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José Antonio Abreu Maestro |
José Antonio Abreu founded El Sistema in 1975 to help Venezuelan kids learn to play musical instruments and be part of an orchestra. The TED Prize winner's bold idea has seeded hundreds of youth orchestras -- and many happy lives. |
7: Dream (TED Prize) Thurs Feb 5, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Shai Agassi Green auto pioneer |
Shai Agassi wants to put you behind the wheel of an electric car -- but he doesn't want you to sacrifice convenience (or cash) to do it. |
6: Invent Thurs Feb 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Pete Alcorn Media exec |
Pete Alcorn is the head of podcasting for Apple, and a veteran of the paper-publishing industry. |
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11: Predict Sat Feb 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Ray Anderson Sustainable-business pioneer |
Ray Anderson founded the company that makes covetable Flor carpeting. But behind the fresh design is a decades-deep commitment to sustainable ways of doing business -- culminating in the Mission Zero plan. |
2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Dan Ariely Behavioral economist |
The dismal science of economics is not as firmly grounded in actual behavior as was once supposed. In "Predictably Irrational," Dan Ariely told us why. |
11: Predict Sat Feb 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Yann Arthus-Bertrand Photographer |
With photography, Yann Arthus-Bertrand has captured the beauty of the Earth. Through video and film, his latest projects bind together ecology and humanism. For him, it's all about living together. |
3: Reconnect Wed Feb 4, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Bonnie Bassler Molecular biologist |
Bonnie Bassler studies how bacteria can communicate with one another, through chemical signals, to act as a unit. Her work could pave the way for new, more potent medicine. |
8: Discover Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Yves Behar Designer |
Yves Behar has produced some of the new millennium's most coveted objects, like the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset, and the XO laptop for One Laptop per Child. |
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1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Arthur Benjamin Mathemagician |
Using daring displays of algorithmic trickery, lightning calculator and number wizard Arthur Benjamin mesmerizes audiences with mathematical mystery and beauty. |
5: Understand Thurs Feb 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Diane Benscoter Deprogrammer |
Diane Benscoter, an ex-Moonie, is now invested in finding ways to battle extremist mentalities and their potentially deadly consequences. |
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TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Tim Berners-Lee Inventor |
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. He leads the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), overseeing the Web's standards and development. |
2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Bruce Bueno de Mesquita Political scientist |
A consultant to the CIA and the Department of Defense, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has built an intricate computer model that can predict the outcomes of international conflicts with bewildering accuracy. |
11: Predict Sat Feb 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Capacitor Dance troupe |
Pulling imagery from hard science (their latest work, Biome, studies the development of plant life), Capacitor uses the human body to explore the forces of nature. |
10: Dare Fri Feb 6, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Matthew Childs Marketer, rock climber |
Matthew Childs is an advertising lead at Razorfish. He is a lifelong rock climber and climbing guide. |
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TED University Session 1 Tues Feb 3, 2009 4:00 – 5:30 |
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Liz Coleman College president |
Liz Coleman radically remade Bennington College in the mid-1990s, in pursuit of a new vision: higher education as a performing art. |
12: Engage Sat Feb 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Brian Cox Physicist |
Physicist Brian Cox has two jobs: working with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and explaining big science to the general public. He's a professor at the University of Manchester. |
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TED University Session 3 Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Jamie Cullum Jazz-pop singer |
Wrestling with inspiration, Jamie Cullum has been ripping up the jazz rulebook. |
12: Engage Sat Feb 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Dan Dennett Philosopher, cognitive scientist |
Dan Dennett thinks that human consciousness and free will are the result of physical processes. |
TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Dickson Despommier High-rise farmer |
Your community garden is about to get off the ground -- as Dickson Despommier works to lift urban agriculture into the skies. |
9: Grow Fri Feb 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Jonathan Drori Educator |
Jonathan Drori commissioned the BBC's very first websites, one highlight in a long career devoted to online culture and educational media -- and understanding how we learn. |
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TED University Session 1 Tues Feb 3, 2009 4:00 – 5:30 |
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Sophal Ear Development economist |
Sophal Ear leads research on post-conflict countries -- looking at the effectiveness of foreign aid and the challenge of development in places like his native land, Cambodia. |
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TED University Session 3 Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Sylvia Earle Oceanographer |
Sylvia Earle has been at the forefront of ocean exploration for more than four decades. The winner of the 2009 TED Prize, she's a tireless advocate for our oceans. |
7: Dream (TED Prize) Thurs Feb 5, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Jake Eberts Producer |
