TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).
Most not in the know heard about Ted with the proliferation of Jill Botle Taylor's talk on her "Stroke of Insight," which you can watch here. Last week, Bill Gates' 18 minute talk engendered some press because he released a swarm of mosquitoes during his discussion on malaria apparently as a visual aid.
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray Love (which I reviewed here) gives a 18 minute talk about the creative process, which is actually pretty entertaining. Just last week I posted an interview she did with the Seattle newspaper, which may also be of interest to her fans.
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