This week the TED Conference took place in Long Beach, California. TED, as you know, is the “mother” of all TEDx-events around the world. The theme for this year was “What The World Needs Now”. A perfect way to present new insights, groundbraking technologies and leaders of the future.
Session 1: Mindshift
- Daniel Kahneman says we must distinguish between “the experiencing self” and “the remembering self.”
- Esther Duflo: “We cannot helicopter people out of poverty.”
- David Cameron says a post-bureaucratic world is emerging. Its three characteristics? Transparency, choice, accountability.
- Michael Shermer: “We don’t have to worry about global warming because the world’s going to end in 2012.”
- Jake Shimabukuro: “The ukulele is the instrument of peace.”
Session 2: Discovery
- Dr. William Li’s list of antiangiogenic foods
- Carter Emmart guides us to the horizon of space and time using the Virtual Universe.
- Dan Barber: “What’s sustainable about feeding chicken to fish?”
Session: TED prize and Reason
- Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize wish: Educate every child about food
- Update TED-prize: Seti (Drake)
- Update TED-prize: Mission Blue (Oceans)
- Update TED-prize: Aims (Neil Turok).
Click here to view all reports from TED 2010.
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