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tag-brian-stokes-mitchell tag-felipe-sanchez-luna tag-jaime-rojo tag-kelly-corrigan tag-kylan-gibbs tag-lear-debessonet tag-lily-yeh tag-mark-grimmer tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted2024 has-thumbnail not-featured even top i-0 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/enchanters-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2024/" data-slug="enchanters-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/TED2024_20240418_2GT5198-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Enchanters: Notes on Session 10 of TED2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted2024/" data-slug="live-from-ted2024" > Live from TED2024 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/enchanters-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2024/" data-slug="enchanters-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2024"> Enchanters: Notes on Session 10 of TED2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-04-18" pubdate > Apr 18, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Session 10 of TED2024 plumbs the depths of human emotions, celebrating the beauty of community art, the everyday bravery of family life, the power of sound and more. The event: Talks from Session 10 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, hosted by TED’s Helen Walters When and where: Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Vancouver <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/enchanters-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116930" class="post-116930 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted2024 category-news-2 category-ted2024 tag-anima-anandkumar tag-carole-k-hooven tag-chris-duffy tag-gibran-huzaifah tag-katsuhiko-hayashi tag-kevin-owocki tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-ted2024 has-thumbnail not-featured odd top i-1 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/shapeshifters-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2024/" data-slug="shapeshifters-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/TED2024_20240418_2JR1727-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Shapeshifters: Notes on Session 9 of TED2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted2024/" data-slug="live-from-ted2024" > Live from TED2024 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/shapeshifters-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2024/" data-slug="shapeshifters-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2024"> Shapeshifters: Notes on Session 9 of TED2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-04-18" pubdate > Apr 18, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>In Session 9 of TED2024, great minds working on world-shifting innovations shared their work, from a biologist who raised mice with two dads to a computer scientist with a more democratic crowdfunding model. Whether at home or on the global stage, these big ideas have the potential to shape what’s possible. The event: Talks from <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/shapeshifters-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116922" class="post-116922 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted2024 category-news-2 category-ted2024 tag-daniel-lubetzky tag-david-finnigan tag-gabrielle-rifkind tag-jerusalem-youth-chorus tag-ketakandriana-rafitoson tag-spencer-j-cox has-thumbnail not-featured even i-2 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/bridge-builders-notes-on-session-6-of-ted2024/" data-slug="bridge-builders-notes-on-session-6-of-ted2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/TED2024_20240417_1GT8203-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Bridge-Builders: Notes on Session 6 of TED2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted2024/" data-slug="live-from-ted2024" > Live from TED2024 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/bridge-builders-notes-on-session-6-of-ted2024/" data-slug="bridge-builders-notes-on-session-6-of-ted2024"> Bridge-Builders: Notes on Session 6 of TED2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-04-17" pubdate > Apr 17, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>In Session 6 of TED2024, we heard from bridge-builders — inspiring speakers working to unite people across political divides, conflicts, differences and more. The event: Talks from Session 6 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, hosted by TED’s Helen Walters and Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps and winner of the 2015 TED Prize <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/bridge-builders-notes-on-session-6-of-ted2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116891" class="post-116891 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted2024 category-news-2 category-ted2024 tag-cai-guo-qiang tag-ja-collective tag-millie-chu-baird tag-mustafa-suleyman tag-nour-e-rawafi tag-sara-giusto tag-sarah-j-doherty tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-ted2024 has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-3 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/illuminators-notes-on-session-4-of-ted2024/" data-slug="illuminators-notes-on-session-4-of-ted2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/TED2024_20240416_1RL5318-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Illuminators: Notes on Session 4 of TED2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted2024/" data-slug="live-from-ted2024" > Live from TED2024 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/illuminators-notes-on-session-4-of-ted2024/" data-slug="illuminators-notes-on-session-4-of-ted2024"> Illuminators: Notes on Session 4 of TED2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-04-16" pubdate > Apr 16, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>For Session 4 of TED2024, illuminators from diverse disciplines explored the bright future of their fields. From AI as a digital species to explosive art that climbs into the sky, speakers looked at how light (literally and figuratively) can shape our climate, social interactions, scientific discoveries and more. The event: