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David Binder | TED Speaker

A Tony Award winner, theater producer David Binder is interested in taking performances off the stage.
Theater producer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/david_binder

Bhakti Sharma | TED Speaker

Bhakti Sharma is a record-breaking Indian open water swimmer.
Open water swimmer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bhakti_sharma

Sleepy Man Banjo Boys | TED Speaker

The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys is made up of 11-year-old banjo sensation Jonny Mizzone and his brothers Robbie, 14, on fiddle, and Tommy, 15, on guitar.
Bluegrass musicians
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sleepy_man_banjo_boys

Tim Ferriss | TED Speaker

Tim Ferriss is an early-stage tech investor, best-selling author and podcaster.
Investor, human guinea pig, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tim_ferriss

Touria El Glaoui | TED Speaker

To showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora, Touria El Glaoui founded the powerhouse 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair.
Art fair curator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/touria_el_glaoui

Su Kahumbu | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Su Kahumbu is working to improve farmer livelihoods and contribute to nutritional security and environmental sustainability.
Agriculturalist, social entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/su_kahumbu

Christian Happi | TED Speaker

A powerhouse of scientific leadership in Africa, Christian Happi sequences and studies the genomes of infectious diseases like Ebola, HIV and coronavirus.
Molecular biologist, genomist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/christian_happi

Stella Young | TED Speaker

Writer, comedian and advocate Stella Young was the editor of Ramp Up, an online space for news, discussion and opinion about disability in Australia.
Comedian, journalist, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/stella_young

Sandi Toksvig | TED Speaker

Long revered in the UK for her wit and candor, Sandi Toksvig is now lending her familiar voice to a greater cause -- equality for women.
Broadcast personality, politician, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sandi_toksvig

Playlist: Angela Duckworth: 4 talks on human behavior (4 talks)

Psychologist Angela Duckworth studies the traits that allow us to stick to our goals — and she chose four great talks that explore other facets of how human beings behave.
Curated by Angela Duckworth · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/angela_duckworth_4_talks_on_h

Eric Haseltine | TED Speaker

Eric Haseltine applies discoveries about the brain to innovation and forecasting game-changing advances in science and technology.
Author, futurist, innovator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/eric_haseltine

Clay Shirky | TED Speaker

Clay Shirky argues that the history of the modern world could be rendered as the history of ways of arguing, where changes in media change what sort of arguments are possible -- with deep social and political implications.
Social Media Theorist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/clay_shirky

Playlist: Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on (4 talks)

As Dave Eggers says, "The best TED Talks make sense of complicated ideas and trends, and have an elegant simplicity to them. It’s plenty of time to get across a clear and bold idea.” Below, his notes on 4 great talks.
Curated by Dave Eggers · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/dave_eggers_4_talks_that_are

Britt Wray | TED Speaker

Britt Wray's work is about life and what we make of it: past, present and future.
Science storyteller, author, broadcaster
https://www.ted.com/speakers/britt_wray

Naomi McDougall Jones | TED Speaker

Naomi McDougall Jones is a vocal advocate and activist for bringing gender parity to film, both on and off screen.
Actress, writer, producer, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/naomi_mcdougall_jones

Kevin Bethune: The 4 superpowers of design

Design veteran Kevin Bethune argues that designers' talents are often undervalued in business. He says that all designers have four key superpowers: x-ray vision, shapeshifting, extrasensory perception (ESP) and the ability to make others superhuman. Sound unbelievable? Watch and learn what can happen when designers are given space in the workpl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_bethune_the_4_superpowers_of_design

Eduardo Paes: The 4 commandments of cities

Eduardo Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a sprawling, complicated, beautiful city of 6.5 million. He shares four big ideas about leading Rio -- and all cities -- into the future, including bold (and do-able) infrastructure upgrades and how to make a city "smarter."
https://www.ted.com/talks/eduardo_paes_the_4_commandments_of_cities

Jane Fonda | TED Speaker

Jane Fonda has had four extraordinary careers (so far): Oscar-winning actor, author, fitness guru and impassioned activist.
Actor, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jane_fonda

Freeman Hrabowski: 4 pillars of college success in science

At age 12, Freeman Hrabowski marched with Martin Luther King. Now he's president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he works to create an environment that helps under-represented students -- specifically African-American, Latino and low-income learners -- get degrees in math and science. He shares the four pillars of U...
https://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_hrabowski_4_pillars_of_college_success_in_science

Tim Leberecht: 4 ways to build a human company in the age of machines

In the face of artificial intelligence and machine learning, we need a new radical humanism, says Tim Leberecht. For the self-described "business romantic," this means designing organizations and workplaces that celebrate authenticity instead of efficiency and questions instead of answers. Leberecht proposes four (admittedly subjective) principl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_leberecht_4_ways_to_build_a_human_company_in_the_age_of_machines

