEDxChicago talk challenges where science draws its boundaries, and asks who should get to decide.
Streaming now on TED’s YouTube. Link in bio.
05/28/2026
What if empathy made us better scientists?
Dr. Sammy Ramsey brings curiosity, urgency, and real heart to the conversation around pollinators and the communities connected to them.
Watch his full TEDxChicago Global Idea Search talk on TED’s YouTube. Link in bio.
Some ideas don’t just inspire. They mobilize.
Roquiya Sayeq turned impossibility into infrastructure and students into leaders.
Listen to this moment, then watch her full TEDxChicago Global Idea Search talk on TED’s YouTube.
Link in bio.
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