Why We Keep Breaking Promises to Ourselves—and Why the New Year Won’t Fix That
Every December, the same promises resurface. We tell ourselves that next year will be different, that this time we’ll follow through. Most of us already know how that story ends. By February, the promise has slipped away—not through lack of willpower, but because it was never built to hold on its own. In his TEDxAtlanta […]
What the Macy’s Parade Reminds Us About Atlanta’s Own Tradition of Collective Joy
Every year, millions of people tune in to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It’s one of the biggest communal spectacles in the country—a reminder that art and play have the power to bring strangers together, even if only for a moment. The Macy’s Parade is a national tradition, but the impulse behind it—sharing joy in […]
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: What 4 TED Talks Can Teach Us
Behind every poverty statistic is a lived reality. Poverty isn’t only about how much someone earns each day — it’s about dignity, rights, and the chance to live without fear that one crisis will undo years of progress. The latest data from the UN is sobering: More than 690 million people live in extreme […]
From stage to field: When ideas take root in the community
What happens when a TEDx talk inspires a community to get outside, slow down, and count bees? That question brought TEDxAtlanta to Lost Corner Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia, for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. What started as an idea shared on our stage—entomologist Kris Braman’s 2023 talk, The Secret of Wild Bees in Cities—has […]