Earlier this month, when we released the incredible lineup of TED2013 speakers, you couldn’t hide your excitement. But you’re not the only tweeps chirping about the conference. Below, find a sampling of posts from the speakers themselves — both about prepping their talks and about the fellow speakers they can’t wait to watch. Spoiler alert: Bono-mania appears to be a common theme.

new blog – “how the hell am I going to deliver this #TED talk? help.” – bit.ly/TEDblog #AFPblog cc: @TEDtalks—
Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) January 13, 2013

you are in my head @amandapalmer bit.ly/UKRFLD i swear. here's my own outpouring … last 2 posts: bit.ly/e7iz7y :-))—
Lesley Perkes (@LesPersonas) January 14, 2013

Big News! I'll be joining Bono, Peter Gabriel, Jared Diamond and others at TED early March. Kinda nervous already. conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…—
Christopher Ryan (@ChrisRyanPhD) January 11, 2013

Barb is honored to talk about #TASTE at the 2013 @tedtalks on February 27! conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra… #TED @TEDNews @TED_Talks @TEDTalksFans—
Barb Stuckey (@tastewhatumiss) January 12, 2013

I have to admit I'm crazy excited about presenting at TED2013. And nervous. Maybe. Cuz Bono. Yeah…—
James Lyne 0x410x410 (@jameslyne) January 15, 2013

“@_alias_root: @jameslyne Time to start planning your outfit.” < I have experts on the case!—
James Lyne 0x410x410 (@jameslyne) January 15, 2013

“@JeffSergeant: @tamonten @jameslyne is it wrong that I'm picturing this: urbandictionary.com/define.php?ter…” < sooo right—
James Lyne 0x410x410 (@jameslyne) January 15, 2013

Will be speaking at #TED2013 as part of the 'Secret Voices' session… conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…—
Peter Gabriel (@itspetergabriel) January 15, 2013

Honored and thrilled to be the final speaker at this year's TED conference. conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…—
Eric Whitacre (@EricWhitacre) January 10, 2013

Um… I think #Bono is opening for me at TED this year. conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…—
Andrew McAfee (@amcafee) January 10, 2013

Its official I have been invited to speak at #TED2013 in Longbeach! Super excited about the line up of amazing speakers ow.ly/gI1GL—
Leyla Acaroglu (@EcoInnovators) January 10, 2013

Conducting research for my #TED talk. What do you do first thing in the morning? let me know in this 10 sec survey surveymonkey.com/s/2QZV98M—
Leyla Acaroglu (@EcoInnovators) January 15, 2013

@amandapalmer CONGRATS! Looking forward to hearing your talk! See you there!—
  (@raghavakk) January 11, 2013

Last self-puff before sleep: I'm doing a proper TED talk Feb 28. Me & Peter Gabriel & others. I'll be talking #shit conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…—
rose george (@rosegeorge3) January 10, 2013

Guess who's been invited to #TED2013 for a third #TEDtalk! #EdieWidder @TeamORCA conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…—
ORCA (@TeamORCA) January 11, 2013

I'm speaking at TED! The most exciting, intriguing invitation one gets! conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…—
Meg Jay (@drmegjay) January 10, 2013

Thanks to your relentless sharing of my mini TED talk, I'm going to TED!!! Thanks so much! conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…
talentsearch.ted.com/video/Phil-Han…—
Phil Hansen (@Philinthecircle) January 11, 2013

Last week, we unveiled the incredible speaker lineup for TED2013, themed “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.” And, judging by the steady stream of tweets ever since, you are very excited to see a wide variety of the 70 speakers who’ll be taking the stage in Long Beach from February 25 through March 1.

Here are some of the Twitter highlights.

the #TED2013 lineup: just announced and looks awesome conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra… - in other news, I want to change my title to 'renegade gardner'

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charlie kubal (@wtwht) January 10, 2013

#TED2013 features African undercover anti-corruption journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas & Bono speaking on extreme poverty. ow.ly/gNCaI

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  (@mochaclub) January 14, 2013

Congrats to @jackandraka for being a speaker at the #TED2013 conference in Long Beach. The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.

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airbourne (@findevan) January 11, 2013

OMG Jared Diamond, Ji-Hae Park, and Eric Whitacre speaking at #TED2013!! If I was going, I guess I'd go see Bono too?

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Jan Ross (@janie_pie) January 10, 2013

#changetheratio in action at #TED2013 -> ~30% women speakers, up from 17/20% in past years conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra… #diversity (v @cindygallop)

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NataliaObertiNoguera (@nakisnakis) January 11, 2013

Congratulations to @jameslyne for getting accepted to speak at #TED2013 - together with Bono, Musk, Lessig, Cerf etc! conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…

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Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) January 11, 2013

#StepUp3D choreographers @Rich_and_Tone are speaking at #TED2013: bit.ly/ZxQ2CN. These guys are behind so much amazing dance! Epic!!

