TED2015



TED2015 ("Truth and Dare") was held during March 16–20, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada.

Program

 * Session 1 – "Opening Gambit" – Monday, March 16, 2015 – Hosted by Chris Anderson
 * Kevin Rudd, international relations expert: "Are China and the US doomed to conflict?"
 * David Rothkopf, foreign policy expert
 * Joseph DeSimone, chemist, inventor: "What if 3D printing was 100x faster?"
 * Abe Davis, computer scientist
 * Moon Hooch, trio
 * Marina Abramović, performance artist


 * Session 2 – "What Are We Thinking?" – Tuesday, March 17, 2015 – Hosted by Chris Anderson
 * Laura Schulz, cognitive scientist
 * Jason Padgett, geometric artist
 * David Eagleman, neuroscientist: "Can we create new senses for humans?"
 * Donald Hoffman, cognitive scientist
 * Daniel Kish, perceptual navigation specialist: "How I use sonar to navigate the world"


 * Session 3 – "Machines That Learn" – Tuesday, March 17, 2015 – Hosted by Chris Anderson
 * Fei-Fei Li, computer scientist: "How we're teaching computers to understand pictures"
 * Rajiv Maheswaran, researcher
 * Chris Urmson, robotocist
 * Jim Simons, philanthropist, mathematician
 * Nick Bostrom, philosopher: "What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?


 * Session 4 – "Out of This World" – Tuesday, March 17, 2015 – Hosted by June Cohen
 * Joshua Roman, cellist
 * Alan Eustace, stratospheric explorer
 * Fred Jansen, space explorer: "How to land on a comet"
 * Sara Seager, exoplanet expert
 * Nathalie Cabrol, planetary explorer: "How Mars might hold the secret to the origin of life"
 * Stephen Petranek, technology forecaster


 * Session 5 – "Life Stories" – Tuesday, March 17, 2015 – Hosted by Chris Anderson
 * Anand Giridharadas, author: "A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided"
 * Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, entrepreneur and philanthropist: "Why do ambitious women have flat heads?"
 * Martine Rothblatt, transhumanist
 * Dave Isay, story collector: "Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear"
 * Joey Alexander, jazz pianist


 * Session 6 – "Radical Reframe" – Wednesday, March 18, 2015 – Hosted by Chris Anderson
 * Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer researcher
 * Maryn McKenna, public health journalist
 * Pamela Ronald, plant geneticist: "The case for engineering our food"
 * Steven Wise, animal rights lawyer
 * Chuck Berry, aerial videographer


 * Session 7 – "Creative Ignition" – Wednesday, March 18, 2015 – Hosted by June Cohen
 * Tony Fadell, product creator
 * Elora Hardy, sustainable designer
 * Manuael Lima, data visualization researcher
 * Rodrigo y Gabriela, guitar duo
 * Theaster Gates, artist: "How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art"


 * TED University – Wednesday, March 18, 2015 – Hosted by TEDGlobal Director Bruno Giussani
 * Dan Ariely, behavioral economist: "How equal do we want the world to be? You'd be surprised"
 * Valerie Conn, sentinal
 * Eric Lewis, pianist
 * Renny Gleeson, skeptimist
 * Bruce Haden, architect
 * Lorraine Justice, design scholar
 * Alisa Miller, CEO, Public Radion International (PRI)
 * Seth Berkley, vaccine visionary
 * Laurie Coots, health advocate
 * Bill Gates, philanthropist: "The next outbreak? We're not ready"
 * Bill Gross, idea guy
 * Paul Tudor Jones II, investor: "Why we need to rethink capitalism"
 * Tim Leberecht, marketer
 * Rick Smith, entrepreneur


 * Session 8 – "Pop-Up Magazine" – Wednesday, March 18, 2015 – Hosted by Douglas McGray and Pat Walters
 * Minna Choi, music director, Magik*Magik Orchestra
 * Stacey Baker, photo editor
 * Alec Soth, photographer
 * Anand Varma, photographer
 * Steve Silberman, writer and editor
 * The Kitchen Sisters, radio producers
 * Alexis Madrigal, writer
 * Suki Kim, writer
 * Dawn Landes, singer-songwriter
 * Chris Milk, interactive storyteller: "How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine"
 * Latif Nasser, radio researcher
 * Dana Goodyear, journalist and poet
 * Sam Green, documentary filmmaker


