(Free)Live a More Meaningful Life
(Free)Live a More Meaningful Life
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Creating Meaning - TEDxSanAntonio Salon
By TEDxSanAntonio
When and where
Date and time
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 · 6:30 - 8pm CDT
Location
Geekdom 112 E Pecan St San Antonio, TX 78205
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Description
In this inaugural Salon event for TEDxSanAntonio, we will explore how we, as humans, create meaningful lives. Over the past 10 years, a variety of fields of study have converged to help chip away at the BIG questions in life. From multiple perspectives, including psychology, neuroscience, religion, philosophy, and even theoretical physics, a picture is beginning to emerge that WE are the creators of our own meaning.
What's a Salon?
TEDxSanAntonio Salons are smaller group gatherings where we watch and discuss short TED or TEDx talks and the ideas they spark.
Harking back to the French philosophical movement in the 17th century, we will follow the traditional format of the salon, a casual gathering to refine the taste, and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. Depending on the size, we will likely split into groups small enough to support a productive conversation, watch 2 appropriate TED talks, and then reconvene as a larger social group.
Come and explore Creating Meaning and how this impacts a meaningful life. Everyone is a participant and no professional expertise is required. We’re all 100% expert at our own experiences of creating meaning.
Come discuss Ideas Worth Spreading and develop the community of TED and TEDx supporters here in San Antonio.
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TEDxSanAntonioAbout TEDx, x=independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
There have been hundreds of TEDx events worldwide; some are organized around a specific theme, such as TEDxOilSpill or TEDMed; some are regional like TEDxSanAntonio.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to present short talks about Ideas worth Spreading. Talks are made freely available free on YouTube and at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
About Fiesta for the Mind
Fiesta for the Mind is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that produces community educational event series including TEDxSanAntonio, TEDxSanAntonio Youth, TEDxSanAntonio Women and TEDxSanAntonio Salons.