Impression Master Ross Marquand on Finding Yourself
What happens when actors get lost in their roles? In this amusing, yet thought-provoking Talk, actor Ross Marquand shares his spot-on impressions as he tells the story of how he lost touch with the true Ross Marquand while trying to inhabit other people.
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Your impact checklist
Here are a list of things you can do before and after the event to join the conversation.
- Read about how Kamau Murray coached Sloane Stephens to her "impossible" 2017 U.S. Open win. And more about their history.
- Look for Zoe Quinn’s book Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate
- Read how video games are tied to sexism among teens.
- Check out Ross Marquand’s celeb impressions on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
- Explore Becca Heller’s International Refugee Assistance Project.
- Add to your library Leland Melvin’s book Chasing Space.
- Take the day to explore by visiting a museum.
- Learn more about Xiuhtezcatl Martinez’s Earh Guardians by visiting the official page.
- Check out Celeste Headlee's book We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter
- Check out Dror Benshetrit’s various projects on his official website.
- Take a look at Francisco Migoya’s revolutionary cookbooks Modernist Cuisine.
- Explore the bounds of your taste buds and cook a brand new recipe.
- Check out BJ Miller’s PBS Newshour take on dying and living.
- Volunteers are the backbone of Chicago Ideas Week. Part of our Community of Curiosity, they help with everything from scanning tickets to staffing an activity station. To help out, visit chicagoideas.com/volunteer
Edison Talks: the Uncharted
Our premier daylong event is now open to the public.
Join us a Edison Talks this year, where we’ll explore our theme, the Uncharted, with more than a dozen speakers and performers who are pushing boundaries in their fields.
Exploring the uncharted not only requires courage, empathy and perseverance. It must also be fueled by curiosity, diligence and discipline.
It is looking upward and outward to imagine dimensions not yet within our consciousness. It is letting go of expectation and opening yourself to endless possibility. It is often riddled with inefficiency, experimentation and failure, but if you postpone judgment and embrace the unknown, the rewards include fresh perspectives, breakthroughs, insights and serendipitous encounters. It is discovery. When we choose mapping over tracing, we begin to realize that endpoints do not exist. It’s simply the ends of the known.
We hope to see you there!