Lauren Sallan: A brief tour of the last 4 billion years (dinosaurs not included)

In this hilarious, whirlwind tour of the last four billion years of evolution, paleontologist and TED Fellow Lauren Sallan introduces us to some of the wildly diverse animals that roamed the prehistoric planet (from sharks with wings to galloping crocodiles and long-necked rhinos) and shows why paleontology is about way more than dinosaurs.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lauren_sallan_a_brief_tour_of_the_last_4_billion_years_dinosaurs_not_included

A new museum 14 meters under the sea, a dance that draws on fiction, and other news from TED speakers

As usual, the TED community has lots of news to share this week. Below, some highlights. An underwater museum. Off the south coast of Lanzarote, 12 to 14 meters beneath the sea, lies artist Jason DeCaires Taylor’s latest museum, Museo Atlántico, which opened on January 10. Three years in the making, the installation is not only an artisti...
Posted January 27, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/01/27/a-new-museum-14-meters-under-the-sea-a-dance-that-draws-on-fiction-and-other-news-from-ted-speakers

My Year of TED: How 54 talks changed a life

By Kylie Dunn What do you get when you cross a 39-year-old perfectionist with 54 TED Talks and far more honesty than any person probably needs to experience? You get my Year of TED. I’ve been inspired by TED Talks for years, and felt the urge to do something noteworthy and challenging to ring in my fortieth year on the planet. Inspira...
Posted March 27, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/03/27/my-year-of-ted-how-54-talks-changed-a-life

A 24-hour day of giving, to end child trafficking in the United States

It’s a challenge for anyone with a cause: How do you frame the issue so that people feel excited to get involved? For some causes, the answer is asking people to dump a bucket of ice on their head. For others, making that personal connection is even more tricky.  This is exactly how a small group of attendees felt when they were posed with...
Posted September 5, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/09/05/a-24-hour-day-of-giving-to-end-child-trafficking

How one kidney donation can lead to a chain of 94 transplants (and counting!)

A kidney donation chain could narrow the huge gap between organ supply and demand. Kidney matchmaker and transplant surgeon Jayme Locke explains how. In a typical year, roughly 100,000 people in the United States are anxiously waiting on the list for a kidney transplant, and only about 17,000 of them end up getting donor organs -- 11,000 from d...
Posted June 14, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/how-1-kidney-donation-can-lead-to-a-chain-of-94-transplants-and-counting

Conversations on rebuilding society: Week 4 of TED2020

For week 4 of TED2020, leaders in international development, history, architecture and public policy explored how we might rebuild during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing protests against racial injustice in the United States. Below, a recap of their insights. Achim Steiner, head of the United National Development Programme Big id...
Posted June 10, 2020
https://blog.ted.com/2020/06/10/conversations-on-rebuilding-society-week-4-of-ted2020

The power of daydreams: 4 studies on the surprising science of mind-wandering

What makes us happy? It’s one of the most complicated puzzles of human existence -- and one that, so far, 87 speakers have explored in TEDTalks. In today’s talk, Matt Killingsworth (who studied under Dan Gilbert at Harvard) shares a novel approach to the study of happiness -- an app, Track Your Happiness, which allows people to chart their ...
Posted November 5, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/11/05/the-power-of-daydreams-4-studies-on-the-surprising-science-of-mind-wandering

4 secrets of successful side hustles

Starting a side hustle while you're employed can be enormously beneficial, especially in uncertain times. According to a 2019 survey from Bankrate, 43 percent of American full-time workers have a side hustle. In places like the UK, Singapore and Philippines, more than 50 percent of the workforce report having a side gig in addition to a main...
Posted October 14, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/4-secrets-of-successful-side-hustles

"Duets": Roundup of TEDWomen, Session 4

Beverly + Dereck Joubert: Conservationists and documentary filmmakers Beverly & Dereck Joubert focus on iconic cats, particularly the leopard. Heather + Tony Podesta: We like artwork where, when you close your eyes, you still see it. You see it in 4 minutes, in 4 hours. Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe + Deqo Mohamed: Somal...
Posted December 10, 2010
https://blog.ted.com/2010/12/10/duets-roundup-of-tedwomen-session-4

WHAAAAAT?: Notes from Session 4 of TED2020

For Session 4 of TED2020, experts in biohacking, synthetic biology, psychology and beyond explored topics ranging from discovering the relationship between the spinal cord and asparagus to using tools of science to answer critical questions about racial bias. Below, a recap of the night's talks and performances. Andrew Pelling, biomedical...
Posted June 11, 2020
https://blog.ted.com/2020/06/11/whaaaaat-notes-from-session-4-of-ted2020
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