Film producer Jake Eberts has worked with some of the world's greatest directors on many award-winning films. Now, he's turned his attention to Jacques Perrin's film about the oceans. |
3: Reconnect Wed Feb 4, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Olafur Eliasson Sculptor of light and space |
The transparent simplicity and experiential nature of his work has built Olafur Eliasson's reputation as one of the world's most accessible creators of contemporary art. |
4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Juan Enriquez Futurist |
Juan Enriquez thinks and writes about the profound changes that genomics and brain research will bring about in business, technology, politics and society. |
1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Louise Fresco Food and agriculture expert |
A powerful thinker and globe-trotting advisor on sustainability, Louise Fresco says it's time to think of food as a topic of social and economic importance on par with oil -- that responsible agriculture and food consumption are crucial to world stability. |
5: Understand Thurs Feb 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Robert Full Biologist |
Robert Full studies cockroach legs and gecko feet. His research is helping build tomorrow's robots, based on evolution's ancient engineering. |
6: Invent Thurs Feb 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Cindy Gallop Advertising maven |
Cindy Gallop has turned her illustrious advertising career into a lifelong pursuit of changing the world, her way -- one daring project after another. |
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2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Bill Gates Philanthropist |
A passionate techie and a shrewd businessman, Bill Gates changed the world while leading Microsoft to dizzying success. Now he's doing it again with his own style of philanthropy and passion for innovation. |
1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Ueli Gegenschatz Aerialist |
Ueli Gegenschatz took flight just about every way a human can: paragliding, skydiving, BASE jumping (from the Eiffel Tower), and most breathtakingly: by donning a wingsuit and soaring. |
10: Dare Fri Feb 6, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Elizabeth Gilbert Writer |
The author of "Eat, Pray, Love," Elizabeth Gilbert has thought long and hard about some big topics. Her fascinations: genius, creativity and how we get in our own way when it comes to both. |
5: Understand Thurs Feb 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Renny Gleeson Skeptimist |
Renny Gleeson helps navigate brands through fresh concepts, such as viral marketing and social media, to find the pulse of the modern consumer. |
4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Seth Godin Marketer and author |
Seth Godin is an entrepreneur and blogger who thinks about the marketing of ideas in the digital age. His newest interest: the tribes we lead. |
3: Reconnect Wed Feb 4, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Thelma Golden Curator |
Opening minds and showcasing new voices -- it's all part of the job description for Studio Museum in Harlem director and chief curator Thelma Golden. |
8: Discover Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Al Gore Climate advocate |
Nobel Laureate Al Gore focused the world’s attention on the global climate crisis. Now he’s showing us how we’re moving towards real solutions. |
2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Sean Gourley Physicist and military theorist |
Sean Gourley, trained as a physicist, has turned his scientific mind to analyzing data about a messier topic: modern war and conflict. He is a TED Fellow. |
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TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Saul Griffith Inventor |
Inventor Saul Griffith looks for elegant ways to make real things, from low-cost eyeglasses to a kite that tows boats. His latest projects include open-source inventions and elegant new ways to generate power. |
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3: Reconnect Wed Feb 4, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Herbie Hancock Jazz legend |
Herbie Hancock is an iconic jazz musician, known as much for his mastery of the traditional as he is for entirely changing the game. |
10: Dare Fri Feb 6, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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David Hanson Robotics designer |
David Hanson merges robotics and art to design life-like, social robots that can mimic human expression and emotion. |
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1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Erik Hersman Technologist |
Erik Hersman harnesses Africa’s boundless spirit of innovation by creating platforms to improve daily lives both inside and outside the continent. |
TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Nina Jablonski Anthropologist |
Nina Jablonski is author of Skin: A Natural History, a close look at human skin’s many remarkable traits: its colors, its sweatiness, the fact that we decorate it. |
5: Understand Thurs Feb 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Sarah Jones Polymorphic playwright |
Tony Award-winning monologist, UNICEF ambassador, firebrand and FCC-fighting poet -- Sarah Jones assumes as many roles offstage as on. |
6: Invent Thurs Feb 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Kids' Table Collective |
At the end of every TED Conference, there comes a moment when we pause and reflect on the events of the past four days. And then make fun of them. Ladies and gentlemen, the Kids' Table Collective. |
12: Engage Sat Feb 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Lena Maria Klingvall Painter, singer, athlete |
Lena Maria Klingvall was born with no arms and only one full leg. Her story -- she's a gold-medal swimmer, a singing star, a painter, a writer -- is one of limitless determination and brilliant adaptation. |
10: Dare Fri Feb 6, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Daniel Kraft Physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur |
Daniel Kraft explores the impact and potential of rapidly developing technologies as applied to health and medicine. |
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6: Invent Thurs Feb 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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JoAnn Kuchera-Morin Composer |
