Director of TED-Ed
TED-Ed, Darius Goes West
Darius Goes West
07/22/2005
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08/10/2022
Accompanied by eleven best friends, Darius Weems, a fifteen-year-old living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), leaves home for the first time in his life. The rowdy crew sets a course for California where they hope to convince MTV to customize Darius's wheelchair on the hit show, Pimp My Ride. Darius Goes West has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people of all ages all around the world.
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Tree Fight
06/01/2010
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08/20/2010
We protect, replant, and monitor whitebark pine – an American forest in flux – and create art and education from our experiences.
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Lifelong learner, Director of TED-Ed, and TEDFellow for life.
I received my Fellowship (2011) for my work on Darius Goes West. Darius, the main character, is also a TED Fellow. He's way cooler than me.
Favorite meal:
PIzza. All kinds.
A funny story about me:
I play the musical saw.