Wednesday, October 12, 2011

If you're in Chicago on October 13 - 14

TEDxMidwest: Thursday Oct 13 Friday Oct 14 

The Oriental Theatre (Formerly  The Ford Theater)
24 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601


Deb Fallows


Linguist and Author, "The Linguistic Genius of Adults"

Linguist and author Deborah Fallows recently lived in China for three years. She has a PhD in linguistics; has worked for the Pew Internet Project, Oxygen Media, and Georgetown University; and has written for many national publications. Her new book is Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language.



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