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TEDMonterey 2021 | The Case for Optimism

TED Fellows Talks

  • Daniel Alexander Jones
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    Daniel Alexander Jones creates unique and ritualistic dramatic experiences through music, monologue and improvisation by channeling Jomama Jones, a mystical alter ego.
  • Tom Osborn
    0:08:20
    TED Fellow Tom Osborn is working to improve mental health for teens across Kenya.
  • Jenna C. Lester
    0:17:04
    TED Fellow Jenna C. Lester is working to fix dermatology's problem with skin color.
  • Video: Lee Mokobe poetry
    0:23:24
  • Alicia Chong Rodriguez
    0:25:33
    TED Fellow Alicia Chong Rodriguez is building a bra that could save your life.
  • Jim Chuchu
    0:32:25
    TED Fellow Jim Chuchu cofounded the Nest Collective, a multidisciplinary Nairobi-based artist group.
  • Germán Santillán
    0:40:02
    TED Fellow Germán Santillán is reviving Indigenous chocolate-making practices through artisanal Mexican chocolate.
  • Lei Li
    0:47:03
    TED Fellow Lei Li is improving medical imaging that can track the progress of diseases, such as cancer, that can otherwise go undetected.
  • Nithya Ramanathan
    0:55:07
    TED Fellow Nithya Ramanathan develops tools to keep vaccines safe.
  • Daniel Alexander Jones
    1:01:49
    Daniel Alexander Jones creates unique and ritualistic dramatic experiences through music, monologue and improvisation by channeling Jomama Jones, a mystical alter ego.

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