Podcasts about tedxpittsburgh

Diane has been to Mars. That is, she crewed the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. It was there she turned her attention to Dark Sky advocacy. Diane is a lecturer in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. Lucky for Pittsburgh, Diane is helping to guide the city's street light conversion to LED by, among other things, convincing astronauts aboard the ISS to take photos of Pittsburgh before, during, and after the conversion. Diane Turnshek bonus fun fact: the Dung Beetle uses the light of the Milky way to roll its little ball of dung in a straight line. Diane has earned an International Dark Sky Association's Defender Award. She has given over one hundred light pollution talks including one for TEDxPittsburgh, curated a series of space art galleries, and founded the Pennsylvania Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association. In 2019, she edited the genre anthology Triangulation: Dark Skies with twenty-one starry night short stories. She has been interviewed by the New York Times, PBS News Hour, NPR Morning Edition, Canada One Radio, Chinese Global Television Network and 50 more news outlets. She hosted a Dark Skies Conference at CMU and is co-running the 9th International Artificial Light at Night Conference in Calgary, Canada in August of 2023. Her research focuses on measuring the light of cities with drones, aircraft, satellites and astronauts aboard the ISS. 

What can you do if you're the victim of revenge porn or cyberbullying? Journalist and activist Darieth Chisolm, who has first-hand experience of this nightmare scenario, describes the inadequate state of legislation aimed at punishing perpetrators and the work that’s being done to change this. This talk was filmed at TEDxPittsburgh. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter:

Chris Daley is the Organizer of TEDxPittsburgh and is part of a regional TEDx ecosystem with ten events within a short distance. Pittsburgh is a large region, but a small city, so the challenge of colliding events and keeping an identity for each TEDx is something Chris and his team think about. He started as an attendee when the event was called TEDxGrandViewAvenue, then volunteered, became a part of the core team and in 2015 took over the lead organizer role. His background is in marketing, so he has a strong skill set which helps him produce the event. "We want to be ambassadors for the City. It's the part of the story that motivates us." Chris talks about the need for two teams and something that they're experimenting with this year. One team works on the event and passes the project over to a second team that manages the after-event tasks, videos, promotion, planning so that the first time can catch their breath. We all know how much of a sprint it is to get a TEDx produced and this strategy seems like a smart way to go. Chris also shares his team's strategy for finding speakers in this episode. We know how hard that can be, especially with an event that continues year after year. He suggests that you get out in the community and participate in local activities. Live music, Moth sessions, spoken word festivals and jams of all sorts. Chris also said that they're transitioning to 12-minute talks, down from the typical 18. Note: The guidance from TEDx in NYC is that video viewership drops precipitously after 12 minutes (my words). Good to know. Chris and his wife share duties with their TEDx as she helps with the speakers.

Garrett Titlebaum: It's Nice To See He's Working RSS Great discussion with my friend from stand-up, Dave Porter, and his grandfather Dr. Curtiss Porter. The two have worked together for the last few years to build The African Library Unburnt - TALUB. Their lecture series on the history and psychology of being positively black has helped them land a TedxPittsburgh appearance. The event is this Saturday, June 18th, 11:30AM, at the Byham Theater. Click HERE for TicketsOur discussion covers the changes in Pittsburgh neighborhoods, academia, activism and the cinematic growth of black stories in just the past few years.TEDxPittsburgh 2018 Small Worlds

TEDx events have a global impact since the speaker's talks can be viewed online. However, the events also have a local impact by influencing their communities in surprising ways. Today's guest is the organizer of TEDxPittsburgh, and he shares how the event helps people become ambassadors to the community

Julius Boatwright is the CEO OF Steel Smiling which is a organization helping to bring awareness to mental health. He also is a speaker, and the biggest stage he has been featured on is Tedx Pittsburgh. He stops by The #24HourHustle Show with Anthony Freeze to talk about relationships, mental health, and how he got the the Tedx opportunity!

  Light Up the Sky with Stars Presenter: Diane Turnshek Lecturer, Author, & Astronomer How far do you have to travel to see the stars clearly? Join lecturer, author, and astronomer Diane Turnshek as she discusses how light pollution not only prevents us from living under a sky bright with stars, but also negatively impacts human health and the environment. Turnshek will examine how innovative science and technology can reverse this steady creep of sky glow, allowing us to view the same star-filled sky that all past generations did. Diane Turnshek is a lecturer in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. She has published hard science fiction with a focus on space colonization and first contact. Her love of both astronomy and science fiction led her to crew the Mars Desert Research Station near Bryce Canyon, Utah in 2012, where she turned her attention to dark sky advocacy. Her fight against light pollution has taken many forms, including giving a TEDxPittsburgh talk. Turnshek is also a 2015 Dark Sky Defender award recipient, recognized by the International Dark-Sky Association for her contribution to light pollution mitigation.   Recorded Monday, December 5, 2016 at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

This week, we talk with Chris Daley(@thatchrisdaley), one of the organizers of TedXPittsburgh 2015! What is Ted? Why is it important for Pittsburgh? What makes Pittsburgh Awesome? Buy your tickets to attend in person, and find more information at TedXPittsburgh.org! Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!