TED Residency
The TED Residency program is an incubator for breakthrough ideas. It is free and open to all via a semi-annual competitive application. Those chosen as TED Residents spend four months at TED headquarters in New York City, working on their idea. Selection criteria include the strength of their idea, their character, and their ability to bring a fresh perspective and positive contribution to the diverse TED community.
Eiji Han Shimizu: Finding humanity in a hopeless corner of North Korea
Sav Rodgers: The rom-com that saved my life
Raegan Sealy: Calypso
Keith Ellenbogen: New York’s surprising underwater wildlife
Queen Esther: The true origins of bluegrass and country music
Winona Guo & Priya Vulchi: Lessons of cultural intimacy
Mary Lemmer: How improv can improve your leadership and life
Azadeh Jamalian: How kids will design the future
Mariana Prieto: Why animals need design
Mordechai Lightstone: Illuminating Modern Life with Ancient Wisdom
Luz Claudio: Why science needs community engagement
Diane Henry: Making tech serve human values
Jullia Suhyoung Lim: How AR can help autistic children
Kemi Layeni: The haunting landscape of slavery
Kelo Kubu: A modern future for farming
Raegan Sealy: How rap saves lives
Julie Scelfo: How do humans make true meaning?
Ben Blum-Smith: What does math have to do with democracy?
Eron Bloomgarden: A new financial model for conservation
Queen Esther: Oleander
Catie Cuan: Teaching robots how to dance
Gahmya Drummond-Bey: Teaching kids to find their mission
Queen Esther: The true origins of country music
Jon Gosier: How big data ought to behave
Kat Mustatea: What is the value of art in an age of thinking machines?
Angélica Dass: What kids should know about race
Ariane de Bonvoisin: The skills we need to teach our kids
Caroline McCarthy: How advertising is dividing us
Stefan Al: The future of parking spaces
Gaurav Ragtah: Can AI make us more lucky?