WISDOM
Chip Conley
Modern Elder Academy Founder
The Making of a Modern Elder
A “Modern Elder” is as curious as they are wise and they are becoming indispensable in a world in which power is escalating to the young faster than ever before. Life experience is making a comeback.
SCIENCE
Deborah Rozman
CEO HeartMath
Hacking Stress in the Modern World
Stress and its repercussions are creating a health crisis. Fortunately, a remedy lies within: by changing neural traffic from the heart to the brain.
OUR UNIVERSE
Seth Shostak
PhD Astrophysics / Astronomer and Director, Center for SETI Research
Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
Should we be introducing ourselves to the Universe? What happens if they answer?
DEEP LEARNING
Joanne Chen
Partner Foundation Capital
Confessions of an AI Investor
Artificial Intelligence is proliferating, with few controls in place. How can we prevent machines run amok yet still realize its profound benefits for humanity?
PLANET EARTH
Lewis Dartnell
Author, Prof. of Science at Univ. of Westminster
How the Earth Made Us and Will Again
Features of the Planet have profoundly influenced the course of human history. This is a story of civilization – past and future – told through the unseen physical nature of our world.
CULTURE
Robin Hauser
Documentary Film Maker
To Lead or be Liked?
An implicit bias within our culture forces an honest look at how both genders often perceive successful women and their “likability.”
PERFORMANCE
Carlos Reyes
Celebrated Musician
Musical wizard Carlos Reyes performs on the Paraguayan harp.
MEDICINE
David James Bell
Physician
Coding for Empathy
As medical technologies rapidly advance, what will be the future role of the physician? And what challenges will we face when humans are increasingly healed by digital doctors?
HOST
Tim Gnatek
President, Blue Practice
Executive Board, TEDxMarin
Our Master of Ceremonies
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