17 creativity (higher education) speakers on Mezzo — including Morehshin Allahyari, Bill Nye, and Titus Kaphar. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.
74 speakers · showing 1–24
Tega Brain
Environmental Engineer and Artist | Co-author of Code as Creative Medium
🇺🇸New York, NY7 talks
Climate Action & Net Zero
Creative Thinking
Mindy Seu
Designer & Technologist | Author of Cyberfeminism Index | UCLA Faculty
🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States25 talks
Creative Thinking
Culture Design & Transformation
LH
Libby Heaney
Quantum Physicist Turned Artist | First to Use Quantum Computing as Art Medium
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom5 talks
Creative Thinking
Design Thinking
PX
Portrait XO
Transdisciplinary Musician and AI Researcher | Data Activist
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany7 talks
AI Ethics & Governance
Creative Thinking
Jenny Odell
Artist and Writer | Author of How to Do Nothing
🇺🇸Oakland, CA4 talks
Creative Thinking
Culture Design & Transformation
Morehshin Allahyari
3D Printing as Counter-Colonial Archive | Stanford Digital Media Professor
🇺🇸Bay Area, CA2 talks
Creativity
Culture Design & Transformation
Emily Oster
Economist and author | Challenging conventional wisdom with data-driven insights
2 talks
Data Informed Decisions
Problem Solving
PI
Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home
🇬🇧United Kingdom8 talks
Creative Thinking
Global Challenges
Anne Pasternak
CEO of Creative Time | Empowering Art to Move, Motivate and Inspire
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Creative Thinking
Culture Design & Transformation
Anil Seth
Neuroscientist | Exploring the Brain Basis of Consciousness
🇬🇧United Kingdom3 talks
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Biases
RF
Rebecca Fiebrink
Creator of Wekinator | Professor at UAL Creative Computing Institute
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom4 talks
Creative Thinking
Design Thinking
MA
Maggie Appleton
Design lead at Elicit | Visual essayist making complex ideas accessible, digital gardens pioneer
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom11 talks
Content & Storytelling (Marketing)
Creative Thinking
Bill Nye
Science Educator | Design Innovator and Media Personality
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Creativity
Education
Philippe Petit
High Wire Artist | Daring Feats at the World Trade Center
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Growth Mindset
High Performance Habits
Ariel Waldman
National Geographic Explorer | Science Storyteller and Antarctic Adventurer
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Creative Thinking
Future Trends & Predictions
Walter Isaacson
Bestselling Author | Acclaimed Historian and Journalist
🇺🇸New Orleans, United States1 talk
Innovation Mindset
Storytelling & Narrative
Aaron Sams
Chemistry Educator | Making Science Accessible Through Creative Teaching
Communication & Influence
Creative Thinking
KA
K Allado-McDowell
Writer Who Co-Authors with AI | Founded Google Artists + Machine Intelligence
🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA5 talks
Artificial Intelligence
Creative Thinking
KR
Ken Robinson
Most-viewed TED talk ever (75M+ views) | Global authority on creativity & education reform
🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States3 talks
Creative Thinking
Culture Design & Transformation
LL
Lawrence Lessig
Harvard Law professor & Creative Commons founder | Fighting for free culture and democracy reform
🇺🇸Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States4 talks
AI Ethics & Governance
Creative Thinking
JD
Jonathan Drori
Author of Around the World in 80 Trees | Eden Project trustee, botanical storyteller
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom4 talks
Climate Action & Net Zero
Content & Storytelling (Marketing)
DK
Daniel Kwartler
Educational content creator | TED-Ed presenter exploring science and literature
7 talks
Creative Thinking
Future Of Education
JL
John Legend
Grammy-winning artist | Speaker on music and social impact
18 talks
Communication & Influence
Creative Thinking
Arthur Benjamin
Distinguished Mathematician & Mental Calculation Wizard | TED Speaker
🇺🇸United States4 talks
Creative Thinking
Creativity