TED Prize : Wishes Big Enough to Change the World

Celebrating Sylvia and the Sargasso Sea

casson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:55:43 +0000

Guest post from Richard Rockefeller - Light winds, clear skies, a leisurely agenda and frequent laughter belie this group’s intensity of purpose. We are a collection of TEDsters, Bermudian government officials, scientists, media folk – and of course – Dr. Sylvia Earle, 2009 TED Prize Winner – spending a few days in the azure waters [...]

SETIcon – An Idea Worth Spreading

casson — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:33:33 +0000

Jill Tarter reports on last month's SETIcon... The weekend of August 13th -15th, was a big adventure for us at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, CA – we held our first ‘con’ event. It was a little like throwing a party and wondering whether anyone would come, or maybe worrying whether thousands would show up [...]

Super Foods Superheroes

casson — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:04:26 +0000

Guest piece from TEDster Katy Klassman – “I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families tocook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity “–Jamie Oliver As I sat in the audience listening to Jamie Oliver make his wish, I had the same reaction that [...]

Ann Cooper’s latest tool in the Food Revolution

casson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:27:24 +0000

Food Revolution hero Ann Cooper recently re-launched her new and improved website for The Lunch Box — a collection of scalable recipes, resources and general information to turn any school lunch system into a healthy, balanced diet for kids. One of the most exciting initiatives of this revamp is the Great American Salad Project (GASP) which, in partnership with [...]

El Sistema comes to Atlanta

casson — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:36:51 +0000

In the past few months, Abreu Fellow Dantes Rameau has taken the helm of the Atlanta Music Project (AMP), the city’s first El Sistema program. Launching this fall, AMP’s pilot year will consist of a 5-day-a-week after school youth orchestra program, targeting kids from grades 1 through 6. Acting as a safe haven for them [...]

Charter for Compassion looking for Project Manager

casson — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:34:00 +0000

The Fetzer Institute seeks an experienced project manager to coordinate partners, events, activities, and resources related to the Charter for Compassion. Terms: 10-month period, September to June 2011, with potential to renew. Over the next twelve months, the Fetzer Institute will lead the planning, direction and launch of a two-year campaign to raise awareness, engage communities [...]

OpenIDEO launches Jamie Oliver challenge

casson — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:19:41 +0000

“How can we raise kids’ awareness of the benefits of fresh food so they can make better choices?” As the TED Prize team continues to develop our project plans to realize Jamie Oliver’s wish, the above question keeps ringing in our ears. If we are going to inspire families to cook and schools to [...]

Canadian gov’t invests $20 million in AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative

casson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:08:03 +0000

In 2008, Neil Turok wished to unlock and nurture scientific talent across Africa, so that within our lifetimes we are celebrating an African Einstein. The TED Community rallied around Neil’s plan to create a network of 15 centers to develop the bright scientific minds of Africa by 2020. Based upon the success of the African [...]

Abreu Fellows graduate!

casson — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:14:48 +0000

Yesterday, the inaugural Abreu Fellows attended a simple lunchtime ceremony in Boston to commemorate their graduation. A year has passed since 10 amazing young musicians began the El Sistema USA program at New England Conservatory, learning all the skills they needed to follow in the footsteps of TEDPrize winner Maestro Jose Abreu. Using the example of his groundbreaking program in [...]

Intern for setiQuest this summer

casson — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:15:10 +0000

“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.”— Dr. Carl Sagan. Where do you want to go this summer? How about helping harness the power of citizen scientists to improve the search for extraterrestrial signals? The Quest setiQuest is an effort to tap into the global brain trust, harness [...]