Talks from Session 4 of <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/illuminators-notes-on-session-4-of-ted2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116745" class="post-116745 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted2024 category-news-2 category-ted2024 tag-angus-hervey tag-aziz-abu-sarah tag-demis-hassabis tag-elle-cordova tag-kristine-mcdivitt-tompkins tag-maoz-inon tag-rupaul-charles tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-ted2024 tag-willie-williams has-thumbnail not-featured even i-4 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/dreamers-notes-on-session-1-of-ted2024/" data-slug="dreamers-notes-on-session-1-of-ted2024" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/TED2024_20240415_1GT2291-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Dreamers: Notes on Session 1 of TED2024' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted2024/" data-slug="live-from-ted2024" > Live from TED2024 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/dreamers-notes-on-session-1-of-ted2024/" data-slug="dreamers-notes-on-session-1-of-ted2024"> Dreamers: Notes on Session 1 of TED2024 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-04-15" pubdate > Apr 15, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>It’s time for TED! And this year’s conference marks a big year: the 40th anniversary of TED, honoring the inaugural conference in 1984. With that in mind, TED2024 kicked off with a classically eclectic opening session, ranging from a powerful conversation on how Israel and Palestine can find peace to the future of AI to <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/dreamers-notes-on-session-1-of-ted2024/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116526" class="post-116526 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2 tag-adam-whybrew tag-adriann-negreros tag-annalee-newitz tag-beth-viner tag-bonnie-hancock tag-catalina-lotero tag-david-kwong tag-diarra-bousso tag-hanjo-seibert tag-jessica-apotheker tag-paul-hudson tag-philipp-carlsson-szlezak tag-sagar-goel tag-shruthi-baskaran-makanju tag-slava-balbek tag-sylvester-chauke tag-ted-institute tag-tedbcg initiatives-ted-institute has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-5 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/flipside-futures-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2023/" data-slug="flipside-futures-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED%40BCG_20231116_2GT0571-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Flipside futures: The talks of TED@BCG 2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/news-2/" data-slug="news-2" > News </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/flipside-futures-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2023/" data-slug="flipside-futures-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2023"> Flipside futures: The talks of TED@BCG 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-11-16" pubdate > Nov 16, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Today is good, but tomorrow can always be better. There are new possibilities for our future if we use our uniquely human creativity. In a day of talks and performances, 16 leading minds gathered to flip expected thinking on its head and map out how we might build a brighter future. The event: TED@BCG: Flipside <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/flipside-futures-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116610" class="post-116610 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2 category-ted-democracy has-thumbnail not-featured even i-6 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/imagining-our-common-future-the-talks-of-ted-democracy/" data-slug="imagining-our-common-future-the-talks-of-ted-democracy" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Democracy_20231115_2RL7993-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Imagining our common future: The talks of TED Democracy' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/news-2/" data-slug="news-2" > News </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/imagining-our-common-future-the-talks-of-ted-democracy/" data-slug="imagining-our-common-future-the-talks-of-ted-democracy"> Imagining our common future: The talks of TED Democracy </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-11-15" pubdate > Nov 15, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The question of our democratic future is more urgent, complex and exciting than ever. As the world stands at a crossroads, more than 140 world leaders and experts convened in New York City for the launch of the TED Democracy initiative, a project that aims to shift the narrative on democracy, accelerate solutions to support <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/imagining-our-common-future-the-talks-of-ted-democracy/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116434" class="post-116434 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-tedwomen category-news-2 tag-aisha-nyandoro tag-andre-dickens tag-buzz tag-diana-greene-foster tag-esha-chhabra tag-gary-barker tag-glenn-close tag-jay-bailey tag-karinna-grant tag-laetitia-ky tag-laurel-braitman tag-lindsay-morris tag-maria-e-sophocles tag-paige-alexander tag-reed-j-williams tag-rosita-najmi tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-tedwomen tag-tedwomen-2023 tag-tracie-revis tag-wan-faridah-akmal-jusoh has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-7 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/life-love-and-finding-a-path-talks-from-day-2-of-tedwomen-2023/" data-slug="life-love-and-finding-a-path-talks-from-day-2-of-tedwomen-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/TW23_20231012_2JT9369-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Life, love and finding a path: Talks from day 2 of TEDWomen 2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-tedwomen/" data-slug="live-from-tedwomen" > Live from TEDWomen </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/life-love-and-finding-a-path-talks-from-day-2-of-tedwomen-2023/" data-slug="life-love-and-finding-a-path-talks-from-day-2-of-tedwomen-2023"> Life, love