TED 2010
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What are the world’s forward-thinking and creative minds up to? Some of them are at the TED 2010 Conference, which begins today in Long Beach, CA. TED is a private nonprofit foundation that began in 1984 to be a platform for Ideas Worth Spreading. Click on TED’s Program Guide to view the range of topics and speakers — scientists, business leaders, artists, comedians, dancers, and chefs, like this year’s recipient of the TED prize ($100,000 plus “One Wish to Change the World”).
Jamie Oliver, British chef/activist on a mission to empower people through food and cooking, will reveal to what end he will invest the prize money.
TED also features a person of interest from the tech world, John Underkoffler. Remember Minority Report and the interface between actors and data screens? The creator of this point-and-touch technology will offer his perspective on g-speak’s potential impact on the way we manipulate data.
Learning happens online and everywhere, and TED is a valuable, free resource, providing some of the most thought-provoking and inspiring lectures around. In the coming weeks, conference lectures will be posted on www.ted.com.
