Here, the speakers who appeared in this session. Click on their name to read a recap of their talk:
Jim Flynn challenges our fundamental assumptions about intelligence.
Pulling from psychology, evolutionary theory, history and more, Daniel Ogilvie is trying to understand humankind’s deep-seated belief in the soul.
Daniel Reisel searches for the psychological and physical roots of human morality.
Amanda Palmer, whose talk “The art of asking” appeared on TED.com today, came back for a heartbreaking piano performance.
Jared Diamond investigates why cultures prosper or decline. In his latest book, he suggests that technological civilization is only a fraction of the human narrative.
Joshua Prager’s journalism unravels historical secrets — including his own.