and finding a path: Talks from day 2 of TEDWomen 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-10-12" pubdate > Oct 12, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Day 2 of TEDWomen 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia featured an interdisciplinary array of ideas from speakers who are disrupting poverty, creating bold art, restoring Indigenous rights, exploring bioluminescence in nature and much more. The event: Sessions 2 and 3 of TEDWomen 2023, hosted by TEDWomen editorial director Pat Mitchell and activist, filmmaker and entrepreneur Maya <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/life-love-and-finding-a-path-talks-from-day-2-of-tedwomen-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116406" class="post-116406 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-tedwomen category-news-2 tag-ava-duvernay tag-chris-anderson tag-christine-schuler-deschryver tag-dasha-navalnaya tag-irina-karamanos-adrian tag-jane-ferguson tag-mahogany-n-motion tag-oleksandra-matviichuk tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-tedwomen tag-tedwomen-2023 tag-the-merian-ensemble tag-yordanos-eyoel has-thumbnail not-featured even i-8 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/a-world-view-talks-from-day-1-of-tedwomen-2023/" data-slug="a-world-view-talks-from-day-1-of-tedwomen-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/TW23_20231011_2GT3538-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='A world view: Talks from day 1 of TEDWomen 2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-tedwomen/" data-slug="live-from-tedwomen" > Live from TEDWomen </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/a-world-view-talks-from-day-1-of-tedwomen-2023/" data-slug="a-world-view-talks-from-day-1-of-tedwomen-2023"> A world view: Talks from day 1 of TEDWomen 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-10-11" pubdate > Oct 11, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>TEDWomen 2023 kicked off in its new home of Atlanta, Georgia with a moving and wide-ranging session of talks and performances about the future of global democracy, the pursuit of freedom in Russia and Ukraine, the path to recovery for survivors and more. The event: Session 1 of TEDWomen 2023, hosted by TEDWomen editorial director <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/a-world-view-talks-from-day-1-of-tedwomen-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116306" class="post-116306 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-amir-nizar-zuabi tag-countdown tag-kala-constantino tag-mike-posner tag-ramon-mendez-galain tag-rebecca-collyer tag-rich-powell tag-sims-witherspoon tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks tag-zainab-usman has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-9 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230714_2GT1715-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Momentum: Notes from Session 7 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023" > Live from TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Momentum: Notes from Session 7 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-14" pubdate > Jul 14, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>TED Countdown Summit 2023 concluded with a wide-ranging session featuring eight inspiring takes from around the world on how to ensure a fast, fair transition to a clean energy future. The event: Talks from Session 6 of TED Countdown Summit 2023, hosted by TED’s David Biello and Lindsay Levin with journalist Orlando P. Bailey. When <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116256" class="post-116256 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-countdown tag-isabella-kirkland tag-jessica-whitaker-allen tag-jim-snabe tag-jim-whitaker tag-john-odonnell tag-marcelo-mena tag-olivia-breese tag-tao-zhang tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks has-thumbnail not-featured even i-10 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230713_1GT5147-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Magnitude: Notes from Session 4 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023" > Live from TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Magnitude: Notes from Session 4 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-13" pubdate > Jul 13, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>To rise to the challenge of climate change, we need big, bold, gigaton-scale solutions. Session 4 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 focused on the clean technologies that need to scale fast — and made space for ideas on radical climate leadership, the use of art for environmental activism and the push for climate-friendly alternatives to <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116229" class="post-116229 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-amy-powney tag-avinash-persaud tag-countdown tag-david-blood tag-nili-gilbert tag-payton-m-wilkins tag-steve-presley tag-ted tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks tag-tombo-banda tag-xiaojun-tom-wang has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-11 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230712_2JT5338-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Dilemmas: Notes from Session 3 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023" > Live from TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Dilemmas: Notes from Session 3 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-12" pubdate > Jul 12, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Session 3 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 tackled some of the knottier issues related to climate change — from the massive amount of money needed to finance the global green transition, to the struggle for energy access in developing nations and the ecosystem effects of fast fashion — and offered glimpses of the world-changing solutions <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116189" class="post-116189 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-al-gore tag-anika-goss tag-asmeret-asefaw-berhe tag-changhua-wu tag-countdown tag-detroit-youth-choir tag-hong-hoang