Composer JoAnn Kuchera-Morin is the director of the Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE) at UC Santa Barbara. |
3-Minute Talks Wed Feb 4, 2009 4:00 – 1:00 |
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JoAnn Kuchera-Morin Composer |
Composer JoAnn Kuchera-Morin is the director of the Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE) at UC Santa Barbara. |
3-Minute Talks Wed Feb 4, 2009 4:00 – 1:00 |
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Ray Kurzweil Inventor, futurist |
Ray Kurzweil is an engineer who has radically advanced the fields of speech, text and audio technology. He's revered for his dizzying -- yet convincing -- writing on the advance of technology, the limits of biology and the future of the human species. |
TED University Session 1 Tues Feb 3, 2009 4:00 – 5:30 |
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John La Grou Inventor |
John La Grou, a long-time electronics inventor, audio designer and entrepreneur, wants to save lives (and energy) with a new, smarter type of electrical outlet. |
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6: Invent Thurs Feb 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Golan Levin Experimental audio-visual artist |
Half performance artist, half software engineer, Golan Levin manipulates the computer to create improvised soundscapes with dazzling corresponding visuals. He is at the forefront of defining new parameters for art. |
4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Don Levy Film executive |
Don Levy has served on the frontlines of the digital transformation of entertainment. For 17 years, he led the communications efforts for top visual effects and digital animation studio, Sony Pictures Imageworks. He is fascinated by the magic of movies. |
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4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Eric Lewis Pianist, DJ |
Eric Lewis (aka ELEW) fuses a highly intricate style of jazz improvisation with physical, rocking grooves in a musical cocktail he calls "Rockjazz." |
7: Dream (TED Prize) Thurs Feb 5, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Eric Lewis Pianist, DJ |
Eric Lewis (aka ELEW) fuses a highly intricate style of jazz improvisation with physical, rocking grooves in a musical cocktail he calls "Rockjazz." |
7: Dream (TED Prize) Thurs Feb 5, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Daniel Libeskind Architect |
Being a designer of breathtaking and sometimes confounding buildings seems almost a footnote to the amazing life of architect Daniel Libeskind. |
6: Invent Thurs Feb 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Pattie Maes Researcher |
As head of the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group, Pattie Maes researches the tools we use to work with information and connect with one another. |
2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Jennifer Mather Psychologist |
Jennifer Mather studies the surprising minds of cephalopod molluscs like cuttlefish and octopuses -- making a fresh case for animal intelligence and, perhaps, unique emotions. |
8: Discover Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Kamal Meattle Business owner and activist |
With its air-filtering plants and sustainable architecture, Kamal Meattle's office park in New Delhi is a model of green business. Meattle himself is a longtime activist for cleaning up India's air. |
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TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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David Merrill MIT grad student |
David Merrill works on Siftables, tiny computer blocks that interact with each other to make networks (and music). |
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9: Grow Fri Feb 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Pranav Mistry Director of research, Samsung Research America |
As an MIT grad student, Pranav Mistry invented SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data. |
2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Catherine Mohr Roboticist |
Catherine Mohr loves what she does -- she's just not ever sure what it will be next. |
6: Invent Thurs Feb 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Charles Moore Oceanographer |
Charles Moore is founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. He captains the foundation's research vessel, the Alguita, documenting the great expanses of plastic waste that now litter our oceans. |
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TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Aimee Mullins Athlete and actor |
A record-breaker at the Paralympic Games in 1996, Aimee Mullins has built a career as a model, actor and advocate for women, sports and the next generation of prosthetics. |
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TED University Session 3 Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Kary Mullis Biochemist |
Kary Mullis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a way to copy a strand of DNA. (His technique, called PCR, jump-started the 1990s' biorevolution.) He's known for his wide-ranging interests -- and strong opinions. |
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8: Discover Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Nalini Nadkarni Tree researcher |
Called "the queen of canopy research," Nalini Nadkarni explores the rich, vital world found in the tops of trees. She communicates what she finds to non-scientists -- with the help of poets, preachers and prisoners. |
8: Discover Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Naturally 7 A capella ensemble |
The group Naturally 7 practices vocal play -- the art of using the human voice to mimic instruments. It's as if a beatboxing troupe decided they could "-box" a whole orchestra: flute, horns, drums, guitar -- building a vocal wall of sound. |
1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Nicholas Negroponte Tech visionary |
The founder of the MIT Media Lab, Nicholas Negroponte pushed the edge of the information revolution as an inventor, thinker and angel investor. He's the driving force behind One Laptop per Child, building computers for children in the developing world. |
