This week TED 2010 takes place in Long Beach, California. After the reports on day 1, day 2 , it’s now time for a list of links and reports about the third day at TED 2010.
Session 8: Boldness
- John Underkoffler: “Technology is capable of expressing generosity. And we need to demand that.”
- Sergey Brin: Our focus has really been what’s best for the Chinese people.
- George Church: “We’re not making life from scratch; we’re using all the tricks an engineer can use to leverage natural processes.”
- Jim Stolze: 8 ways to create a successful TEDx
- Dave Levin and Mike Feinberg (KIPP): “Teaching is the world’s finest calling.”
- Bill Gates: “If I only had only one wish for the next 50 years, it’d be to invent the thing that halves the cost of CO2.”
Session 9:
- Temple Grandin: If you have these smart geeky kids with a touch of autism, you need to get them turned on to cool things.
- Chris Anderson (of Wired): We think the tablet is the future of magazines. Flexibility in design, plus interactivity.
- Mitchell Joachim: Imagine growing your own home – out of meat.
- Marian Bantjes (designer): On every job I ask: Does my work bring joy? inspire wonder? provoke curiosity?
- Denis Dutton: Some of these beautiful, symmetrical Acheulean hand axes show no wear on their edges. What were they for? Perhaps they were art.
- Raghava KK: I might look like a clean sweet boy. But I am capable of thinking anything!
Session 10: Play
- David Byrne, Thomas Dolby and Ethel rock out playing (Nothing But) Flowers.
- Dave Weaver: “How do you answer, ‘What’s a TED?’”
- Sarah Silverman A new perspective on the number 3000.
- David Rockwell on the Imagination Playground: “No project has ever made me happier.”
- Yoni Benatar pilots mini drones from his iphone with augmented reality.
- Eve Ensler: “Girls: our greatest natural resource.”
- Julia Sweeney ruminates on how to have “the talk” with her 8 year old.
- Natalie Merchant serenades the audience with musical poetry.
Please click here for all reports on TED 2010.
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