tag-julio-friedmann tag-maxim-timchenko tag-paul-hawken tag-simon-stiell tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks has-thumbnail not-featured even i-12 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230711_1GT0977-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Compass: Notes from Session 1 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023" > Live from TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Compass: Notes from Session 1 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-11" pubdate > Jul 11, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>TED Countdown Summit 2023 kicked off in Detroit, Michigan, with a wide-ranging, solution-filled session of TED Talks and performances meant to inspire action on the world’s toughest challenge: climate change. Over the course of four days, the Summit seeks to change the conversation on climate change and tell a new, true story about how a <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-115915" class="post-115915 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-livefromted2023 category-ted2023 tag-bilawal-sidhu tag-eileen-isagon-skyers tag-k-allado-mcdowell tag-refik-anadol tag-shou-chew tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-ted2023 has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-13 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/new-levels-of-ai-creativity-and-some-hard-questions-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2023/" data-slug="new-levels-of-ai-creativity-and-some-hard-questions-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/TED2023_20230420_2JR1077-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='New levels of AI creativity … and some hard questions: Notes on Session 10 of TED2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/livefromted2023/" data-slug="livefromted2023" > Live from TED2023 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/new-levels-of-ai-creativity-and-some-hard-questions-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2023/" data-slug="new-levels-of-ai-creativity-and-some-hard-questions-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2023"> New levels of AI creativity … and some hard questions: Notes on Session 10 of TED2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-04-20" pubdate > Apr 20, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The uses of AI are seemingly limitless, a fact perhaps most easily apparent in the world of art. While some artists fear their skills could be replaced by computer-generated creations, others have embraced machine learning collaborations, spawning mind-boggling works of the imagination. In Session 10 of TED2023, five speakers explore the creative possibilities opened up <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/new-levels-of-ai-creativity-and-some-hard-questions-notes-on-session-10-of-ted2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-115895" class="post-115895 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-livefromted2023 category-ted2023 tag-alua-arthur tag-angeline-murimirwa tag-becky-kennedy tag-carlos-rodriguez-pastor tag-jessie-reyez tag-mark-edwards tag-sean-goode tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-ted2023 has-thumbnail not-featured even i-14 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/preparing-for-the-inevitable-chaos-ahead-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2023/" data-slug="preparing-for-the-inevitable-chaos-ahead-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/TED2023_20230420_1RL1926-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Preparing for the inevitable chaos ahead: Notes on Session 9 of TED2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/livefromted2023/" data-slug="livefromted2023" > Live from TED2023 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/preparing-for-the-inevitable-chaos-ahead-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2023/" data-slug="preparing-for-the-inevitable-chaos-ahead-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2023"> Preparing for the inevitable chaos ahead: Notes on Session 9 of TED2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/reidcatlett/" title="Posts by Reid Catlett" class="author url fn" rel="author">Reid Catlett</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-04-20" pubdate > Apr 20, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>As we barrel into the future at breakneck speed, there can be a sense of perilous vertigo. How do we prepare for constant upheaval and change? The answer may lie in a combination of close listening, careful thought and inspiration from people committed to creating peace and progress. In Session 9 of TED2023, seven speakers <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/preparing-for-the-inevitable-chaos-ahead-notes-on-session-9-of-ted2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-115999" class="post-115999 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-livefromted2023 category-ted2023 tag-chris-anderson tag-shou-chew tag-ted2023 has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-15 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/tiktok-shou-chew-ted2023/" data-slug="tiktok-shou-chew-ted2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/TED2023_20230420_1JR1940-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='TikTok CEO Shou Chew discusses the app’s algorithm and future — live at TED2023' /> </a> <h4> <a class="category" href="https://blog.ted.com/category/livefromted2023/" data-slug="livefromted2023" > Live from TED2023 </a> </h4> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/tiktok-shou-chew-ted2023/" data-slug="tiktok-shou-chew-ted2023"> TikTok CEO Shou Chew discusses the app’s algorithm and future — live at TED2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-04-20" pubdate > Apr 20, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Hot on the heels of his US congressional testimony, TikTok CEO Shou Chew sat down with head of TED Chris Anderson at Session 10 of TED2023 Thursday to discuss the roots of TikTok: what it does, how it works and what it’s doing to protect its users. 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