Dr. Derrick Darby is Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He holds a BA from Colgate University and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. In his engaging TEDx talk, “Doing the Knowledge,” Dr. Darby tells the story of discovering his passion for philosophy growing up in New York City’s iconic Queensbridge housing projects. Dr. Darby is a dynamic teacher and passionate speaker as well as an accomplished scholar. He has lectured and taught on five continents, North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Australia. His life and work have been covered by the Atlantic magazine, CNN, and other news outlets. Dr. Darby’s calling card is to harness the tremendous power of hip hop’s fifth element (knowledge) to empower his audiences to think critically and deeply about our world, the problems we face, and about ways in which we can work together to create a better world.