14 researcher/academic storytelling narrative speakers on Mezzo — including Taryn Simon, Will Potter, and Isabel Allende. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.
25 speakers · showing 1–24
Rhaina Cohen
NPR producer and editor | Author of "The Other Significant Others"
3 talks
Belonging & Inclusion (Culture)
Communication & Influence
Taryn Simon
Photographer | Documenting the Invisible Infrastructure
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Culture Design & Transformation
Design Thinking
Will Potter
Award-Winning Journalist | Environmental & Civil Liberties Advocate
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Corporate Social Responsibility
Environmental Justice
Walter Isaacson
Bestselling Author | Acclaimed Historian and Journalist
🇺🇸New Orleans, United States1 talk
Innovation Mindset
Storytelling & Narrative
DK
Daniel Kwartler
Educational content creator | TED-Ed presenter exploring science and literature
7 talks
Creative Thinking
Future Of Education
Alexander Kluge
Astrophysicist and science communicator | Exploring cosmic narratives and celestial discoveries
1 talk
Content & Storytelling (Marketing)
Storytelling & Narrative
Major Tim Peake
Astronaut | Space Exploration & STEM Leadership
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Building High Performance Teams
Future Trends & Predictions
Shirin Neshat
Visual Artist & Filmmaker | Iranian Identity & Women's Perspectives
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Belonging & Inclusion (Culture)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Beth Malone
TED Resident | Bold Public Art & Creative Risk-Taking
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Building Personal Brand
Creative Thinking
Stephen Wilkes
Photographer & Visual Storyteller | Capturing the Passage of Time
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Content & Storytelling (Marketing)
Creative Thinking
Carolyn Porco
Cassini Imaging Leader | Exploring Planetary Science & Climate
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Storytelling & Narrative
Sustainability & Climate
Alison Wood Brooks
Harvard Professor | Conversation Science & Effective Communication
🇺🇸United States3 talks
Communication & Influence
Public Speaking & Presentation
Headliner
Isabel Allende
Acclaimed Novelist | Stories of Passion and the Human Condition
🇨🇱Chile2 talks
Growth Mindset
Purpose Driven Business
Laura Hoptman
Curator at The Drawing Center
🇺🇸New York, United States2 talks
Creative Thinking
Culture Design & Transformation
EA
Ella Al-Shamahi
Paleoanthropologist | Exploring Evolutionary History & Conservation
🇬🇧United Kingdom2 talks
Global Challenges
Storytelling & Narrative
AM
Adrienne Mayor
Scholar exploring ancient myths | Expert on historical Amazons and early robotics concepts
2 talks
Design Thinking
Innovation Mindset
MG
Michael Graziano
Astrophysicist | From Dark Matter to Musical Galaxies
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Creative Thinking
Innovation Mindset
RP
Rod Phillips
Historical researcher | Exploring social policies through the lens of prohibition and divorce
3 talks
Culture Design & Transformation
Policy & Regulation
BP
Brian Pavlac
Historian | Expert on witch trials and religious persecution
3 talks
Belonging & Psychological Safety
Culture Design & Transformation
JD
Joshua Davis
Bestselling Author | Storytelling and the Creative Process
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Communication & Influence
Content & Storytelling (Marketing)
LF
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Documentary Photographer | Social Justice Storyteller
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Environmental Justice
Social Impact
Courtney E. Martin
Author & Journalist | Communicating Social Impact
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Purpose Driven Business
Social Impact
Kitra Cahana
Canadian Photographer | Blurring Anthropology and Journalism
🇨🇦Canada2 talks
Content & Storytelling (Marketing)
Storytelling & Narrative
Julie Rodrigues Widholm
Curator
🇺🇸Chicago, United States2 talks
Creative Thinking
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion