Archive for the ‘Lunch with TED’ Category

Decentralizing Healthcare – Lunch w/ TED

Eric Dishman, healthcare researcher for Intel, wants us to take medicine back to the future.  Dishman wants us to envision medicine as it was practiced before 1787, before it was centralized in hospitals that departmentalized the body and its problems, but he wants us to do so while employing cutting...
March 18th, 2010 | Lunch with TED | Read More

The Suprising Spread of “Idol” TV in the Middle East- Lunch w/TED

Reality TV in the United States has a poor reputation. And frankly, it often deserves it. After all, some of this year’s biggest reality hits include raunchy, mindless fare like “Jersey Shore,” “The Real Housewives” franchise, and “The Hills.” As for less smutty, more family-friendly shows...
March 11th, 2010 | Lunch with TED | Read More

David Cameron on The Next Age of Government – Lunch w/ TED

If there’s one thing that liberals and conservatives can agree on it is this: that an informed citizenry is both necessary and beneficial to the growth and flourishing of a democratic nation. This week’s Lunch with TED features David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative party in the United Kingdom...
March 4th, 2010 | Conservative/Liberal, Lunch with TED | Read More

J.J. Abrams on Story, Technology, and “Mystery Boxes” – Lunch w/ TED

Our “Lunch with TED” feature is back—and here to stay. (For the uninitiated, see Dustin’s original TED post here.) To commemorate this momentous occasion (and, frankly, the return of Lost, now in its sixth season) I chose to highlight a TED Talk by one of my favorite filmmakers—J.J. Abrams,...
February 25th, 2010 | Lunch with TED | Read More

Kids Transformed By Music – Lunch w/ TED

“Jose Antonio Abreu is the charismatic founder of a youth orchestra system that has transformed thousands of kids’ lives in Venezuela. Here he shares his amazing story and unveils a TED Prize wish that could have a big impact in the US and beyond.”
June 10th, 2009 | Lunch with TED | Read More

Aid Versus Trade – Lunch w/ TED

“Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former finance minister of Nigeria, sums up four days of intense discussion on aid versus trade on the closing day of TEDGlobal 2007, and shares a personal story explaining her own commitment to this cause.”  In the context of typical conversation on the topic,...
May 27th, 2009 | Foreign Affairs, Lunch with TED, Social Justice | Read More

Bold Plans for Electric Cars – Lunch w/ TED

“Shai Agassi wants to put you behind the wheel of an electric car — but he doesn’t want you to sacrifice convenience (or cash) to do it.  Forget about the hybrid auto — Agassi says it’s electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has...
May 20th, 2009 | Lunch with TED | Read More

In Celebration of Dirty Jobs – Lunch w/ TED

This week’s lunch w/ TED is published in honor of the tens of thousands of students who will graduate from university in the coming weeks and begin looking for work. Well done university graduates! Don’t be ashamed of working the “dirty jobs.”
April 29th, 2009 | Lunch with TED | Read More

Magic Shows are Mind Games – Lunch w/ TED

I’ve always been fascinated by really good magic tricks. There’s just something about witnessing unbelievable events that is exciting. I love puzzling over the tricks and attempting to figure them out. If you are like me, then you’ll find today’s Lunch w/ TED by Keith Barry...
April 22nd, 2009 | Lunch with TED | Read More

The Difference Between Winning and Success – Lunch w/ TED

This week’s (late) lunch with TED features John Wooden, legendary former basketball coach for UCLA. If our schools tried to educate children to become good, as Coach Wooden is good, this country would be a better place. John is not merely learned, he is wise.
April 15th, 2009 | Lunch with TED | Read More