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  (@DS2DIO) January 10, 2013

#TED2013 is out! CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THESE TALKS! conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…

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Diana Enriquez (@denrsch) January 10, 2013

I have never wanted to attend @TEDtalks so badly: Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are headlining #TED2013 bit.ly/VU5AzW

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Alex Radu (@alexradu) January 11, 2013

@danpallotta really excited for you and proud to know one of the industry's most important minds will be repping us at #TED2013. Get it!

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Jason Slattery (@jason_slattery) January 11, 2013

Bono + #TED2013 = Squeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! blog.ted.com/2013/01/10/the…

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Kristy Thompson (@klyn42) January 10, 2013

Enormous congratulations to Aussies @EcoInnovators & @adambspencer who've both been chosen 2speak@ #TED2013 in LongBeach in Feb! @tedxsydney

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lisa malouf (@lisamalouf) January 10, 2013

Nice to see @AlastairParvin and the @wikihouse leading the #TED2013 'disrupt' agenda conferences.ted.com/TED2013/progra…

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James Arthur (@thruflo) January 10, 2013

@TheCity2_0 Award winner, @AlastairParvin--who believes architecture should be accessible to all--to speak at #TED2013: bit.ly/VVwQxk

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John Cary (@johncary) January 10, 2013

Also on the #TED2013 list: beatmaster Beardyman, yo-yo champion BLACK and Amanda Palmer. #0_o

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Evan Mackinder (@evandmac) January 10, 2013

I could well see a ukelele featuring in @amandapalmer 's speech at #TED2013

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Claire Robson (@honeywitch) January 10, 2013

Niceeee... waiting with great anticipation #TED2013 this Februrary.

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tommorowisamystery (@lmdesign) January 11, 2013

The theme of TED2013 is “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.” So how did we find those undiscovered speakers with incredible stories to share?

From April to June 2012, TED held a worldwide talent search. Working with TEDx organizers in 14 cities across the globe — Amsterdam, Bangalore, Doha, Johannesburg, London, Nairobi, New York, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo, Tunis and Vancouver — we held special salons to find the new voices you need to hear. Thousands applied to speak at these events and, in the end, 290+ speakers stormed the stage.

This February, thanks to this partnership between TED, TEDx organizers and big thinkers worldwide, 34 of these Talent Search speakers will appear on the TED2013 stage. In fact, these great talents comprise more than a third of our just-announced program. These speakers have energy, power and beautiful insights — and we can’t wait to hear them in action.

After the jump, the Talent Search speakers who will be speaking at TED2013:

• Phil Hansen, who’ll talk about his unusual art process, took the stage at TED@NY.

• Teenage inventor Richard Turere was discovered at TED@Nairobi.

• The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, who’ll show off their bluegrass chops, appeared at TED@NY.

• Alastair Parvin, of WikiHouse, spoke at TED@London

• Yo-yo champion BLACK appeared at TED@Tokyo.

• Lesley Perkes, who’ll talk about making renegade public art, spoke at TED@Johannesburg.

• Artist Liu Bolin, who will share his secret of invisibility, was discovered at TED@Shanghai.

• Young Jack Andraka, who has created a promising test for pancreatic cancer, first wowed us at TED@NY.

• Teenager Dong Woo Jang, who will share why he’s fascinated by ancient bows, spoke at TED@Seoul.

• Jinsop Lee, who’ll talk about designing for all five senses, also spoke at TED@Seoul.

• Kate Stone, who’ll talk about the promise of printing electronics, spoke at TED@Amsterdam

• Leyla Acaroglu who’ll answer the age-old question “Paper or plastic?” presented at TED@Sydney.

• Allan Savory, who’ll share how wildlife can bring dying grasslands back to life, came to us via TED@Johannesburg.

• Design visionary Yu “Jordy” Fu appeared at TED@Shanghai.

• Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao, finalists for Canada’s top student biotechnology award, spoke at TED@Vancouver.

• Michael Green, who imagines a wooden skyline, spoke at TED@Vancouver.

• Edible garden enthusiast Ron Finley also appeared at TED@Vancouver.

• Ajit Narayanan, who will share his grammar engine based on a visual language, spoke at TED@Bangalore.

• Mohamed Jemni, who has created an avatar that speaks sign language, shared the story at TED@Tunis.

• Saki Mafundikwa, who’ll share the intricacies of Afrikan writing, was at TED@Nairobi.

