September 27, 2014

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About TEDxGramercy | Grit

Life takes grit. !From the smallest organisms surviving in the void of space to the bravest

children growing up in abject poverty… from the boxing ring to the surgical table and back, the tenacity of life is unassailable!

TEDxGramercy brings together a group of leading thinkers and doers across disciplines for a riveting journey to explore grit. What is this resiliency

within us all? Does it know limits, or are the possibilities truly unbound?

Event Details

Date & Time Saturday, September 27, 2014

Show runs 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm Doors open 4:00 pm

(Seating is first come, first served)

After party begins at 10:00 pm

TEDxGramercy | Grit Mason Hall, Baruch College

17 Lexington AvenueNew York, NY, 10010(23rd St. & Lexington Ave.)

Click here for directions

After Party (21+ only) Gansevoort Park Rooftop

420 Park Ave South, Manhattan, NY 10016(28th/29th St. & Park Ave.)Click here for directions

Schedule

!Welcome!

Costa Michalidis & Kelsey Crouch !The Moments That Make Champions!

Caroline Adams Miller !Creative Reuse !

Harriet Taub !Keeping Innoculations Cool!

Harvey Rubin !How to Die Young at a Very Old Age!

Nir Barzilai !!INTERMISSION!!!

The Cost of Courage: We Need to Pay Attention!Michael Crouch !

Terra Sapiens: Planetary Changes of the Fourth Kind!David Grinspoon !

Dare to be Dauntless! !Amikaeyla Gaston

Speakers

The Moments that Make Champions Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP

What are three things we can choose to do differently to improve our chances of developing grit? Can we learn how to turn micromoments in each day into the habits of resilient champions. !Caroline is an author on a mission! A survivor of her own life-threatening struggle and a scholar of others', Caroline has immersed herself in the world of Positive Psychology and has emerged with a question and an idea...

Creative Reuse Harriet Taub

In a world that is disposed to the disposable way of life, can we change attitudes towards waste through the arts and education? !Harriet is a fearless reuser. She transforms otherwise useless materials into fuel for artistic endeavor at NYC's landmark reuse program: Material for the Arts.

Speakers

Keeping Inoculations Cool Dr. Harvey Rubin, MD, PhD

What can you do with a cell phone tower, a refrigerator and a shipment of vaccines? Apparently, save millions of lives! !Harvey is on the brink of a powerful social innovation. He is a Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Computer Science, and the Director of the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response at the University of Pennsylvania.

How to Die Young at a Very Old Age Dr. Nir Barzilai, MD

Aging is a common risk factor for many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease. Rather than treating each disease separately, the most practical approach is to delay aging altogether. Learn about our efforts to help everyone die young at a very old age. !Nir is a Professor of Medicine and Genetics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Deputy Scientific Director at the American Federation for Aging Research. He has pioneered breakthrough research on the biology of aging.

Speakers

The Cost of Courage: We Need to Pay Attention Michael Crouch, LCSW

When we take the risk to acknowledge and embrace our vulnerabilities we find true grit... our purpose. !As the co-coordinator of the Fairfield County Trauma Recovery Network in Connecticut, Michael has worked with a number of first responders including local and State Police, Firefighters and EMTs. He is inspired by these men and women, who do their jobs with amazing courage and commitment but also with caring and compassion.

Terra Sapiens: Planetary Changes of the Fourth Kind David Grinspoon, PhD

The more we study the history and nature of Earth’s biosphere, the more we see that life has become an integral aspect of Earth, not something that has happened on an otherwise lifeless planet. The arrival of the “Anthropocene Epoch”, where humans have become a major geological force, suggests the possibility that intelligence, too, may become a planetary property on

Earth and, perhaps, elsewhere. !A Sagan medalist, NASA-funded astrobiologist and currently a visiting scholar at the Library of Congress, David is at the forefront of understanding life in the universe.

Speakers

Dare to be Dauntless! Amikaeyla Gaston

Survive a near fatal hate crime. Sing a song. Travel the world. Feel the healing and restorative power of music. !Amikaeyla is an international award-winning singer, activist, and executive director/founder of the International Cultural Arts & Healing Sciences Institute.

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We hope you enjoy the show!!

With inspired smiles,

the TEDxGramercy team

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