Samantha Power has a hell of a resume. She’s a celebrated journalist, a Pulitzer-winning author, a Harvard professor and an Obama advisor. She deserves the… Read More »TED2008: Samantha Power on stopping genocide

This evening, TED will issue this year’s TED prizes. They’re a bit unique – they involve not just recognition of amazing individuals, but support for… Read More »TED2008: Pangea Day

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