TEDxWWU coming April 16

TEDxWWU, an annual campus-wide event that works to bring big ideas to Western Washington University, is scheduled for Saturday, April 16.

Students work alongside the Idea Institute at WWU to bring the event to campus.

This year's speakers:

• JOSHUA THOMPSON: How to Win a Political Debate in 5 Easy Steps
• BRYANT D’HONDT: Smile For Me Now
• SARA ALKHEDAIRY: The Limits to Empathy: Getting Comfortable With Discomfort
• LENNY MOORE: Foundations for a New Mathematical Language
• BAOZHEN LUO: Searching for Myself in My Names
• ROGER LIBBY: We Need a Sex Positive Revolution!
• SUSAN FEE: Take the 'Enemy' out of Frenemy: Teaching Girls How to Develop Healthy Friendships
• RACHEL HERD: Habeas Corpus: When prisoners claim they've been wrongfully convicted
• CHRISTIE CASTAGNA: Accommodating for the Unseen: Creating Safe and Accessible Spaces for those with Invisible Chronic Illness
• JORDAN CRAHAN: A Modest Economic Proposal
• KEVIN WILHELM: A Manifesto for the 21st Century CEO
• RAY DECK: The State of Foster Care in Whatcom County

For more information, or to buy tickets, visit http://www.tedxwwu.com/.