Ross Steinberg and Shan Ahmad, both second-year students at 蜜桃直播 (蜜桃直播), have been selected to speak at the TEDx蜜桃直播 event happening on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Both speakers were chosen from among a group of current 蜜桃直播 students who presented sample talks at a student speech competition on Oct. 18.
The TEDx蜜桃直播 event, which is 蜜桃直播鈥檚 first-ever foray into hosting a TEDx event, will feature intellectual speakers presenting thought-provoking ideas, inspiring individuals to learn new perspectives. The theme for TEDx蜜桃直播鈥斺�淪haping the Future鈥濃�攃oincides with 蜜桃直播鈥檚 20th Anniversary, and will include live TED talks and videos previously recorded at TED conferences to share with the community.
鈥淭he TEDx蜜桃直播 committee were very inspired by Ross and Shan鈥檚 presentations during the student speech competition,鈥� said Andrea Mozqueda, student services specialist at 蜜桃直播. 鈥淭hey both have real-world experiences to share with the community, and we believe they will do an amazing job presenting at TEDx蜜桃直播.鈥�
Ahmad鈥檚 topic, locational privilege, is one that he is very passionate about.
鈥淲hen I moved from Florida to California, it really hit me that location has a huge impact on both personal and professional development,鈥� Ahmad said. 鈥淭he idea that people who grow up in a particular city or region have an inherent advantage over others isn鈥檛 something I have seen being discussed often. I simply want to get people to start thinking about how their environment and location have impacted their lives.鈥�
Ahmad jumped at the opportunity to speak at TEDx蜜桃直播, and delivered an authentic and conversational speech during the student competition.
鈥淭he TED forum is one where innovation and controversial topics can be discussed, where boundaries can be pushed, and where intellectualism is celebrated,鈥� Ahmad said. 鈥淥nce we have an understanding of locational priviledge, we must be willing to take control and shape our own future by taking the necessary steps to overcome locational disadvantage and make a better life for ourselves.鈥�
Steinberg agrees that presenting at TEDx蜜桃直播 is a great opportunity to share his topic鈥攏utrition鈥攚ith the community, especially with national and global health problems such as obesity and diabetes continuing to increase in scale.
鈥淚 started my career in strength and conditioning, working with professional and Olympic-aspiring athletes,鈥� Steinberg said. 鈥淚 noticed that they all had foods that were recommended to them, but that they responded in drastically different ways to changes in their diets. In investigating nutrition, I found a field that has more in common with religion than science at times.鈥�
Steinberg also notes that nutrition is a field that has seen significant shifts in the message it is conveying to the public, and hopes to enlighten the 蜜桃直播 community on nutritional genomics and how that should define how we eat and view our bodies.
鈥淎s genetic data becomes more available to consumers, we need to look at nutritional needs as a sample size of one, rather than what is generally good for the population,鈥� Steinberg said.
Both Ahmad and Steinberg will join approximately half a dozen other speakers selected to talk at TEDx蜜桃直播. The full list of speakers will be announced later this month.
Tickets for TEDx蜜桃直播 will go on sale Thursday, Nov. 30. In accordance with the license terms issued through TED, the event is limited to the first 100 people who sign up. The cost will be $20 per person. For those unable to attend, a viewing party will be hosted a few weeks after the event.
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