Hundreds of locals hungry for knowledge headed to the Dallas City Performance Hall on November 1 to experience the sixth annual TEDxSMU. Themed “Strangely Familiar,” the day promised to look at familiar subjects through a different lens and to make strange ideas more relatable.
TEDxSMU is one of thousands of licensed TED events created in the spirit of its mission: “ideas worth spreading.” Not only does it bring TED Fellows — such as African Prison Project’s Alexander McLean — to Dallas, but it also provides a stage for locals to talk about what matters in our community.
Although it’s nearly impossible to distill the day into 10 big takeways — and it’s hard to forget the impassioned dancing of the Unity of Cultures or the T-shirt cannon built by the Jesuit Robotics Team — these are some of the moments that resonated with us most.