Photos that Changed the World

Photographs do more than document history -- they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can't look away -- or back.
About Jonathan Klein

Jonathan Klein runs Getty Images, a stock photo agency whose vast archive of still photography and illustrations is a mainstay of the creative class. Keep reading...

Kevin Kelly: Predicting the next 5,000 days of the web

Kevin Kelly’s visions: The World Wide Web, as we know it, is only 5,000 days old. Now, Kelly asks, how can we predict what’s coming in the next 5,000 days?

Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) is former edidor of “The Whole Earth” review, columnist for the New York Times and The Economist and author of many influential books like Rules for the New Economy, Bicicle Haiko or Out of Control (which inspired the first Matrix film in 1999). Kevin Kelly's website.

Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices

Global Voices

Sure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help share the stories of the whole wide world. He talks about clever strategies to open up your Twitter world and read the news in languages you don't even know.

About Ethan Zuckerman

Ethan Zuckerman studies how the world -- the whole world -- uses new media to share information and moods across cultures, languages and platforms. Full bio.

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