TED2016
Dream.
February 15-19, 2016 Pacific Time (US & Canada; GMT -08:00)
TED2016 is dedicated to the greatest dreams we are capable of dreaming. A week to stare hard at humanity’s toughest challenges, and listen carefully to those who can show us a way forward. A week to celebrate the creative brilliance of our generation’s best artists, designers and storytellers. A week of invention, innovation, imagination … and the dreamers who can bring us with them on their journey. A week to stir the blood.
TED2016 | Dream.
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Session 5: Deep memory
- "Five"-Video interstitial
- Silk Road Ensemble0:04:02With an eclectic repertoire spanning classical, improvisational and folk traditions from around the globe, the Silk Road Ensemble spins unique sounds that celebrate cultural solidarity.
- Norman Lear0:13:37Writer, producer and free-speech champion Norman Lear defined decades of U.S. popular culture with his groundbreaking TV shows.
- Kenneth Lacovara0:34:52In his quest to understand the largest dinosaurs to have walked the Earth, Lacovara blends exploration with the latest imaging and modeling techniques from engineering to medicine.
- "Guiding Light"0:51:50Video interstitial
- Tabetha Boyajian0:46:08Tabetha Boyajian is best known for her research on “Tabby’s star,” a puzzling celestial body that has inspired otherwise sober scientists to brainstorm outlandish hypotheses.
- Danny Hillis1:13:15Attendee speaker
- Dave Isay1:20:41Over thousands of archived and broadcast interviews, StoryCorps founder and 2015 TED Prize winner Dave Isay has created an unprecedented document of the dreams and fears that touch us all.
- Sarah Parcak1:30:34Like a modern-day Indiana Jones, Sarah Parcak uses satellite images to locate lost ancient sites. The winner of the 2016 TED Prize, her wish will help protect the world’s cultural heritage.
- Silk Road Ensemble2:05:17With an eclectic repertoire spanning classical, improvisational and folk traditions from around the globe, the Silk Road Ensemble spins unique sounds that celebrate cultural solidarity.