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Truth: Notes from Session 1 of TED2019

The world feels fragile these days, a bit wobbly. How do we figure out a way forward? At TED2019, we're taking a painfully honest look at what's going on, laying out shared values, exploring a common purpose -- and seeing how we can build something meaningful together: an idea, vision, ambition that's bigger than us. The event: Talks and ...
Posted April 16, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/04/16/truth-notes-from-session-1-of-ted2019

Announcing TEDxWomen: Dec. 1, 2011

Just announced today at the TEDx Workshop, happening in Edinburgh: TEDxWomen -- a one-day global event to keep the conversation going. TEDxWomen, hosted by Pat Mitchell, is a one-day event happening live on December 1, 2011, at the Paley Center in New York and Los Angeles and streaming live to TEDx events around the world. It's a chance to co...
Posted July 10, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/07/10/announcing-tedxwomen-dec-1-2011

The INK Conference: Day 1

On Thursday, December 10, India's INK Conference held its inaugural day of talks. Attendees gathered outside the theater doors at Lavasa Conference Center, anticipating three sessions of TED-like ideas. INK did not disappoint, delivering a day's worth of breathtaking perspective and innovation, both local and global. Session 1: Science...
Posted December 10, 2010
https://blog.ted.com/2010/12/10/the-ink-conference-day-1

The Observatory: TED2012 Session 1

It's time for TED! To kick off this year's official TED2012 programming, we're taking a 30,000 foot view to examine where we are -- and where we're going. Session 1 is the "The Observatory," with a gorgeous background imagining the audience in a space station looking down on Earth. Follow along the TED Blog as we cover the first group of spe...
Posted February 28, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/28/the-observatory-ted2012-session-1

TED2011 report -- Session 1: Monumental

It's time for TED! Photo: TED / Robert Leslie Astronaut Cady Coleman talks to the audience newly assembled in Long Beach, Palm Springs and all over the world, from her home in zero-gravity on the International Space Station. Watch her talk. Then Gregory Groover Jr., from TED2011's house band, the Berklee City Music All-Stars, p...
Posted March 1, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/03/01/ted2011-report-session-1-monumental

"Overture": Roundup of TEDWomen, Session 1

  Asphalt Orchestra storms the stage.   Hanna Rosin: For every two men who get a college degree, three women will do the same.   TEDWomen co-producer Pat Mitchell talks to entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner.   Halla Tomasdottir talks about bringing feminine values into finance.   Carto...
Posted December 7, 2010
https://blog.ted.com/2010/12/07/overture-roundup-of-tedwomen-session-1

Report from TED University Session 1

At TED University Session 1, we learned about modernist cooking ... saw a flower unfold in sped-up time ... met a woman who grows her own clothes ... and heard one of the most exquisite musical instruments ever made. A few highlights from this session:   Cellist Joshua Roman, a TED Fellow, played his (borrowed) Stradivarius. Nathan ...
Posted March 1, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/03/01/report-from-ted-university-session-1

"Unlimited possibilities": Report from Session 1 of TED University

Alex Steffen, author and futurist, speaking at TED University during TEDGlobal 2011, July 11, 2011. Photo: James Duncan Davidson / TED Csaba Manyai, host of TEDxDanubia: To kick off TED University, Csaba Manyai introduces us to the Urania Scientific Theatre, a Budapest society devoted to sharing ideas from science and knowledge … starting...
Posted July 11, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/07/11/unlimited-possibilities-report-from-session-1-of-ted-university

Showing up: Notes from Session 1 of TEDWomen 2018

Women the world over are no longer accepting the status quo. They're showing up and pushing boundaries. Whatever their focus and talent -- business, technology, art, science, politics -- pioneers and their allies are joining forces in an explosion of discovery and ingenuity to drive real, meaningful change. At TEDWomen 2018 -- three days ...
Posted November 29, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/11/29/showing-up-notes-from-session-1-of-tedwomen-2018

Critical Crossroads: Session 1 at TEDGlobal2012

Click above to watch the session-opening animation It's time for TEDGlobal2012! We've gathered in beautiful Edinburgh for what we are quite sure will be a thought-provoking, mind-expanding conference. The overall theme of the event this year? Radical openness. As TEDGlobal2012 co-curator and TED's European director Bruno Giussani reminded u...
Posted June 26, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/06/26/critical-crossroads-session-1-at-tedglobal2012