• John McWhorter suggests that that txting is a coherent language system. He tested this idea on us at TED@NY.

• Prime number fan Adam Spencer took the stage at TED@Sydney.

• James Lyne, who’ll talk to us about cryptography, spoke at TED@Amsterdam.

• Daniel Reisel, who’ll discuss the neuroscience of evil, spoke at TED@London.

• Kees Moeliker, whose life changed with a dead duck, spoke at TED@Amsterdam.

• Rose George, who’ll ask us to take toilets seriously, was at TED@London.

• Undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas spoke at TED@Nairobi.

• Ji-Hae Park, who’ll talk about the joy of the violin, took the stage at TED@Seoul.

• Hyeonseo Lee, who made a harrowing escape from North Korea, appeared at TED@Seoul.

• Eleanor Longden, who’ll share what she’s learned from the voices in her head, was at TED@London.

• Christopher Ryan, who’ll ask “Why is sex such a big deal”?” spoke at TED@Vancouver.

• Philospher Daniel Ogilvie took the stage at TED@NY.

• Writer Joshua Prager, who’ll talk about his personal half-life, also was at TED@NY.

• And Orly Wahba, who’ll talk about the power of kindess, is a TED@NY alumni too.

Today, we are absolutely ecstatic to announce the speaker program for TED2013, themed “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.” With speakers ranging from a deep-sea explorer to a beatboxer, economists to a roboticist, from a photo journalists to an eco-designer to a yo-yo master, many of this year’s speakers have spent decades building their careers while others have yet to celebrate their 18th birthdays. But one thing is sure: they all have incredible wisdom to share with us. Get ready for some heartfelt standing ovations.

TED2013 will take place from February 25 to March 1 in Long Beach, CA, and Palm Beach, CA — and is watchable all across the globe with a TED Live membership. Without further ado, here are this year’s speakers*. Click on their name to read much more about them or check out the full lineup, with bios, here » 

Session 1: Progress Enigma

• Jennifer Granholm, Former Governor of Michigan
• Robert J. Gordon, Innovation researcher
• Erik Brynjolfsson, Roboticist
• Rodney Brooks, Venture investor
• Keller Rinaudo, Robotics entrepreneur
• Nilofer Merchant, Economist
• Bono, Musician and activist

Session 2: Beautiful Imperfection

• Stuart Firestein, Neuroscientist
• Edith Widder, Marine biologist
• Camille Seaman, Photographer
• Sebastião Salgado, Photojournalist
• Beardyman, Beatboxer and inventor
• Saskia Sassen, Sociologist and globalization expert
• Phil Hansen, Multimedia expert

Session 3: The Spark

• Freeman Hrabowski, Educator
• Meg Jay, Clinical psychologist
• Lisa Bu, Passionate reader
• Richard Turere, Inventor
• The TED Prize Winner, A surprise wishmaker
• Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, Bluegrass musicians

Session 4: Disrupt!

• Sanjay Dastoor, Roboticist
• Alastair Parvin, Designer
• Danny Hillis, Computer theorist
• BLACK, Yo-yo champion
• Lesley Perkes, Public art instigator
• Amanda Palmer, Musician and blogger
• Larry Lessig, Legal activist

Session 5: Dream!

• Rich + Tone Talauega, Creative directors and choreographers
• Elon Musk, Serial entrepreneur
• Mary Lou Jepsen, Screen engineer
• Taylor Wilson, Nuclear scientist
• Ji-Hae Park, Violinist
• Stewart Brand, Environmentalist and futurist

Session 6:Create!

• Martin Villeneuve, Graphic artist and director
• Andrew McAfee, Management theorist
• Dong Woo Jang, Bow designer
• Jinsop Lee, Multi-sense designer
• Barb Stuckey, Food creator
• Yu “Jordy” Fu, Multifaceted designer
• Jacky Myint, Designer
• Kate Stone, Shepherd of electrons
• Jack Andraka, Cancer detector inventor

Session 7: Sustain!

• Leyla Acaroglu, Sustainability strategist
• Ron Finley, Renegade gardener
• Wang Li, Mouth musician
• Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao , Science fair winners
• Alex Laskey, Energy software maker
• Pedrito Martinez Group, Afro-Cuban alchemists
• Michael Green, Architect
• Allan Savory, Grassland ecosystem pioneer

Session 8: Coded Meaning

• Saki Mafundikwa, Graphic designer
• John McWhorter, Linguist
• Mohamed Jemni, E-accessibility strategist
• Ajit Narayanan, Visual grammar engine inventor
• Raghava KK, Artist
• Denise Herzing, Dolphin researcher
• Adam Spencer, Science communicator

