[Applause] [Music] Hello everyone. I think it's important to start a little bit about who I am. So I'm currently a film student here at DC and so something like a story is really valuable to me. And so today I kind of want to start start talking a little bit about an original story.However, this is not quite where my this story begins. This story actually began last year when I first wanted to make a TEDex speech and I didn't quite meet the deadline because I felt like I didn't come up with something creati ...

[Music] The world doesn't need change. It needs people who do. That line didn't come to me while meditating on a mountain or journaling in a fancy cafe. Well, you will find me there most of the times. But this line came to me while I was sitting across someone who was breaking down. Not because what happened with her. No. But no one stayed to listen. She was surrounded by friends, family. She had a large circle yet truly alone. I am Kapal Raj and I work with Fortune50 organization where I lead sales enablem ...

[Music] So, uh, when I was about 10 years old, I remember playing this video game in front of my dad. And the game's called Wolfenstein 3D. So, if you're a millennial like me, you probably know of it.Um, it's a pretty violent game. Um, and my dad is looking over my shoulder watching what I'm doing and he sees me killing all of these people and he's thinking, "Ah, geez, I don't know. Should a 10-year-old really be playing this?" And so I explained to him that, you know, I'm a US soldier in the middle of Worl ...

[Music] Uh so hello everyone. Today we actually had a lot of stories and I am going to do the same thing. If you were expecting a TEDex talk with clear answers, inspirational quotes or five-step formula of happiness, I have bad news.I have something else and is a story. Not just a story, but your story. And whether you know it or not, you have been writing it your whole life.With every stupid moment that you achieved, that you reached, with every good event that happened to you, it's everything part of your ...

[Applause] If you lost your memories tomorrow, what parts of yourself would still remain. Who would hold your stories for you. And more importantly, who decides what is remembered.We think of memory as something personal, something internal. But memory is also connection. It's about how we make sense of ourselves.And it's how we give the people we love a mirror back to their own story. Without our memories and our stories, what's left. A timeline, a medical record, a box of pictures with names we can't quit ...

[Music] I tell real medical stories. Some are heartbreaking, others are full of hope. Each case is a starting point of exploration, a dialogue between science and humanity.Science communication isn't just about explaining the world, but helping people understand and connect. I'm Dr. . Bernard, a recorder of medical stories.On the TEDex Fushing Park Summit stage, I explore the universe within humanity, and together we build Starseek and Open Mind. [Music] Show of hands. Who here studied in America. Who here ...

[Applause] [Music] Hello everyone. I think it's important to start a little bit about who I am. So I'm currently a film student here at DC and so something like a story is really valuable to me. And so today I kind of want to start start talking a little bit about an original story.However, this is not quite where my this story begins. This story actually began last year when I first wanted to make a TEDex speech and I didn't quite meet the deadline because I felt like I didn't come up with something creati ...

You know why I first got into this wacky business. Stories. Stories.That's why. Tremendous, intriguing stories. Tales that could explain what's going to happen.And you could actually make a little money from them. And that's what's happening right now. And the stories are driving much of this action.It's why the market's buoyancy continues. Dow dipping 11 points. S&P advancing 47%.NASDAQ filled with stories of great potential gain 94%. House of Pleasure. Let me tell you more about my obsession with stories. ...

Josephine Jongbloed is a person just like you. Going to her 9 to 5 jobs, same routine, same day. Until one day she did something you haven’t done yet. Look up. What hidden stories lie beneath our feet and above our heads? Josephine Jongbloed is a writer and creative entrepreneur who connects the world with stories. In a world that prioritizes constant movement and productivity, she encourages us to pause, and look. Have you ever wondered what the building you stand in used to be? What was the symbolic meani ...