Talithia Williams builds statistical models that study the spatial and temporal structure of data.

Brett Hennig co-founded and directs the Sortition Foundation, which campaigns to institute the use of stratified, random selection (also called sortition) in government.

As Publisher of BuzzFeed, Dao Nguyen thinks about how media spreads online and the technology and data that publishers can use to understand why.

Anil Ananthaswamy is driven by a curiosity to understand the natural world and our place in it.

Jean-Baptiste Michel looks at how we can use large volumes of data to better understand our world.

Eric Yuan is founder and CEO of Zoom.

How to Be a Better Human How to Discover Your Humanity... Through Math? (with Francis Su) (Transcript) July 25, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. On today's episode, we're gonna be talking about math. And before you skip this episode, because you're saying to yourself, I'm no...

Why is there something rather than nothing? In his book "Why Does the World Exist?" Jim Holt dares to ask.

Janna Levin is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard, where she studies the early universe, chaos, and black holes. She's the author of “How the Universe Got Its Spots" and the novel “A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.”

Lisa Dyson thinks a new class of crops might help us reinvent agriculture -- and feed the world.

TED Resident Paul Tasner is the co-founder and CEO of PulpWorks, Inc., designers and manufacturers of biodegradable packaging for consumer goods.

Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, the author of A New Kind of Science, and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research.

A theoretical physicist by training, IBM's Simone Bianco believes that the 21st century will be the century when the synergy between AI and biology will be fully realized.

Scott Kim designs puzzles in the spirit of MC Escher's art and Tetris -- visually stimulating, thought provoking and suffused with broad appeal.

How can the "inner universe" of consciousness be explained in terms of mere biology and physics? Anil Seth explores the brain basis of consciousness and self.

About this event: Unusual and entertaining uses for mathematics, education in developing countries, music, culture - and vegetables – will all be sharing the spotlight at TEDxNewcastle.

Stephen Hawking's scientific investigations shed light on the origins of the cosmos, the nature of time and the ultimate fate of the universe. His bestselling books for a general audience have given an appreciation of physics to millions.

Sara-Jane Dunn is a scientist working at the interface between biology and computation, using mathematics and computational analysis to make sense of how living systems process information.

About this event: TEDxKyoto 2012 —“Power of Ideas”, held at Kyoto University, featured 22 incredible speakers who embody the passion and inspiration behind TED (technology, entertainment and design). These speakers represent a wide variety of innovative ideas, from fields such as robotics, mathematics, movies, games, e-books and social media.

About this event: 女性智慧: science，technology，engineering，mathematics 领域的卓越女性, 并激发更多人参与、致力于女性智慧的多样发展。

In his provocative, mind-bending book "The Secret Life of the Mind," neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reveals his life’s work exploring the inner workings of the human brain.

Ron Eglash is an ethno-mathematician: he studies the way math and cultures intersect. He has shown that many aspects of African design -- in architecture, art, even hair braiding -- are based on perfect fractal patterns.

Chris Domas is an embedded systems engineer and cybersecurity researcher.

About this event: TEDxNUM, a local TEDx event based on National University of Mongolia, has successfully gathered speakers, attendees, volunteer organizers and partners under the theme "Noosphere" for the first time on October 29, 2016. Ideas spread during the event covered various topics including mathematics, youth participation in social aspects, Ger, a very i...

Oxford's newest science ambassador Marcus du Sautoy is also author of The Times' Sexy Maths column. He'll take you footballing with prime numbers, whopping symmetry groups, higher dimensions and other brow-furrowers.

Pixar films are known for their thoughtful storytelling and groundbreaking animation. One of the coolest things about these movies: the math that Pixar’s team is actually inventing to improve the audience experience and the look of the characters. We caught up with Pixar’s Research Lead, Tony DeRose—who gave the TED-Ed Lesson, "The math behi...

About this event: With a series of talks entitled with numbers, our 4th TEDx will look at the mathematics of the universe, the lottery of asylum-seeking, voice and identity, gender and toys, 21 and casino gaming, why beetles will inherit the earth, travelling on land at 1000mph, voting, the wonder of Pi, and a history of mapping from plague to ebola and earthquakes.

About this event: The Most Precious Skill You Can Learn! If we could teach everybody one skill, what would that be? Eren Bali, CEO & Co-founder of Udemy, discusses how "learning to learn by yourself" is that skill in the age of this open, accessible, connected world of the internet. About our speaker. Eren Bali is the CEO and co-founder of Udemy, a st...

About this event: TEDxYouthDay is a series of TEDx events happening all around the world coinciding with Universal Children’s Day in late November. These events are designed to inspire curiosity, ignite new ideas, and empower young leaders. We share a common vision at TEDxRiga and invite you to our TEDxYouth@Riga event themed "The Spark". This year, the flo...

Using all the techniques known to astronomy -- mathematics, computers and data from telescopes on the ground and in space -- Juna Kollmeier seeks to understand how the universe formed by mapping stars, galaxies and black holes at scale.