Robin Williams to the Rescue

When technology failed at one TED event, a celebrity took the stage. Read More

When technology failed at one TED event, a celebrity took the stage. Read More

2008 TED Conference Prize Winners
Dave Eggers
Bestselling author Dave Eggers has used his time, talent, fame, and money to support public education and the underappreciated teachers who make it work.
Neil Turok
Mathematical physicist Neil Turok has made studying the creation of the universe his career, but helping African scholars is his passion.
Karen Armstrong
Author and former Catholic nun Karen Armstrong works to show followers of the three great Abrahamic religions how much they have in common.
Faces behind TED
Chris Anderson came to TED as a participant. He liked it so much that he bought it. Now he wants to take it to the world.
Richard Saul Wurman anticipated the convergence of technology, entertainment, and design, and decided to have fun with it.
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