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We Are Nothing (and That Is Beautiful): Alok Vaid-Menon at TEDxMiddlebury
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Alok Vaid-Menon — 2013
Alok Vaid-Menon discusses the relationship between success and the status quo in this TEDxMiddlebury talk. They draw upon experiences at Stanford and beyond and perform spoken word poetry.
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Alok Vaid-Menon discusses the relationship between success and the status quo in this TEDxMiddlebury talk. They draw upon experiences at Stanford and beyond and perform spoken word poetry.
18:00 min
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