Two memorable and extremely inspiring speakers:
Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, describes the "Long Tail" economics currently affecting emerging businesses on the Web.
Majora Carter, a MacArthur Award winning recipient, has proven to be an unstoppable force in revitalizing parts of the South Bronx with her "Green The Ghetto" campaign.
If you’ve been as addicted to I am with T.E.D.’s unbelievably excellent lecture content, then get yourself over to their newly refurbished site at Ted.com.
As noted in the NY Times you’ll find a strong focus on their TED Talks video archives, including many just released from last month, with an incredible amount of work that has gone into making the site highly interactive. Enjoy!
Bill Clinton describes the focus the Clinton Foundation has taken on running a pilot health care system in Rwanda, based on the work of Dr. Paul Farmer with Partners In Health in Haiti, and their aim of showing its potential as a model for the entire developing world.
T.E.D. Wish: Help him build this system in Rwanda, to bring world-class health care to a people who have overcome deadly hatred to rebuild their nation.
James Nachtwey talks about his decades as a photojournalist witnessing street violence, famine, and disease. A slideshow of his photos reveals two parallel themes in his work: The frontlines of contemporary wars are right where people live, and when a photo catches the world’s attention, it can truly drive action and change.
T.E.D. Wish: Help with gaining access to a story that needs to be told, and developing a new, digital way to show these photos to the world.
E.O. Wilson makes a plea on behalf of his constituents (insects and small creatures), to learn more about our biosphere. "We know so little about nature that we’re still discovering tiny organisms indispensable to life; yet we’re steadily, methodically, and vigorously destroying nature."
T.E.D. Wish: Work together on an Encyclopedia of Life, a web-based compendium of data from scientists and amateurs on every aspect of the biosphere.
Gladwell speaks of the impact one man had on humanity with his revolutionary research on spaghetti sauce.
Saunders speaks of his solo trip to the North Pole, and the hardships he endured. Both are very fun!
Here’s a phenomenal organization, T.E.D. (Technology, Entertainment, Design), that I was led to from the video below about next gen computing interfaces. Here’s some more gems:
Simply incredible lecture and demonstration by Jeff Han on his work with next gen computing.
