We all know that art should look effortless, but our culture—movies, TV, and now social media—has taught us that creating art should feel effortless too. Bestselling author Leigh Bardugo explains how discomfort is essential to making anything worthwhile and how cultivating discomfort can become your secret weapon. Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Familiar and the Ninth House series, and the creator of the Grishaverse, which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy (now a Netflix series), the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology, and much more. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies, including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Los Angeles and is an associate fellow of Pauli Murray College at Yale University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

What happens when the music you love no longer feels like it's for you? Zixian Xu reflects on the female experience in rock and her struggle with the male gaze in the genre. She explores the challenges of being a female rock fan in a male-dominated space and how they are reclaiming their own voices. Rock Enthusiast Voice for the Female Perspective This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

How do you measure the value of something that moves your soul? In a world driven by certainty and productivity, music reminds us what it means to be human. Ziming explains why seemingly "useless" passions like music matter and how embracing uncertainty enriches life. Advocate for Musical Aesthetics Explorer of Uncertainty This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Drawing from powerful personal experiences, Rajesh Panda shares how grit, discipline, and self-reflection are key to growth and leadership. He introduces his 6P framework to help individuals discover their purpose, act with intention, and live life to the fullest — #ZINDA. Mr. Rajesh Panda is the Founder and Managing Director of Corporate Gurukul, a global ed-tech venture based in Singapore, focused on experiential learning for high school and undergraduate students. With 26+ years of experience across startups and MNCs like HCL HP, Wipro, and McKinsey, he brings deep expertise in operations, enterprise sales, and strategic execution. An NTSE scholar and gold medalist, Rajesh is an alumnus of NIT Rourkela and SP Jain, Mumbai. He co-founded Corporate Gurukul in 2007 with his wife, Radhika Datar. A top NCC cadet and passionate marathoner, he has been felicitated by former PM Rajiv Gandhi and President R. Venkataraman. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Creativity is the invisible made visible by someone who had the courage to share it with the world. Among all forms of art and entertainment, our dance is a tool for transformation, resilience, and empathy.Through art, with creativity, pedagogy, and education, we enable each dancer to discover their potential — yes, on stage, but above all, in life.Choreography: "Disrupção" Choreographer: Bruna OechslerCAST:Alice de Lima Antonio Gaspar Gerent Junior Bruna Roberta Pereira Hank Carlos Augusto Almada Escalada Dyego Olimpio da Costa Silva Eduarda Moresco Farias Jéssica Massaneiro de Oliveira Lara Beatriz dos Santos Lisa Abreu Pessoa Maria Fernanda Bortolazzo Cavaignac Maria Júlia Schmitt Martina Jamile Corrêa Miguel Bittencourt Adriano Pietra Marcarini Peters Pyetra Renata Pereira Hank Vanessa Ferreira da Lu Owner of Black Cat Dance Center and Director of OUT, the dance school of Teatro Carlos Gomes. Creator and coordinator of the Black Cat Hip Hop Festival since 2004.Graduated and specialized in Physical Education and also a Civil Engineer. Specialized at Broadway Dance Center and Millennium Dance Complex. Member of the Brazilian National Hip Hop Team in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Leads urban dance workshops across the country and has produced over 40 dance performances. Has trained more than 20 professionals who are now nationally recognized in urban dances and has taught over 10,000 students throughout her career. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Circumbinary planets are elusive worlds that orbit two stars instead of one. Their orbits follow the complex and unsolvable “three-body problem,” making them hard to detect and study. This talk reveals the unexpected beauty hidden within the uncertainty of these orbital dances. Originally from Blumenau and currently living in Boston, she is a theoretical astrophysics researcher at Tufts University, where she studies the orbital evolution of circumbinary exoplanets.She graduated with honors in Mechanical Engineering and Astrophysics from Tufts, has worked at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and has collaborated with NASA.A Fundação Estudar fellow, she also teaches astrophysics to children and connects Brazilian students with high-impact opportunities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx