TED-Ed Weekend Student Talks

When going through your day, you may not realize how much math surrounds you. Second grader, Jim Patrick, sees math everywhere. From the fractions in the pizza you eat for lunch to the multiplication you can use to check the time, Jim encourages us all to recognize the math in our lives. This Talk was given at TED-Ed Weekend in New York City. To learn more, go to The TED-Ed Clubs program supports students in discovering, exploring and presenting their big ideas in the form of short, TED-style talks. In TED-Ed Clubs, students work together to discuss and celebrate creative ideas. Club Leaders receive TED-Ed's flexible curriculum to guide their Members in developing presentation literacy skills to help inspire tomorrow's TED speakers and future leaders. This presentation was completed by participating in a TED-Ed Club and produced independently of the TED Conferences. Only approved Club Leaders (ed.ted.com/clubs) are able to upload TED-Ed Club presentations on behalf of their students. *

When going through your day, you may not realize how much math surrounds you. Second grader, Jim Patrick, sees math everywhere. From the fractions in the pizza you eat for lunch to the multiplication you can use to check the time, Jim encourages us all to recognize the math in our lives. This Talk was given at TED-Ed Weekend in New York City. To learn more, go to The TED-Ed Clubs program supports students in discovering, exploring and presenting their big ideas in the form of short, TED-style talks. In TED-Ed Clubs, students work together to discuss and celebrate creative ideas. Club Leaders receive TED-Ed's flexible curriculum to guide their Members in developing presentation literacy skills to help inspire tomorrow's TED speakers and future leaders. This presentation was completed by participating in a TED-Ed Club and produced independently of the TED Conferences. Only approved Club Leaders (ed.ted.com/clubs) are able to upload TED-Ed Club presentations on behalf of their students. *

Kayla Briët was raised in a multigenerational, multicultural home. Part Dutch-Indonesian, part Chinese, part Ojibwe, Kayla often felt like she was never "enough" of any one identity. At the same time, she felt a great responsibility to preserve the stories and traditions of her native ancestors. So as a student and storyteller Kayla taught herself music, filmmaking, dance, animation, and even virtual reality to try to find a way to capture and preserve her heritage while celebrating the many textures and harmonies that form our shared human experiences. Kayla gave this talk at TED-Ed Weekend in New York City. To learn more about TED-Ed Clubs or to start your own club, go to

Kayla Briët was raised in a multigenerational, multicultural home. Part Dutch-Indonesian, part Chinese, part Ojibwe, Kayla often felt like she was never "enough" of any one identity. At the same time, she felt a great responsibility to preserve the stories and traditions of her native ancestors. So as a student and storyteller Kayla taught herself music, filmmaking, dance, animation, and even virtual reality to try to find a way to capture and preserve her heritage while celebrating the many textures and harmonies that form our shared human experiences. Kayla gave this talk at TED-Ed Weekend in New York City. To learn more about TED-Ed Clubs or to start your own club, go to

Esha-Karthi Raj has known that she wanted to be a chef since she was very young. But, her passion for cooking was more than a calling: it became the language she uses to understand herself and the world around her. In this uplifting Talk, Esha's musings on the universality of chocolate cake and the magic of the masala dani, the spice box found in most Indian kitchens, create a roadmap for her to embrace the complexities and celebrate the many flavors of her life. Esha-Karthi Raj gave this talk in New York, NY at TED-Ed Weekend. To find out more about TED-Ed Weekend, go here: bit.ly/2mCCQDn. To learn more about TED-Ed Clubs or to start your own Club, go to

Esha-Karthi Raj has known that she wanted to be a chef since she was very young. But, her passion for cooking was more than a calling: it became the language she uses to understand herself and the world around her. In this uplifting Talk, Esha's musings on the universality of chocolate cake and the magic of the masala dani, the spice box found in most Indian kitchens, create a roadmap for her to embrace the complexities and celebrate the many flavors of her life. Esha-Karthi Raj gave this talk in New York, NY at TED-Ed Weekend. To find out more about TED-Ed Weekend, go here: bit.ly/2mCCQDn. To learn more about TED-Ed Clubs or to start your own Club, go to

When we want to solve a complicated math problem quickly and accurately, many of us will turn to a calculator without thinking twice. But would you want a machine determining the outcome of a complex legal case? This is the question Jaerin Jo got hung up on after participating in a debate about AI at her school. Jaerin's own father is a judge in South Korea, and imagining a future where robots preside over courtrooms brought up many brain-twisting questions about the appropriate uses of AI and the nature of justice itself. This thought-provoking Talk imagines what an AI justice system might look like, and asks you to consider how you would participate in it. This Talk was given at TED-Ed Weekend in New York City. The TED-Ed Clubs program supports students in discovering, exploring and presenting their big ideas in the form of short, TED-style talks. In TED-Ed Clubs, students work together to discuss and celebrate creative ideas. Club Leaders receive TED-Ed's flexible curriculum to guid

When we want to solve a complicated math problem quickly and accurately, many of us will turn to a calculator without thinking twice. But would you want a machine determining the outcome of a complex legal case? This is the question Jaerin Jo got hung up on after participating in a debate about AI at her school. Jaerin's own father is a judge in South Korea, and imagining a future where robots preside over courtrooms brought up many brain-twisting questions about the appropriate uses of AI and the nature of justice itself. This thought-provoking Talk imagines what an AI justice system might look like, and asks you to consider how you would participate in it. This Talk was given at TED-Ed Weekend in New York City. The TED-Ed Clubs program supports students in discovering, exploring and presenting their big ideas in the form of short, TED-style talks. In TED-Ed Clubs, students work together to discuss and celebrate creative ideas. Club Leaders receive TED-Ed's flexible curriculum to guid

Sometimes growing up can feel like an obstacle course: full of academic and social hurdles, all designed to test your strength and sense of self-worth. But Aishwarya Chodankar believes we can find all the tools we need to overcome hardship by looking no further than our earliest childhood rituals: bedtime stories. In this whimsical Talk, Aishwarya describes how she uses her grandmother's tall tales as a guide to growing up. Aishwarya Chodankar gave this speech in New York, NY at TED-Ed Weekend. To find out more about TED-Ed Weekend, go here: bit.ly/2mCCQDn. To start a TED-Ed Club at your school, visit ed.ted.com/clubs.

Sometimes growing up can feel like an obstacle course: full of academic and social hurdles, all designed to test your strength and sense of self-worth. But Aishwarya Chodankar believes we can find all the tools we need to overcome hardship by looking no further than our earliest childhood rituals: bedtime stories. In this whimsical Talk, Aishwarya describes how she uses her grandmother's tall tales as a guide to growing up. Aishwarya Chodankar gave this speech in New York, NY at TED-Ed Weekend. To find out more about TED-Ed Weekend, go here: bit.ly/2mCCQDn. To start a TED-Ed Club at your school, visit ed.ted.com/clubs.