 * Session 9 – "Just and Unjust" – Thursday, March 19, 2015 – Hosted by Chris Anderson
 * Monica Lewinsky, social activist: "The price of shame"
 * Gary Haugen, human rights attorney: "The hidden reason for poverty the world needs to address now"
 * Sarah Jones, polymorphic playwright
 * Alice Goffman, urban sociologist: "How we're priming some kids for college — and others for prison"
 * Clint Smith, poet, teacher
 * Jeffrey Brown, pastor


 * Session 10 – "Building from Scratch" – Thursday, March 19, 2015 – Hosted by Helen Walters
 * Lewis Dartnell, author, astrobiologist
 * Roman Mars, digital storyteller
 * Stephen Pyne, fire historian
 * Neri Oxman, architect, designer
 * Dustin Yellin, sculptor
 * Erin McKean, dictionary editor


 * Session 11 – "Passion and Consequence" – Thursday, March 19, 2015 – Hosted by June Cohen
 * Chris Burkard, surf photographer
 * Hussein Chalayan, fashion designer
 * Noy Thrupkaew, global journalist
 * Teitur, singer-songwriter
 * Esther Perel, relationship therapist


 * Session 12 – "Endgame" – Friday, March 20, 2015 – Hosted by Chris Anderson and June Cohen
 * Kailash Satyarthi, children's rights activist: "How to make peace? Get angry"
 * Aloe Blacc, musician
 * Sophie Scott, neuroscientist, stand-up comic: "Why we laugh"
 * Dame Ellen MacArthur, circular economy advocate
 * BJ Miller, palliative caregiver
 * Baratunde Thurston, author, comedian

Talks

 * Alice Goffman: How we're priming some kids for college — and others for prison
 * Anand Giridharadas: A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided
 * Bill Gates: The next outbreak? We're not ready
 * Chris Milk: How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine
 * Dan Ariely: How equal do we want the world to be? You'd be surprised
 * Daniel Kish: How I use sonar to navigate the world
 * Dave Isay: Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear
 * David Eagleman: Can we create new senses for humans?
 * Fei-Fei Li: How we're teaching computers to understand pictures
 * Fred Jansen: How to land on a comet
 * Gary Haugen: The hidden reason for poverty the world needs to address now
 * Greg Gage: How to control someone else's arm with your brain
 * Jedidah Isler: How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe
 * Joseph DeSimone: What if 3D printing was 100x faster?
 * Kailash Satyarthi: How to make peace? Get angry
 * Kevin Rudd: Are China and the US doomed to conflict?
 * Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame
 * Nathalie Cabrol: How Mars might hold the secret to the origin of life
 * Nick Bostrom: What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?
 * Pamela Ronald: The case for engineering our food
 * Paul Tudor Jones II: Why we need to rethink capitalism
 * Sophie Scott: Why we laugh
 * Stephanie Shirley: Why do ambitious women have flat heads?
 * Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

TED Links

 * Program
 * Plan Your TED
 * Attendees
 * Sponsors
 * Endgame: A recap of the emotional final session of TED2015 by Kate Torgovnick May, Thu-Huong Ha and Cynthia Betubiza (March 20, 2015), TED Blog
 * The TED2015 conference in 30 quotes by Kate Torgovnick May (March 23, 2015), TED Blog

Press

 * TED 2015 Vancouver Speakers Include Monica Lewinsky, Shonda Rhimes (February 19, 2015), The Huffington Post (Canada)
 * Big stars, big money rolling into Vancouver for TED 2015 by Katya Holloway (March 26, 2015), The Vancouver Sun
 * 5 TED 2015 Technologists That Are Building The Future by Steven Rosenbaum (March 14, 2015), Forbes
 * TED 2015: Bill Gates warns on future disease epidemic by Jane Wakefield (March 19, 2015), BBC
 * Monica Lewinsky At TED 2015: 'Public Shaming As A Bloodsport Must Stop' by Rebecca Zamon, The Huffington Post (Canada)
 * Monica Lewinsky: 'Not a Day Goes By That I Am Not Reminded of My Mistake' by Mariah Haas (March 19, 2015), People
 * Monica Lewinsky, sadistic robots and secret billionaires: what I learned at TED 2015 by Lindy West (March 22, 2015), The Guardian
 * TED Conference 2015 highlights by Jodie Martinson (March 23, 2015), CBC News
 * The Science of TED 2015 by Fred Guteri (March 23, 2015), Scientific American
 * Recap TED2015 By Watching These TED Talks From This Year's Conference by Laura Rosenfeld (March 23, 2015), Tech Times