Liftoff! Speakers in Session 1 at TED2014

This session is for those with a pioneering spirit: where two roads diverge in the woods … these visionaries decided to fly instead. As we fire up the engines of TED2014, our 30th-anniversary conference, expect the kind of forward-thinking ideas that turn one small step for a man into a giant leap for mankind. Watch the opening video. The spe...
Posted March 17, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/17/liftoff-the-speakers-in-session-1-at-ted-2014

Update: TED2012 Fellows applications extended until August 1

Apply now to join the TED2012 Fellows class, and attend TED2012: Full Spectrum in Long Beach. Artists, scientists, inventors, change-makers ... Learn more about the amazing TED Fellows program >> UPDATE: Application deadline is Monday, August 1, 2011, 11:59pm US/Eastern.
Posted July 25, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/07/25/ted2012-fellows-applications-now-open

Questions! Encouragement! Color! Action! TEDYou Session 1

Jessi Arrington, speaking at TEDYou during TEDActive 2012, February 28, 2012. Photo: Marla Aufmuth / TED TEDActive 2012 begins the first day of TED sessions with vibrant and explosive TEDYou talks. Jason Silva says it well: "Gravity and antimatter shaped the early universe, but the future will be building toward an infinitely powerful mind....
Posted February 28, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/28/questions-encouragement-color-action-tedyou-session-1

TEDYouth Session 1: Just like school ... not!

Session number 1 of TEDYouth just wrapped, and here is a recap of all 13 speakers. There's still time to tune in for session 2, starting at 4pm EST! Head to the free livestream to watch >> Rick Smolan, photographer and data evangelist Rick Smolan's larger-than-life photographs capture deeper meaning in everyday moments. (Watch his TED...
Posted November 17, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/11/17/tedyouth-session-1-just-like-school-not

In case you missed it: Day 1 of TED2014

“The Next Chapter” is already fascinating -- full of great characters, plot twists and, hopefully, it's all leading toward a happy ending. Today, we kicked off TED2014 -- our 30th-anniversary conference -- which will chew on this theme, offering intriguing ideas on where we are going next. So what happened in day one? Below, some highlights. ...
Posted March 17, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/17/in-case-you-missed-it-day-1-of-ted2014

Listening to nature: Notes from Session 1 of TED2020

TED looks a little different this year, but much has also stayed the same. The TED2020 mainstage program kicked off Thursday night with a session of talks, performances and visual delights from brilliant, creative individuals who shared ideas that could change the world -- and stories of people who already have. But instead of convening in Vanco...
Posted May 21, 2020
https://blog.ted.com/2020/05/21/listening-to-nature-notes-from-session-1-of-ted2020

The magic of a group think: TEDGlobal 2012 Day 1 recap

When you hear the word "innovation," an image may pop to mind of an intrepid inventor toiling in isolation -- Benjamin Franklin flying his kite in a storm, or the Wright Brothers testing their flying machine on the beaches of Kitty Hawk. But during the first day of TEDGlobal 2012, speaker after speaker touted the tremendous leaps forward tha...
Posted June 26, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/06/26/the-magic-of-a-group-think-tedglobal-2012-day-1-recap

Rethinking cancer treatment: 9 great talks, plus 1 book

Mina Bissell was not always the most popular person in the field of cancer research. After studying chemistry in college and getting her Ph.D. in bacteriology, the leading theory on how cancer develops — that a single cancer gene in just one of the body’s trillion cells is enough to cause the disease — simply didn’t make sense to Bissell. ...
Posted July 16, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/07/16/rethinking-cancer-treatment-9-great-talks-plus-1-book

Truth Tellers: Notes from Session 1 of TEDWomen 2019

The stage is set for TEDWomen 2019: Bold + Brilliant! In the opening session, we heard from an extraordinary lineup of truth tellers. Six speakers and two performers shined a light on issues ranging from immigration to leadership and inclusion -- and how we can shatter the glass ceiling once and for all -- sharing new ways to look at old pro...
Posted December 5, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/12/05/truth-tellers-notes-from-session-1-of-tedwomen-2019

Weaving Community: Notes from Session 1 of TEDSummit 2019

The stage is set for TEDSummit 2019: A Community Beyond Borders! During the opening session, speakers and performers explored themes of competition, political engagement and longing -- and celebrated the TED communities (representing 84 countries) gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland to forge TED's next chapter. The event: TEDSummit 2019, Sess...
Posted July 21, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/07/21/weaving-community-notes-from-session-1-of-tedsummit-2019

TEDYouth Session 1: "The present is the future"