11: Predict Sat Feb 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Nandan Nilekani Technologist and visionary |
Nandan Nilekani is the author of "Imagining India," a radical re-thinking of one of the world’s great economies. The co-founder of Infosys, he helped move India into the age of IT. |
2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Jacqueline Novogratz Investor and advocate for moral leadership |
Jacqueline Novogratz works to enable human flourishing. Her organization, Acumen, invests in people, companies and ideas that see capital and networks as means, not ends, to solving the toughest issues of poverty. |
TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Carolyn Porco Planetary scientist |
As the leader of the Imaging Team on the Cassini mission to Saturn, Carolyn Porco interprets and shares the pictures coming back from this fascinating planet, its rings and its moons. |
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TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Deepak Ram Flutist |
Deepak Ram is a master of the bansuri (bamboo flute), used in classical North Indian music. He has played and taught around the world, and also composes music that fuses Indian and western traditions. |
4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Deepak Ram Flutist |
Deepak Ram is a master of the bansuri (bamboo flute), used in classical North Indian music. He has played and taught around the world, and also composes music that fuses Indian and western traditions. |
4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Tom Rielly Satirist |
Traditionally, Tom Rielly closes the TED Conference with a merciless 18-minute monologue, skewering all the speakers with his deadpan delivery, spot-on satire and boundary-less performance (complete with PowerPoint, pratfalls and partial nudity). |
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2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Tom Rielly Satirist |
Traditionally, Tom Rielly closes the TED Conference with a merciless 18-minute monologue, skewering all the speakers with his deadpan delivery, spot-on satire and boundary-less performance (complete with PowerPoint, pratfalls and partial nudity). |
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2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Rives Performance poet, multimedia artist |
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life. |
1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Rives Performance poet, multimedia artist |
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life. |
1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Mary Roach Writer |
Death, the afterlife, and now sex -- Mary Roach tackles the most pondered and least understood conundrums that have baffled humans for centuries. (She's funny, too.) |
10: Dare Fri Feb 6, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Hans Rosling Global health expert; data visionary |
In Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus. |
3-Minute Talks Wed Feb 4, 2009 4:00 – 1:00 |
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Hans Rosling Global health expert; data visionary |
In Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus. |
3-Minute Talks Wed Feb 4, 2009 4:00 – 1:00 |
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Oliver Sacks Neurological anthropologist |
Since "Awakenings" stormed the bestseller lists (and the silver screen), Oliver Sacks has become an unlikely household name, single-handedly inventing the genre of neurological anthropology. |
4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Barry Schwartz Psychologist |
Barry Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering startling insights into modern life. Lately, working with Ken Sharpe, he's studying wisdom. |
12: Engage Sat Feb 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Nate Silver Statistician |
Math whiz and baseball fan Nate Silver was mainly known for predicting outcomes in fantasy ballgames -- until his technique hit a home run calling the outcome of the 2008 election primaries. |
11: Predict Sat Feb 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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P.W. Singer Military analyst |
In P.W. Singer's most recent book, "Wired for War," he studies robotic and drone warfighters -- and explores how these new war machines are changing the very nature of human conflict. He has also written on other facets of modern war, including private armies and child soldiers. |
1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Willie Smits Conservationist |
Willie Smits has devoted his life to saving the forest habitat of orangutans, the "thinkers of the jungle." As towns, farms and wars encroach on native forests, Smits works to save what is left. |
9: Grow Fri Feb 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Jill Sobule Singer/songwriter |
Jill Sobule isn't just another singer-songwriter with catchy tunes and smart lyrics, she's one of the more insightful satirists of our age. Each of her fanciful songs captures an issue or irony, an emotion or epiphany that helps us understand what it's like to live now. |
1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Regina Spektor Singer-songwriter |
Russian-born songstress Regina Spektor has climbed charts around the world with skillfully subtle songs and head-turning glottal stops. |
3: Reconnect Wed Feb 4, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Richard St. John Marketer, success analyst |
A self-described average guy who found success doing what he loved, Richard St. John spent more than a decade researching the lessons of success -- and distilling them into 8 words, 3 minutes and one successful book. |
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TED University Session 1 Tues Feb 3, 2009 4:00 – 5:30 |
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Kelly Stoetzel Experience creator |
As TED's Head of Conferences, Kelly works with her team to create an experience that connects participants deeply to ideas and to each other. |
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1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Kevin Surace Engineer, executive |
Kevin Surace is looking at the climate crisis from an engineer's perspective -- and creating products that prove there's no piece of our daily lives we can't redesign to be cleaner and greener. |
