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“Stoicism isn’t about extinguishing empathy, it’s about channeling it.” Thank you Shermin Kruse for your incredible TEDxOshkosh talk! #tedxoshkosh2024 📸 TEDxOshkosh Photo- Phil Weston

"We need to think about manufacturing locally and selling locally for local demand." Thank you Natraj Shanker for your insightful TEDxOshkosh talk! #tedxoshkosh2024 📸 TEDxOshkosh Photo- Phil Weston

"We must widen our understanding of the vast autism spectrum: and invest into studies specifically around women and girls." Thank you Masha Pavlova for your inspiring TEDxOshkosh talk! #tedxoshkosh2024 📸 TEDxOshkosh Photo- Phil Weston

"With Al, and with our help, we can make this future a reality where no one has to be terrified of the words: "you have cancer." Thank you Pallavi Tiwari for your thought-provoking TEDxOshkosh talk! #tedxoshkosh2024 📸 TEDxOshkosh Photo- Phil Weston

A huge thank you to all of our hard working volunteers, incredible speakers, generous sponsors, and everyone who attended TEDxOshkosh 2024. Your passion and support helped elevate this event to new heights! Ideas change everything 💡 #TEDxOshkosh2024

Great news! The videos from TEDxOshkosh 2024 were released online this week. Follow-along for a short series of posts about the talks, and if you weren't in the audience (or even if you were!) check them out, and be sure to share your reactions!

First-up (these will come in the order the speakers were on stage) is Jennifer Skolaski, with a positive, hopeful, effective approach to reducing overdose deaths: youtube.com/watch?v=boWjxr…

Next, we have Courtney Dvorak, who addressed the real impact of workplace trauma youtube.com/watch?v=CE_Q26…

Third to the stage was wildlife biologist Gabriela Fleury, with a thought-provoking approach to conservation: Interspecies Diplomacy - youtube.com/watch?v=qxOeva…

Next we moved on to a beautiful vocal jazz performance of original works by singer Erin Boehme, accompanied by Michael Kubicki on the piano - youtube.com/watch?v=os3eCe…

Our next speaker, Shaheda Govani, shared with us the value of embracing our own discomfort and imperfection - youtube.com/watch?v=g48PtJ…

Our final speaker of the morning, amidst a time of political divisiveness, brought us a unifying perspective on how politics *could* be - youtube.com/watch?v=BPLJi6…

Opening our afternoon - and our minds - Seon Yoon Chung, the dean of the Nursing School at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, described fresh innovation in medical education by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) simulation - youtube.com/watch?v=X_l3Hg…

Our next presenter, Shermin Kruse, described what might seem like a paradoxical combination: Stoic Empathy - youtube.com/watch?v=hhwswB…

Next-up, Natraj Shanker inspired our imagination about how to make things, with a high-tech way to bring manufacturing closer to where the products are made - youtube.com/watch?v=wWBryI…

Our next presenter, Masha Pavlova, explored how autism can be under-diagnosed in girls, often not being discovered until adulthood - youtube.com/watch?v=SOI0VM…

Finishing-up our day was a talk from University of Wisconsin biomedical engineer Pallavi Tiwari, filled with hope for better cancer diagnosis and therapy with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) - youtube.com/watch?v=ysZRaR…

Grab your calendar, and pencil-in TEDxOshkosh 2025, on November 15, 2025 at The Grand Oshkosh !

May 5, 5:30PM: In-Person Speaker Auditions (pre-registration REQUIRED): Are you a Wisconsin resident with an idea that may fit the famed red circle? Consider giving us your best 4 minutes in-person, at our annual audition. Learn more and PRE-REGISTER: tedxoshkosh.com/about/propose-…

Thinking about speaking at TEDxOshkosh 2025? Don't miss your chance to audition with your best 4 minutes in-person, May 5. Learn more and PRE-REGISTER: tedxoshkosh.com/about/propose-…