Our world is constantly changing, driven by rapid innovation and new ways of thinking. Rewired explores how we adapt, reconnect, and reshape the systems that define us.
With creativity, curiosity, and courage, we have the power to reprogram old habits, challenge expectations, and see the world through a new lens. The talks in Rewired reflect this mindset, one that values flexibility, embraces growth, and dares to think differently. TEDxYouth@AmericanSchoolDhahran 2024 celebrates the spark that occurs when we question the familiar and reimagine the possible. Together, we are not just adapting to change. We are creating it.
Duaa Mushahid:
The Art of Unlearning
Duaa Mushahid: The Art of Unlearning
Duaa is a junior at the American School of Dhahran. She is seventeen years old and spends most of her time reading. She was born in New Jersey, but moved to Saudi Arabia when she was eight years old and has lived there ever since. She discovered her love for public speaking through Model UN and has participated in MUN conferences since she was in middle school. Although she's spoken at many different events, TEDx has been the most memorable.
Eleanor Hawkins:
The Joy of Reading
Eleanor Hawkins: The Joy of Reading
Eleanor explores her evolution from obsessively reading for quantity to finding joy in a balanced, thoughtful reading approach. She offers tips for incorporating reading into daily life, selecting enjoyable books, and building a supportive reading community
Eshal Khattak:
To Be a Girl
Eshal Khattak: To Be a Girl
Eshal explores situations of uneducated families with adolescent and growing girls. She presents the creative and developmental needs of girls in underdeveloped and underprivileged parts of the world.
Firas Salaas:
From Dentistry to Business
Firas Salaas: From Dentistry to Business
Dr. Firas Salaas explores the personal and riveting journey from pursuing dentistry to becoming a multi-chain businessman in Saudi Arabia. He touches on loss and motivation, and what skills are needed to succeed.
Hassaan Farooqi:
Switching Courts
Hassaan Farooqi: Switching Courts
Hassaan shares how his journey between two racket sports, tennis and squash, led to initial challenges but allowed him to embrace success. This mindset of not shying from new techniques is applied to every walk of life.
Jana Alkudmani:
The Dangers of Being a Social Chameleon
Jana Alkudmani: The Dangers of Being a Social Chameleon
Are we humans not chameleons of our own societies, changing colors just to fit in and survive? Jana explores this question in her TEDx talk as she delves into how societal expectations shape our actions and identities, urging us to balance the need to fit in with our courage to stand out
Khizar Juma:
How to Solve Problems Like an Engineer
Khizar Juma: How to Solve Problems Like an Engineer
Khizar explores how engineers, the best problem solvers on Earth, solve problems using the Feynman technique and how you can apply this technique in your life and solve your problems like an engineer.
Maryum Zaman:
The Art and Curse of Social Masking
Maryum Zaman: The Art and Curse of Social Masking
Maryum provides an in-depth perspective on one of humankind's most instinctive behaviors: to socialize. She not only explains why it is that humans have this tendency, but also how it is we socialize. She goes into the human being's dependence on social masking, and highlights the effect that it has on our daily interactions. Maryum describes how masking brings its benefits, as well as its detrimental costs, and how we can protect ourselves from growing dependence on a mask. In sharing this knowledge, Maryum not only hopes to bring awareness about this built-in mechanism that drives our socializing tendency, but to also share the importance of building more genuine connections.
Rayyan Yousaf:
Quantum Carnival
Rayyan Yousaf: Quantum Carnival
A brief exploration and understanding of the wonders behind quantum computing and how it can transform the ever-evolving field of artificial intelligence.
Sulayman Khan:
A New Age of Aging
Sulayman Khan: A New Age of Aging
Most of us want to live as long as possible, and then some. This talk explores humanity's eternal obsession with living longer and prolonging the aging process which leads us to question what aging really is with an understanding of specific biological processes and the morality of it all.