TEDx Detroit delivers passion, comedy, drama
TEDxDetroit bills itself as an idea-generating conference from innovators, doers and thinkers in the Metro Detroit region. Last week’s annual conference, held at the Max M. Fisher Center, had it all — comedy, musings on physics, tap-dancing, human drama and great ideas. Detroiter Matt Dibble told us that the Detroit of tomorrow is almost here today; En Garde Detroit’s Bobby Smith uses fencing to help save city kids; Veronika Scott’s art project became an in-demand coat that saves lives; Randal Charlton spoke of the failures and tragedies that dogged him before he was appointed head of Tech Town. All these stories and more available online — click here to find out what you missed.
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