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Ideas worth spreading

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TEDxPenn

TEDxPenn was founded in 2010 by students to spark powerful ideas within the vibrant University of Pennsylvania and greater Philadelphia community to challenge ideas and create positive impacts for the world. Today, TEDxPenn Talks have amassed over 15 million views. 

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2022:
ÆFFECT

Æffect is intentionally polysemic—the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase. From artists to activists, from executives to restaurateurs, our speakers will consider how their journeys have been Affected, as well as the Effect that they have left on the world.

2021:
UNKNOWN

In our increasingly complex and innovative world, we sometimes might feel like we don't even know what we don't know — but that's what makes the unknown so intriguing.  

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