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Chris Gerdes | TED Speaker

An autonomous car may seem like a thing of the distant future, but mechanical engineer Chris Gerdes is racing to make it a reality today.
Mechanical engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/chris_gerdes

Lennart Green | TED Speaker

Cards that fly all over the table, spill onto the floor, and disappear beneath a laser beam. Welcome to the chaotic and flabbergasting magical world of Lennart Green, grand master of close-up card trickery.
Close-up card magician
https://www.ted.com/speakers/lennart_green

Peter van Manen | TED Speaker

Peter van Manen is the Managing Director of McLaren Electronics, which provides data systems to major motorsports series.
Electronic systems expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/peter_van_manen

Arunraj Subbaraj | TED Fellow

Race car entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/profiles/299412/about

Mark Pollock | TED Speaker

Mark Pollock was the first blind person to race to the South Pole. Now he's exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide on a new expedition to cure paralysis in our lifetime.
Explorer, collaboration catalyst
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mark_pollock

Irwin Redlener | TED Speaker

Dr. Irwin Redlener spends his days imagining the worst: He studies how humanity might survive natural or human-made disasters of unthinkable severity. He's been an outspoken critic of half-formed government recovery plans (especially after Katrina).
Physician, disaster-preparedness activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/irwin_redlener

Nathalie Cabrol | TED Speaker

To determine how life might persist on Mars, Nathalie Cabrol explores one of Earth’s most extreme environments: high-elevation Andean lakes and deserts.
Planetary explorer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nathalie_cabrol

Anjali Tripathi | TED Speaker

Anjali Tripathi explores planets to uncover the processes that make and destroy them.
Astrophysicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/anjali_tripathi

Lucy Marcil | TED Speaker

Lucy Marcil is providing fiscal services to low-income families in the doctor’s waiting room.
Pediatrician, social entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/lucy_marcil

BJ Miller | TED Speaker

Using empathy and a clear-eyed view of mortality, BJ Miller shines a light on health care's most ignored facet: preparing for death.
Palliative care physician
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bj_miller

Eldra Jackson III | TED Speaker

Eldra Jackson III works daily to connect to his most authentic self -- and his calling is to support others in doing the same.
Educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/eldra_jackson

Stacy Smith | TED Speaker

Stacy Smith shows how Hollywood’s homogenous (and overwhelmingly male) culture systematically excludes women and minorities.
Media researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/stacy_smith

Abigail Disney | TED Speaker

Abigail Disney advocates for real changes to the way capitalism operates in today's world.
Filmmaker, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/abigail_e_disney

David R. Williams | TED Speaker

David R. Williams asks: What if we decided to tackle the striking levels of early death and poor health that are due to the color of one's skin?
Public health sociologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/david_r_williams

Lucy Kalanithi | TED Speaker

Lucy Kalanithi is dedicated to helping others choose the health care and end-of-life experiences that best align with their values.
Caregiver
https://www.ted.com/speakers/lucy_kalanithi

Joel Levine | TED Speaker

Joel Levine studies the atmospheres of Earth and Mars, looking at their origin, evolution, structure and chemistry and climate change. He's the principal investigator of the proposed ARES Mars Airplane Mission.
Planetary and atmospheric scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/joel_levine

Joseph Ravenell | TED Speaker

Using unexpected channels like the pulpit and the barber’s chair, Dr. Joseph Ravenell delivers basic health care information to an at-risk demographic -- African-American men.
Physician and men’s health advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/joseph_ravenell

Jennifer Healey | TED Speaker

A research scientist at Intel, Jennifer Healey develops the mobile internet devices of the future.
Research scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jennifer_healey

Cara E. Yar Khan | TED Speaker

Cara E. Yar Khan is an international human rights advocate promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities within all facets of society.
Human rights and disability activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/cara_e_yar_khan

Cary Fowler | TED Speaker

Biodiversity warrior Cary Fowler wants to save the world from agricultural collapse, one seed at a time.
Biodiversity archivist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/cary_fowler

Boniface Mwangi | TED Speaker

Boniface Mwangi is an award-winning Kenyan photographer, artist and activist. He is a TED Fellow.
https://www.ted.com/speakers/boniface_mwangi

Leslie Morgan Steiner | TED Speaker

Leslie Morgan Steiner is a writer and outspoken advocate for survivors of domestic violence -- which includes herself.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/leslie_morgan_steiner

Minda Dentler | TED Speaker

A record-setting triathlete, Minda Dentler is a polio survivor committed to inspiring people to move beyond their fear of failure and achieve their goals.
Athlete, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/minda_dentler

Dave Meslin | TED Speaker

Dave Meslin is a "professional rabble-rouser." Based in Toronto, he works to make local issues engaging and even fun to get involved in.
Artist and organizer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dave_meslin

Samy Nour Younes | TED Speaker

Samy Nour Younes is a trans actor and activist who highlights the diversity of the trans experience -- not just in their struggles, but also in their triumphs.
Actor, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/samy_nour_younes

Nagin Cox | TED Speaker

Nagin Cox explores Mars as part of the team that operates NASA's rovers.
Spacecraft operations engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nagin_cox

Sheetal DeCaria | TED Speaker

Sheetal DeCaria MD is double-board certified in anesthesia and pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
Pain physician and author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sheetal_decaria

Kate Stone | TED Speaker

At Novalia, Kate Stone and her team use ordinary printing presses to manufacture interactive electronics, which combine touch-sensitive ink technology and printed circuits into unique and cost-effective products.
Shepherd of electrons
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kate_stone

David R. Liu | TED Speaker

David R. Liu leads a research group that combines chemistry and evolutionary techniques to create revolutionary new medicines.
Chemical biologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/david_liu

Susan Solomon | TED Speaker

Susan Solomon's work focused on supporting human stem cell research, aiming to cure major diseases and empower more personalized medicine.
Stem cell research advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/susan_solomon
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