Emily Calandrelli mingles at the LaSells Stewart Center, host of 2015’s TEDxOregonStateU.
A presentation on STEM literacy delivered by Emily Calandrelli at February’s TEDxOregonStateU event is nearing 60,000 pageviews on YouTube.
The title of the talk by Calandrelli, producer and host of Fox’s “Xploration Outer Space,” is “I don’t do math.” It discusses the importance of STEM education even to those outside of STEM fields. As of the evening of Oct. 19, it had been watched 59,976 times.
Calandrelli was one of five speakers at the TEDx event. Among the others were fashion designer Michelle Lesniak and OSU microbiology student Matthew Kaiser. Kaiser has since graduated.
YouTube videos of the other talks are online as well.
Emily Calandrelli talked about the importance of STEM education during the Feb. 12 event.
The five talks from February’s TEDx event at the LaSells Stewart Center are now online.
The speakers are media executive Hanson Hosein, fashion designer Michelle Lesniak, Grameen Foundation David Edelstein, OSU Honors College senior Matthew Kaiser and TV producer/host and former NASA engineer Emily Calandrelli.
A sellout crowd of 1,200 attended TEDxOregonStateU on Feb. 12, an event whose theme was “Disruption: Revolutionary and influential ideas worth spreading.”
College of Business student Aaron LaVigne, along with College of Science student Dustin Hernandes and recent OSU graduate Vinay Bikkina, organized the event. In addition to the five live speakers there were two TED videos that also challenged the audience to think in ways they possibly hadn’t before, such as:
Is while you’re still single the best time to work on your marriage?
Are mobile phones a game-changer for the financial services industry?
Do you know when it’s time to “drop the mic” and walk away?
One of the videos showed author Malcolm Gladwell speaking about how market researcher Howard Moskowitz changed the American food industry’s approach to meeting consumer needs, from a universal strategy to a taste-specific one, via a detailed study of spaghetti sauce. The other one featured psychologist Meg Jay, who specializes in helping people not to look at their 20s as a throwaway decade.
As for the live speakers, Calandrelli talked about the importance of STEM literacy; David Edelstein predicted mobile phones will change the way people bank; Lesniak described the emotive power of clothes; OSU Honors College student Matthew Kaiser spoke on bioengineering while asking if humanity is “ready for an upgrade”; and Hosein talked about the value of passion, dedication, collaboration and knowing when it’s time to “drop the mic” and walk toward your next challenge.
“We’re starting to get all students to think about all these new disruptive ideas, to think about other areas than what they study,” Bikkina said. “This lets OSU become a hub for disruptive ideas and become known as a place where ideas generate that are TED worthy.”
Though Fernandes, LaVigne and Bikkina will all have graduated by the time the next school year begins, the date is secured (Feb. 11) and planning is already under way for the 2016 edition of TEDxOregonStateU.
Organizers and speakers take the stage one final time at the event’s close.
Can anyone really afford to be STEM-illiterate, or complacent in the fight against pseudo-science?
Are you passionate, dedicated and ready to connect with like-minded collaborators and leverage the power of big institutions?
When bionic arms and legs are better than natural ones, how will we feel about it?
Those were a few of the questions posed to a capacity crowd of 1,200 at the LaSells-Stewart Center on Feb. 12 during TEDxOregonStateU, the theme of which was “Disruption: Revolutionary and influential ideas worth spreading.”
College of Business student Aaron LaVigne, along with College of Science student Dustin Hernandes and recent OSU graduate Vinay Bikkina, organized the event. It featured five speakers, plus two TED videos, and challenged the audience to think in ways they possibly hadn’t before, such as:
Is while you’re still single the best time to work on your marriage?
Are mobile phones a game-changer for the financial services industry?
Do you know when it’s time to “drop the mic” and walk away?
“The topics were interesting and thought provoking,” said Alex Howell, a College of Business junior. “And I thought the taped TED talks were great too. That Malcolm Gladwell talk, I’ve probably seen it 10 times. He’s my favorite author.”
Gladwell spoke about how market researcher Howard Moskowitz changed the American food industry’s approach to meeting consumer needs, from a universal strategy to a taste-specific one, via a detailed study of spaghetti sauce. The other video featured psychologist Meg Jay, who specializes in helping people not to look at their 20s as a throwaway decade.
The live speakers were aerospace engineer and TV producer Emily Calandrelli, who talked about the importance of STEM literacy; Grameen Foundation Technology Center director David Edelstein, who predicted mobile phones will change the way people bank; fashion designer Michelle Lesniak, who described the emotive power of clothes; OSU Honors College student Matthew Kaiser, who spoke on bioengineering while asking if humanity is “ready for an upgrade”; and HRH Media Group president Hanson Hosein, who talked about the value of passion, dedication, collaboration and knowing when it’s time to “drop the mic” and walk toward your next challenge.
“There was something that related to everybody,” said Jessica Keune, who’s pursuing a Ph.D. in nutrition and bone health. “It’s great to get students and the general public together for these types of events.”
The “Disruption” discussion continues on Twitter, #mydisruption, and Facebook, www.facebook.com/TEDxOregonStateU.
Organizers Dustin Fernandes, left, and Aaron LaVigne flank speaker Matthew Kaiser.
College of Business student Aaron LaVigne, left, has teamed up with College of Science student Dustin Fernandes, right, and recent Oregon State graduate Vinay Bikkina to organize the TEDx event.
College of Business student Aaron LaVigne has teamed up with College of Science student Dustin Fernandes and recent Oregon State graduate Vinay Bikkina to put together a TEDx event that has sold out the LaSells-Stewart Center’s 1,200-seat Austin Auditorium.
TEDxOregonStateU, a series of short talks on the theme of disruption, starts at 6 p.m. Thursday. Independently organized TEDx events feature talks, demonstrations or performances that foster learning, inspiration and wonder. Ticket sales have been brisk to hear the lineup of speakers:
Emily Calandrelli, a co-producer and host of Fox’s new show, “Xploration Outer Space,” who works to scientific literacy and women in science, technology, engineering and math.
David Edelstein, senior vice president of global programs at Grameen Foundation and director of the Grameen Foundation Technology Center.
Hanson Hosein, the director of the communication leadership graduate program at the University of Washington and president of HRH Media Group.
Michelle Lesniak, the season 11 winner of “Project Runway.”
Matthew Kaiser, an undergraduate student at OSU, who is working toward an honors degree in microbiology with minors in Spanish, chemistry and toxicology.
Tickets are $20, or $15 for students. Tickets and additional information are available at www.oregonstate.edu/TEDxOregonStateU.