All photos: Ryan Lash Starting at 3:30 Eastern: Session 2! Watch the TEDYouth livestream in English >> Ver TEDYouth en español en linea >> Where do we start? With a question: What can you share with the world? Rives and Kelly and the entire audience share answers on the mic: "We can share style and music and fashion." ...
Posted November 19, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/11/19/tedyouth-session-1-the-present-is-the-future

"Beginnings": Images and quotes from Session 1 of TEDGlobal 2011

Chris Anderson, left (with Bruno Giussani, right): "It's a beautiful truth that all knowledge is connected. And now: It's time for TED!" Photo: James Duncan Davidson / TED Biologist Lee Cronin at #TEDGlobal asks: What is life? What is the most basic unit of matter that can evolve? Photo: James Duncan Davidson / TED Annie Murphy...
Posted July 12, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/07/12/beginnings-images-and-quotes-from-session-1-of-tedglobal-2011

Chat live with Sam Richards today, 1-3pm Eastern

Sociologist Sam Richards will be sitting in on TED Conversations today from 1-3pm Eastern time, looking forward to engaging TEDsters on the questions he brought up in his astonishing TEDTalk, "A Radical Experiment in Empathy." Use your TED.com username and password to log in, and pose a question, share an experience, or join a thread with Sa...
Posted April 28, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/04/28/chat-live-with-sam-richards-today-1-3pm-eastern

TEDGlobal 2012 Fellows Talks: A recap of Session 1

Photo: Ryan Lash At the Lyceum Theatre today, the TEDGlobal 2012 Fellows brought audiences to their feet with two sessions of astonishing and moving talks before TEDGlobal 2012 mainstage sessions began. Here's the rundown: Usman Riaz, musician & artist Usman plays guitar like an introverted genius alien from another planet who lande...
Posted June 25, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/06/25/tedglobal-2012-fellows-talks-a-recap-of-session-1

The #1 myth of TED: You have to be invited

Every year, as registration for the TED conference begins, a myth floats in the ether: many people think that you have to be invited to attend. Not true! To show your interest in attending TED, all you have to do is apply. It’s open to anyone -- from inventors to directors, philanthropists to painters, chemists to computer scientists, the long-e...
Posted February 14, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/02/14/the-1-myth-of-ted-you-have-to-be-invited

Our tomorrow: Hopeful/daring talks in Session 1 of TED2016

Tomorrow is a promising day: It’s full of possibility in a way yesterday isn’t, but so much more immediate than the nebulous future. TED2016 kicks off with a session called “Our Tomorrow,” a chance to hear from speakers with big ideas on where we’re headed, from a 10-year-old writer to a titan who creates much of the television you watch tod...
Posted February 15, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/02/15/the-hopeful-talks-in-session-1-of-ted2016

One move ahead: The talks of Session 1 of TED2017

TED2017 begins with a manifesto: "We will not sleepwalk into a future of dread. Instead we will pursue: courage, deep human connection, imagination, thrilling possibility, understanding. The Future You is yet to be written. Let's write it together." In a comprehensive opening session -- hosted by TED's Head Curator, Chris Anderson, and st...
Posted April 25, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/04/25/the-talks-of-session-1-of-ted2017

Moments of Truth: The speakers in Session 1 at TEDGlobal 2013

There's a distinct sense of anticipation in the air here in Edinburgh, Scotland, as the lights are about to dim and we're about to embark on the rollercoaster ride that is a TEDGlobal conference. The first session of the week, "Moments of Truth" tackles several difficult issues, including economic austerity, environmentalism, feminism and terror...
Posted June 11, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/06/11/moments-of-truth-the-speakers-in-session-1-at-tedglobal-2013

In Case You Missed It: Highlights from day 1 of TED2019

The theme of TED2019 is "Bigger than us," and day 1 did not disappoint. Even though it had just three sessions, they were chock full of compelling ideas and calls for action. Here are seven takeaways:  We're shining light into some really dark places. Sheperd Doeleman, head of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, takes us inside the...
Posted April 16, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/04/16/in-case-you-missed-it-highlights-from-day-1-of-ted2019

What you would do with $1 million to inspire change in the world

The $1 million TED Prize is a way for a passionate, motivated dreamer to put a world-changing plan into action. With nominations for the prize open through June 16, so many great ideas are circulating around the TED community -- and one of them could become the 2014 winner. We want you -- yes, you -- to nominate a dynamic, passionate lead...
Posted May 29, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/05/29/what-you-would-do-with-1-million-to-inspire-change-in-the-world
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