xTED. Dateline: the Fairfield Weekly Reader this week:
"...the challenges continued on the scientific rigor of some talks as well an underlying theme of consciousness present in some presentations. the whole field of consciousness was a hot issue and a red flag for the TED community. .. They challenged our subtitle- "Consciousness and Transformation"- TED, as I found out later, they were at the center of a "consciousness controversy" TED pulled videos of such scientists as Rupert Sheldrake, , the next week, the TEDxWestHollywood event-also with a consciousness-oriented theme... -had their license revoked just two weeks prior to their event. , Silver Lining. Consciousness is so intrinsic to much of life in Fairfield... chosen to reframe this TEDx experience as an opportunity to restructure our event [without] TEDx." X-TEDx: creating a platform where we can freely express a consciousness-based orientation, an orientation of richness, subtlety, and depth. April 20th - "Our Conscious Future." xTED "... consider this as an opportunity to re-affirm our own core values, as we explore the emerging paradigms shaping our conscious future." xTED