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href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> <br> <time datetime="2024-10-22">October 22, 2024 at 5:00 pm EDT</time> </div> <div class="share"> </div> </div> </header>  <section class="entry-content clearfix"> <div id="attachment_117510" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117510" class="size-full wp-image-117510" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT1687-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT1687-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT1687-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT1687-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT1687-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT1687-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117510" class="wp-caption-text">TED’s Monique Ruff-Bell (left) and Helen Walters host Session 1 of TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p>For the inaugural session of the very first <a href="https://conferences.ted.com/tednext2024">TEDNext</a> conference, a poet, a comic, an astrophysicist, one of the world’s most popular authors and other trailblazing speakers explored a theme that keeps the world spinning: wonder, and how it can transform our thinking.</p> <p>What exactly is TEDNext? A vibrant, three-day exploration of what’s next, propelling the “future you” to drive change at every level, from personal to global. The first-ever TEDNext conference, held in Atlanta, kicks off an expansion of the annual slate of conferences from TED and is designed to spark imagination, embrace possibility and foster dreams about what the next version of you can be and do.</p> <p><strong>The event:</strong> Talks from Session 1 of TEDNext 2024, hosted by TED’s Monique Ruff-Bell and Helen Walters</p> <p><strong>When and where:</strong> Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia</p> <p><strong>Speakers and performers:</strong> Safiya Sinclair, Lisa Kaltenegger, Adam Munder, Malcolm Gladwell, Leo Villareal, Athena Kugblenu, Shu Takada</p> <p>Watch <strong><a href="https://tedlive.ted.com/?tn24blog">TEDNext 2024 on TED Live</a></strong>, check out <strong><a href="https://creative.ted.com/explore/collections/tednext-2024">more photos from the event</a></strong> and learn more about<strong> <a href="https://conferences.ted.com/?tn24-blog">attending a future TED conference</a></strong></p> <p><b>The talks in brief:</b></p> <div id="attachment_117505" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117505" class="size-full wp-image-117505" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT5920-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT5920-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT5920-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT5920-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT5920-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT5920-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117505" class="wp-caption-text">Safiya Sinclair performs at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p>Nature is “the natural archway to wonder,” says poet <strong>Safiya Sinclair</strong>. Performing “Marigolds: A Letter to Wonder,” an original poem she created for TEDNext, she explores the fragility of life with imagery of youthful joys and floral beauty, reflecting on the enduring presence of those who have passed.</p> <div id="attachment_117514" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117514" class="size-full wp-image-117514" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3126-medium-1.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3126-medium-1.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3126-medium-1.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3126-medium-1.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3126-medium-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3126-medium-1.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117514" class="wp-caption-text">Lisa Kaltenegger speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Erin Lubin / TED)</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Signs of life are written in a planet’s light, says alien world explorer </span><b>Lisa Kaltenegger</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, which can catch light from small planets lightyears away and illuminate the “chemical fingerprints” of their atmospheres, Kaltenegger explains how we are closer than ever to discovering whether or not we’re alone in the universe.</span></p> <div id="attachment_117507" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117507" class="size-full wp-image-117507" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT6223-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT6223-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT6223-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT6223-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT6223-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_2GT6223-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117507" class="wp-caption-text">Adam Munder (left) and ASL interpreter Christan Hansen speak at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p>When routine interactions like doctor’s appointments force Deaf people to rely on makeshift communication tools or even their young children as interpreters, we lose the human connection that makes conversations meaningful, says communication advocate <strong>Adam Munder</strong>. That’s the driving force behind OmniBridge, an AI platform Munder is building with Intel to translate ASL in real-time, turning previously frustrating encounters into natural conversations. Joined onstage by ASL interpreter <strong>Christan Hansen</strong> and TED’s <strong>Hasiba Haq</strong>, Munder demos how the new translation platform works, showing how it can allow both Deaf and hearing people to simply be themselves.</p> <div id="attachment_117516" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117516" class="size-full wp-image-117516" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3387-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3387-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3387-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3387-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3387-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3387-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117516" class="wp-caption-text">Malcolm Gladwell speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Erin Lubin / TED)</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In his 2000 bestseller </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Tipping Point</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><b>Malcolm Gladwell</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> tells the story of how crime fell in New York City in the 1990s, centering his explanation on a criminology theory known as the “broken windows theory.” Now, 25 years after publishing his breakout book, he’s here with a new message: “I was wrong.” He shares how his analysis contributed to the rise of the NYPD’s infamous stop-and-frisk policy — and shows why no journalist should adopt a stance of certainty when trying to make sense of the world.</span></p> <div id="attachment_117509" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117509" class="size-full wp-image-117509" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3685-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3685-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3685-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3685-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3685-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1EL3685-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117509" class="wp-caption-text">Leo Villareal speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. Photo: Erin Lubin / TED</p></div> <p>Artist <strong>Leo Villareal</strong> transformed the experience of getting lost at Burning Man (back in the days before billionaires knew what it was) into a groundbreaking artistic practice, using custom-coded light patterns to create massive installations that turn urban infrastructure into communal gathering spaces. What began with a simple beacon of 16 strobe lights to help him get home in the desert has evolved into monumental works like “The Bay Lights” in San Francisco, an installation featuring 25,000 LEDs mounted on the suspender cables of the Bay Bridge, and London’s “Illuminated River” project, which unites the bridges of the Thames into a single luminous artwork, proving that public art can reshape how we experience our cities.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether it’s pretending you’re “fine” or saying you’ll be there in five minutes when you haven’t left yet, we all tell little lies, explains comedian and writer </span><b>Athena Kugblenu</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She humorously breaks down why fibbing is sometimes the right thing to do, helping us all become “fib-literate.”</span></p> <div id="attachment_117503" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117503" class="size-full wp-image-117503" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT2175-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT2175-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT2175-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT2175-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT2175-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241022_1GT2175-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117503" class="wp-caption-text">Shu Takada performs at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For six-time world yo-yo champion </span><b>Shu Takada</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a yo-yo isn’t just a toy; it’s an art form. In a mesmerizing performance, he combines music, dance and acrobatics with his signature, incredible yo-yo moves, elevating this childhood pastime into a breathtaking spectacle.</span></p> <div id="attachment_117497" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117497" class="size-full wp-image-117497" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241021_1GT0983-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241021_1GT0983-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241021_1GT0983-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241021_1GT0983-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241021_1GT0983-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241021_1GT0983-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117497" class="wp-caption-text">TEDNext 2024 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia, October 22 – 24, 2024. 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