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Animation, The New Yorker and TED: VIDEO


Recently, I was invited to work with TED-Ed in creating an animation called “Inside a cartoonist’s world”    TED-Ed is TED’s (Technology, Entertainment and Design) new innovative endeavor in the education world. The animator at TED_Ed, Jeremiah Dickey, and I sat … Continue reading

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Rendering The Unspoken: my recent TED talk


Last week, I delivered another TED talk, this time at TEDxBAW, or otherwise known as TEDxBayArea Women. The conference organizational theme was women entrepreneurs around the globe, and there were many fascinating and inspirational talks throughout the day, by both … Continue reading

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Drawing Bodies


I am excited to have the opportunity to do another TED talk, and to speak at the TEDxBAW event next week. I have been at work on my talk over several months–it is a long process to craft something using … Continue reading

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Cartoons and History


Working on a speech for TED is totally consuming.  I will be speaking at a TEDx on Saturday–it is a complicated speech, and extra difficult because it is not all about me. It’s about what cartoons can tell us, historically. … Continue reading

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Drawing for Change: My Talk at TED


Last December, I delivered a talk for TED. In fact it was the first ever TEDWomen and was a great event. I met  many amazing, dedicated men and women whose work is to help women around the globe. The editors … Continue reading

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Cartoon Exhibit at TEDWomen


Last week, I returned from speaking at the first ever TEDWomen in Washington, DC, an incredible honor for me. My talk was titled The Power of Cartoons, and I discussed how visual humor has the power to not only transform … Continue reading

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Doing The TED Thing


I arrived in Washington last night, and this morning am experiencing the TED thing.  The conference hasn’t yet begun, but today is the day for speaker prep. I went in for my rehearsal time slot at 8:40am. I was greeted … Continue reading

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The Power of Cartoons


Cartoons have amazing power to make people laugh. But they can also make people think, and that is what my TED talk is going to be about.  Check in here in the next few days, where I will write about … Continue reading

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TEDWomen


This past summer, I was thrilled to be invited by Pat Mitchell to speak at the first ever TEDWomen Conference in Washington, DC.  It is now a week away, and I am putting the final touches on my talk, cartoons … Continue reading

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