TEDMonterey 2021
The Case for Optimism
August 1-4, 2021 Pacific Time (US & Canada; GMT -07:00)
At this very special TED event, held at the same venue where TED started, we'll celebrate the clear-eyed and the bold of heart, those who don't shy away from the most intractable-seeming problems but rather step toward them to make the case that, even now, hope is possible.
TEDMonterey 2021 | The Case for Optimism
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Session 7: Better. Smarter. Wiser.
- Video: Emmit Fenn - Who Dat-By Patrick Jean. Produced by Rebecca Berrih.
- Adrian K. Haugabrook0:03:28Adrian K. Haugabrook is working to rethink and redesign higher education.
- Katherine Maher0:18:48Strategist, technologist and policy expert Katherine Maher is an advocate for free and open societies.
- Video: 2 Lizards: Episode 1, 20200:35:17By Meriem Bennani
- Hrishikesh Hirway0:39:09Hrishikesh Hirway is the host, creator and executive producer of Song Exploder, a podcast and Netflix series about the creative process of songwriting.
- Video: Moving Art 20:58:09By Louie Schwartzberg
- Steven Johnson1:00:45Steven Johnson is the bestselling author of 13 books about the history of science, technology and innovation including, most recently, "Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer," which was also a PBS/BBC television series.
- Pardis Parker1:15:23Pardis Parker is the creator and star of Comedy Central's "Mideast Minute," a deadpan news satire that showcases his unique (and hilarious) perspective.
- Lizzo1:28:44Three-time Grammy-winning superstar Lizzo has become a household name, with more than four billion global streams and a Platinum debut album.