Tag: TED 2017

Daan Roosegaarde’s Smog Vacuum Cleaner and Other Inventions

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Explaining that creativity is the true investment capital of the future, inventor Daan Roosegaarde’s optimism for the future hinges upon the power of human imagination. Roosegaarde himself, under the name Studio Roosegaarde, has invented wondrous things—from a Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”-inspired green energy bike path in the Netherlands to a working smog vacuum cleaner in Beijing. Roosegaarde’s futurism applies to tangible needs and stems …

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ACLU Executive Director Anthony D Romero’s TED Talk

An inspiring and fascinating take on art and the 2016 election

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“The mother of all disruptions” is how lawyer and ACLU Executive Director Anthony D Romero described the 2016 US Presidential Election. “Once again,” he said at this year’s TED in Vancouver, “Politics is personal.” And indeed, the election and resulting protests, civil action and unrest, permeated all aspects of his life. In his eloquent, thoughtful and ultimately tender talk, Romero explained how his personal love …

QuoTED Fellows 2017

Inspiring nuggets from this year's rising stars

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TED Fellows are a collective of global change-makers who tend to be a bit earlier in their journey than the main stage TED speakers. Those who make it through the extensive application process are supported through mentorship, their community of Fellows and the TED community at large as the continue their visionary works. Each year new Fellows and returning Senior Fellows present talks at the …