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6: Invent Thurs Feb 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Alex Tabarrok Economist |
With the hit economic blog MarginalRevolution.com, co-author Alex Tabarrok generates more hits than a summer hailstorm, and sheds light into the darkest corners of the dismal science. |
11: Predict Sat Feb 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Jill Tarter Astronomer |
SETI's Jill Tarter has devoted her career to hunting for signs of sentient beings elsewhere. Winner of the 2009 TED Prize, almost all aspects of her field have been affected by her work. |
7: Dream (TED Prize) Thurs Feb 5, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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Gustavo Dudamel and the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra Ensemble |
The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra is the national high-school-age youth orchestra of El Sistema, made up of the best young musicians from throughout Venezuela. Gustavo Dudamel, himself a product of El Sistema, is the new musical director of the LA Philharmonic. |
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7: Dream (TED Prize) Thurs Feb 5, 2009 5:00 – 6:45 |
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AnnMarie Thomas Educator |
AnnMarie Thomas works on the playful side of engineering -- using cool tools to teach and help others. |
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9: Grow Fri Feb 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Natasha Tsakos Artist |
The president and founder of NTiD inc., Natasha Tsakos brings a creative, innovative vision, and the art of orchestrating and synchronizing various disciplines, to the execution of high-leveled productions. |
9: Grow Fri Feb 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Gever Tulley Tinkerer |
The founder of the Tinkering School, Gever Tulley likes to build things with kids. |
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12: Engage Sat Feb 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Ed Ulbrich Visual storyteller |
Ed Ulbrich works at the leading edge of computer-generated visuals. On a recent project, filmmakers, artists, and technologists have been working at a breakthrough point where reality and digitally created worlds collide. |
4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Jacek Utko Newspaper designer |
Could good design save the newspaper -- at least for now? Jacek Utko thinks so -- and his lively, engaging designs for European papers prove that it works. |
5: Understand Thurs Feb 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Jay Walker Entrepreneur |
Jay Walker is fascinated by intellectual property in all its forms. His firm, Walker Digital, created Priceline and many other businesses that reframe old problems with new IT. In his private life, he's a bibliophile and collector on an epic scale. |
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12: Engage Sat Feb 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Margaret Wertheim Figurer |
By masterminding a project to model a coral reef armed only with crochet hooks, Margaret Wertheim hopes to bring some of the most complicated mathematical models embodied in our universe into the minds (and hands) of the masses. |
5: Understand Thurs Feb 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Evan Williams Twitter co-founder |
Evan Williams is the co-founder of Twitter, the addictive messaging service that connects the world 140 characters at a time. |
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9: Grow Fri Feb 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Nathan Wolfe Virus hunter |
Armed with blood samples, high-tech tools and a small army of fieldworkers, Nathan Wolfe hopes to re-invent pandemic control -- and reveal hidden secrets of the planet's dominant lifeform: the virus. |
8: Discover Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Tom Wujec Designer |
Tom Wujec studies how we share and absorb information. He's an innovative practitioner of business visualization -- using design and technology to help groups solve problems and understand ideas. He is a Fellow at Autodesk. |
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TED University Session 3 Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Ray Zahab Endurance runner |
In January 2009, Ray Zahab broke the record for fastest unsupported trek across Antarctica, to raise awareness and money for kids' environmental education. In 2006, he ran across the Sahara to raise awareness of water shortages. (He started running 5 years ago.) |
4: See Thurs Feb 5, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Benjamin Zander Conductor |
A leading interpreter of Mahler and Beethoven, Benjamin Zander is known for his charisma and unyielding energy -- and for his brilliant pre-concert talks. |
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1: Reboot Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Rosamund Zander Therapist and coach |
Rosamund Zander helps people think and act in more creative ways, and to grow to see new possibilities in themselves and others. |
9: Grow Fri Feb 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Philip Zimbardo Psychologist |
Philip Zimbardo was the leader of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment -- and an expert witness at Abu Ghraib. His book The Lucifer Effect explores the nature of evil; now, in his new work, he studies the nature of heroism. |
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TED University Session 3 Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |
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Gamelan X and ArcheDream Ensemble |
Gamelan X plays slinky melodies in unusual timbres, layered over sweet thumping grooves. Add the spectacular costumes and UV light dance-theater of ArcheDream and prepare to be blown away. |
2: Reframe Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Joachim de Posada Speaker and author |
Joachim de Posada was a speaker and motivational coach. He was the author of "How to Survive Among the Piranhas" and "Don't Eat the Marshmallow ... Yet." |
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TED University Session 2 Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 – 10:30 |