TEDYouth 2014 was an explosion of “Worlds Imagined.” On Saturday, November 15, New York students gathered for a day of punchy, inspiring talks that brought them to the Sahara Desert when it was a river wonderland for dinosaurs, to the surface of Mars as the Curiosity Rover makes its way up a mountain, and into the kitchen of a tiny house built by a 14-year-old. Below, photos from the event.
![At the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, 550 middle and high school students came together for TEDYouth 2014. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_img_9562.jpg)
At the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, 550 middle and high school students came together for TEDYouth 2014. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim tells the story of how he discovered the Spinosaurus, which may have been the largest carnivorous dinosaur to ever live. Oh, and it lived in the water. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d7730.jpg)
Paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim tells the story of how he discovered Spinosaurus, which may have been the largest carnivorous dinosaur to ever live. It likely lived in the water. Read a recap of Ibrahim’s session. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Assistant host -- and high schooler -- Evan pumps up the crowd before introducing the next TEDYouth speaker. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d7638.jpg)
Assistant host — and high schooler — Evan pumps up the crowd before introducing the next TEDYouth speaker. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![During a break, an attendee meets a monarch butterfly at Jaap de Roode's activity table. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d8338.jpg)
During a break, an attendee meets a monarch butterfly at Jaap de Roode’s activity table. Read about de Roode’s talk. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Super Smash Bros. Melee champion Lilian Chen, also known as Milktea, plays against an attendee. Who actually lasted pretty long before being beat. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_img_6781.jpg)
Super Smash Bros. Melee superstar Lilian Chen, also known as Milktea, plays a TEDYouth attendee. Read about Chen’s talk. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED
![Tahir Hemphill created the Hip Hop Word count to study the lyrics of 50,000 hip hop songs. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d9852.jpg)
Tahir Hemphill created the Hip Hop Word count to study the lyrics of 50,000 hip hop songs. Read a recap of Hemphill’s session. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![An attendee holds one of Sarah Bergbreiter's tiny, tiny robots in the palm of her hand. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d9536.jpg)
An attendee holds one of Sarah Bergbreiter’s tiny, tiny robots in the palm of her hand. Read about Bergbreiter’s talk. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Attendees spiff up a bike with Hickies shoelaces. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_img_6976.jpg)
Attendees spiff up a bike with Hickies shoelaces. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED
![Nineteen-year-old Carol Brown performs her spoken-word poem about New York City, "Foundations." Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d9787.jpg)
Nineteen-year-old Carol Brown performs her spoken word poem about New York City, “Foundations.” Read a recap of Brown’s session. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![TED-Ed animators give attendees a lesson in how to create animation. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_img_7198.jpg)
TED-Ed animators give attendees a lesson in how to create animation. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED
![Hosts Kelly Stoetzel and Rives pump up the crowd. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d7510.jpg)
Hosts Kelly Stoetzel and Rives pump up the crowd. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Attendees snap a photo under a piece of art at the Brooklyn Museum. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d7466.jpg)
Attendees snap a photo under a piece of art at the Brooklyn Museum. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Two attendees (and hip hop enthusiasts) introduce the next speaker, Tahir Hempill of the Hip Hop Word Count. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d9848.jpg)
Two attendees (and hip hop enthusiasts) introduce the next speaker, Tahir Hempill of the Hip Hop Word Count. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Jennifer Mascia, the daughter of a convicted Mafia gunman, explains the importance of reporting on—and stopping—gun violence. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d9824.jpg)
Jennifer Mascia, the daughter of a convicted Mafia gunman, explains the importance of reporting on—and stopping—gun violence. Read a youth reporter Q&A with Mascia. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Attendees share some of their ideas worth spreading. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_img_9582.jpg)
Attendees share some of their ideas worth spreading. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Teenage chef Flynn McGarry talks about his beets, which taste as good as meat. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_img_6911.jpg)
Teenage chef Flynn McGarry talks about his beets, which taste as good as meat. Read about McGarry’s talk. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED
![During an open mic, attendees share what they would take with them on a trip to Mars. Most popular answer: their parents. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d9588.jpg)
During an open mic, attendees share what they would take with them on a trip to Mars. Most popular answer: their parents. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![An attendee creates an LED light with magnetic littleBits blocks. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_rl5d9500.jpg)
An attendee creates an LED light with magnetic littleBits blocks. Photo: Ryan Lash/TED
![Old National Geographics become art, at a station run by Brian Dettmer. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED](https://wpvip.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/tedyouth2014_img_6355.jpg)
Old National Geographics become art, at a station run by Brian Dettmer. Read about Dettmer’s talk. Photo: Dian Lofton/TED
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