Global systems, societal shifts, planetary impact.
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01 / The Concept
When scale breaks perception.
What happens when scale fails, and our measures no longer match reality?
Disorders of Magnitude explores the fixed-magnitude biases we inherit across fields: assumptions about which voices, impacts, and priorities deserve to outweigh others.
It asks us to unlearn default orders, rethink value from the ground up, and trace how microscopic shifts can trigger systemic change far beyond what our instincts are prepared to measure.
Quantum mechanics, individual actions, cellular change.
02 / Voices
Catalysts of Change
Professor of Humanities at DKU
Tommaso Tesei
The Power of Cognitive Dissonance
DKU Student
Kate Elosta
Rethinking Parenthood: The Case for Shared Lactation
DKU Alumnus
Ace Asim
Communitarianism and AI Ethics
Partner at IBM Consulting
Sun Yan
From Freshman Year to Forever: Growing Together in Life and Career
DKU WLS Coach
Ian McNally
The Art of Infinite Change
DKU Student
Coco Zhang
The Environmentalism Trap: From Consumer Guilt to Conscious Living
DKU Student
Teohan Blind
Fix the Money, Fix the World
DKU Student
Roberto Adames
The Power of a Card
03 / Schedule
The Schedule
11:30 AM
Registration
Check in and grab your name badge. Don't forget to fill out the conversation starter!
12:00 PM
Session One
Opening Remarks
A welcome to TEDxDKU 2026 and an introduction to the ideas shaping the day.
Teohan Blind
Fix the Money, Fix the World.
Coco Zhang
The Environmentalism Trap: From Consumer Guilt to Conscious Living.
Ian McNally
The Art of Infinite Change.
Ace Asim
Communitarianism and AI Ethics.
13:15 PM
Tea Break
Meet the speakers, start conversations with (new) friends, and enjoy beverages plus a light lunch.
13:45 PM
Session Two
Tommaso Tesei
The Power of Cognitive Dissonance.
Roberto Adames
The Power of a Card.
Sun Yan
From Freshman Year to Forever: Growing Together in Life and Career.
Kate Elosta
Rethinking Parenthood: The Case for Shared Lactation.
15:00 PM
Closing
Closing Remarks
A final reflection to conclude the program and carry the conversations beyond the theater.
04 / Organizing Team
The Curators
Noah Caplan
Lead Organizer
Jiyuan Liu
Lead Organizer
Colden Johnson
Curation Director
Alessia Barreca
Event Management
Mateja Bokan
Technical Director
Ethan Deal
Design
Giorgia Guardamagn
Marketing
Michael Cornell
Digital Operations
Experience the shift.
Join us for a day of profound ideas, layered perspectives, and conversations that unsettle the scales we take for granted.
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