Session 9: Indelicate Conversation

• Rose George, Sanitation champion
• Mark Shaw, Macroencapsulator
• Christopher Ryan, Psychologist
• Kees Moeliker, Ornithologist
• James Lyne, Cybersecurity specialist
• Allison Hunt, Marketing expert
• Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Undercover journalist

Session 10: Secret Voices

• Liu Bolin, Artist
• Diana Reiss, Cognitive psychologist
• Peter Gabriel, Musician and activist
• Neil Gershenfeld, Physicist, personal fab pioneer
• Vint Cerf, Computer scientist
• Shane Koyczan, Poet
• Lakshmi Pratury, Connector
• Hyeonseo Lee, Activist
• Eleanor Longden, Research psychologist

Session 11: Who Are We?

• Jared Diamond, Civilization scholar
• Jim Flynn, Intelligence researcher
• Daniel Reisel, Cultural neuroscientist
• Daniel Ogilvie, Soul searcher
• Joshua Prager, Journalist

Session 12: A Ripple Effect?

• Peter Singer, Philosopher and ethicist
• Dan Pallotta, Charity defender
• Orly Wahba, Kindess catalyst
• Julia Sweeney, Actor, comedian and playwright
• Eric Whitacre, Composer and conductor

For a photo layout of the sessions » 

And for much more information on each and every speaker » 

*The speaker order in this post was updated on 2/25/2013.

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the TED2012 speaker program. This year’s conference program includes explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientists, pioneers and educators, visionaries and thinkers from all parts of the globe. Themed “Full Spectrum,” TED2012 will take place from February 27 through March 2 in Long Beach, CA, and Palm Springs, CA — and watchable around the world through the TED Live membership!

Here’s the full lineup:

Session 1: The Observatory

• Paul Gilding, Sustainability advisor
• Peter Diamandis, Futurist
• Sarah Parcak , Space archaeologist, TED Fellow
• Brian Greene, Physicist
• Susan Cain, Author, introvert

Session 2: The Library

• Michael Tilson Thomas, Musician, conductor
• Andrew Stanton, Filmmaker
• Reuben Margolin, Kinetic sculptor
• Billy Collins, Poet
• Quixotic, Performance ensemble

Session 3: The Dinner Party

• Rebecca Newberger Goldstein + Steven Pinker, Novelist-philosopher + Psychologist
• Jonathan Haidt, Social psychologist
• Atul Gawande, Surgeon, journalist
• Janelle Monáe, Performer, songwriter

Session 4: The Lab

• Henrik Schärfe, Roboticist
• Regina Dugan, Director of DARPA
• Jack Choi, Technologist
• Marco Tempest, Techno-illusionist
• Donald Sadoway, Materials engineer

Session 5: The Earth

• Sharon Beals, Photographer
• Wade Davis, Anthropologist, ethnobotanist
• James Hansen, Climatologist
• T. Boone Pickens, Entrepreneur, energy theorist
• The Civilians Investigative Theatre Co., Theater company

Session 6: The Crowd

• Reid Hoffman, Social entrepreneur
• Lior Zoref, Crowdsourcing advocate
• Reggie Watts, Vocalist, beatboxer, comedian
• Frank Warren, Secret keeper
• Cameron Carpenter, Organist

Session 7:  TED Prize announcement – The City 2.0

Session 8: The Courtroom

• Jim Stengel, Marketer
• Sherry Turkle, Cultural psychoanalyst
• Tali Sharot, Cognitive neuroscientist
• Abigail Washburn, Clawhammer banjo player, TED Fellow
• Bryan Stevenson, Public-interest lawyer

Session 9: The Designer’s Studio – Curated and hosted by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell

• Chip Kidd, Graphic designer
• Andrew Bolton, Curator
• David Kelley, Industrial designer
• And surprise guests …

Session 10: The Campfire

• Jared Ficklin, Visualizer
• Sebastian Wernicke, Statistics whiz
• Joshua Foer, Writer
• Philippe Petit, High-wire artist
• Jon Ronson, Writer, filmmaker

Session 11: The Classroom

• Bill Nye, Science guy
• Ainissa Ramirez, Science evangelist

• Aaron Reedy, Teacher
• John Bohannon + Black Label Movement, Science writer + Dance troupe
• Al Vernacchio, Sexuality educator
• Kate Messner, Author, educator, speaker
• Angie Miller, Language arts teacher
• Awele Makeba, Storyteller, teaching artist
• Rafe Esquith, Educator

Session 12: The Moment

• Julie Burstein, Writer, radio producer
• Cesar Kuriyama, Video maker
• Leymah Gbowee, Peace activist, Nobelist
• Brené Brown, Social work professor

The complete list of speakers can be found online here.