February 2008

Dr. Irwin Redlener has some scary things to say to the TED audience. He asks, “Are we at risk of nuclear attack?” and “Can we… Read More »TED 2008: Duck and cover

Will evil prevail? is the topic of the first afternoon session. It’s hard to think of a better person to put the question to than… Read More »TED2008: Lucifer or hero?

Garrett Lisi has been getting a lot of attention lately, for putting forth a novel approach towards unifying particle physics based on geometric symmetry. He… Read More »TED2008: Garrett Lisi looks for balance

A three minute talk introduces us to an amazing mystery story. Portraiture artist Sigfried Woldhek has been trying to figure out what Leonardo da Vinci’s… Read More »TED2008: Leonardo’s face

A bit of TED history – the TED conference was held for the first time in 1984, hosted by Richard Saul Wurman. In 2002, the… Read More »TED2008: Reconcilliation

Thomas Krens, legendary art curator and President of the Guggenheim Foundation, invites us to consider some fundamental questions: Is beauty perfection? Is that conditional? What… Read More »TED2008: Thomas Krens and the remedy for boredom