Morris Animal Foundation
Learn more about how you can protect your pet from cancer, and help dogs and cats everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Visit Morris Animal Foundation to sign their Stop Cancer Furever pledge, learn more about their Foundation, and what you can do to make a difference.
FEMA
Experience a Flood Without Getting Wet at FEMA’s virtual reality and augmented reality demonstrations! Learn about emergency preparation and how FEMA helps people before, during and after disasters.
Delta Dental of Colorado
See Delta Dental’s sugar board, spin a wheel for prizes, and learn about waste reduction! Delta Dental of Colorado is the largest, most experienced dental benefits company in the state. They are passionate about educating Coloradoans about the importance of good oral health with funding and programs designed to reach and treat those who can’t afford dental benefits.
Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Public Radio delivers meaningful news, music, and cultural experiences to everyone in Colorado using the power of the human voice in all its forms! Visit CPR’s listening booth for a showcase of all of CPR’s podcasts. Learn about all of the wonderful podcasts they produce, including Music Blocks: a music appreciation podcast about the building blocks that make up your favorite sounds.
Bigfoot Web
Participate in conversation with other attendees and share the things that have recently inspired, stimulated your mind, promoted a new perspective, or even taught you something new. Leave your mark at this interactive exhibit.
CU Denver Experience Gallery
Made in Colorado is the CU Denver Experience Gallery’s biennial juried exhibition, which dates back to the 1980s. In the spirit of the gallery’s historic annual juried Colorado exhibition, “Zip 802,” the Emmanuel resurrected this important tradition in 2018 to include artists from all over the state. Highlighting the diverse and groundbreaking art being made in Colorado, this biennial exhibition celebrates the many creative and insightful artists of the Centennial State. Continuing the tradition of inviting outside jurors to experience the incredible art being created in Colorado, this year’s jurors are internationally renowned curators Kerry Brougher and Nora Halpern.
Francis Agyakwa, Past Speaker
Experience the healing that traditional African drumming and rhythm can give! Join this drum circle, led by past TEDxMileHigh speaker Francis Agyakwa, and enjoy the art of playing a Djembe drum as well as the stress reduction that it brings.
Speaker Alena Grabowski + University of Colorado Boulder Applied Biomechanics Lab
The use of running prostheses have allowed exceptional athletes with leg amputations to qualify for the Olympic games. Visit this exhibit by speaker Alena Grabowski and the University of Colorado Boulder Applied Biomechanics Lab to see the most innovative running prostheses for athletes! Learn what prostheses are made of, see how athletes move, and view the stride length and stride frequency of high level athletes.
Speaker Julissa Soto + CAHEP + Colorado Access + Regis University
Visit a health clinic with superheroes! Speaker Julissa Soto, CAHEP, Colorado Access, and Regis University invite you to their mini clinic full of heart and soul! Create your own scented hand sanitizer, and learn about barriers to healthcare and health equity from these impactful community partnerships.
Jenifer Shafer + School of Mines
Understand more about nuclear energy, what nuclear waste is, and the basics of radiation with Dr. Shane and Melissa from Colorado School of Mines! Participate with hands-on demonstrations showing how to stop radiation and natural sources of radiation. Radiation – it’s all around us and that’s ok!
Hussam Mahmoud + Colorado State University Civil and Environmental Engineering
Explore an interactive model of wildfire propagation, similar to disease transmission, at this exhibit by speaker Hussam Mahmoud and his team at Colorado State University. Select the location a wildfire ignites to see how it will spread and the way various structures will vary in transmission. Learn how this model is exposing vulnerability in our local community and informing both wildfire mitigation and infrastructure protection.
Speaker Leah Marie Collins
Are you scared of initiating money discussions out of fear of fighting? Do you want to split expenses but do not know how? Are you the breadwinner and want to learn how to protect your finances? Are you a saver and your partner is a spender? Speaker Leah Marie Collins helps individuals and couples learn how to navigate tricky financial topics and understand how culture, gender roles, and family upbringing impact money mindset. Take a quiz to learn about yourself and how financially compatible you may be with your partner!
Visit the TEDxMileHigh exhibit to learn more about our speakers, sign up for one of our upcoming adventures, explore ways to volunteer, and share your big ideas! Receive a special art print*, inspired by TEDxMileHigh attendees and created by Charlo, Denver artist and TEDxMileHigh speaker. *while supplies last