Ever since Bono received the TED Prize in 2005 and gave a fantastic talk at that year's TED Conference I've been fascinated by this gathering and the intellectual and entrepreneurial energy it brings together to spark imagination. David Pogue, the NYT's tech writer, just reported on his trip with a first post about how the conference works, and how it is evolving.
" TED started out, 25 years ago, it stood for Technology, Entertainment and Design. More recently, though, its focus has shifted. There’s a lot more emphasis on reporting and solving on the world’s crises, which are, according to this year’s speakers, more numerous and hopeless than ever. These days, the conferences is less about T, E and D than it is about ECOMA (Energy, Climate, Oceans, Music and Africa)." Read the rest.
This year, apparently, Bill Gates' talk on his foundation's work on two global issues--education and malaria--created quite a buzz! Watch it here.
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