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TED Fellows: Shape Your Future

TED Fellows: Shape Your Future is an ideas-focused event featuring speakers working across clean energy, space exploration, technology strategy, scientific research, transportation, legal access, healthcare, education, journalism, documentary filmmaking, and community design. The program has been tracked across editions in 2021, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Notable speakers who have appeared include astrophysicist Katie Mack, who explores the mysteries of the universe, Kathy Hannun of Dandelion Energy discussing accessible geothermal innovation, and filmmaker Feras Fayyad, who exposes human rights abuses through documentary work. The speaker lineup reflects a broad commitment to transforming systems and discovering solutions across scientific, social, and technological domains.

2021
13 speakers
13 talks
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A feminist reimagining of Kenya's public transport

A feminist reimagining of Kenya's public transport

Naomi Mwaura
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A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery

A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery

Gowri Shankar
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An app that empowers people to solve their legal problems

An app that empowers people to solve their legal problems

Rohan Pavuluri
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Documentary films that explore trauma -- and make space for healing

Documentary films that explore trauma -- and make space for healing

Almudena Toral
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Electronic pills that could transform how we treat disease

Electronic pills that could transform how we treat disease

Khalil Ramadi
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How dirt bikes and STEM ignite ingenuity in Baltimore

How dirt bikes and STEM ignite ingenuity in Baltimore

Brittany Young
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How to heat your home without hurting the planet

How to heat your home without hurting the planet

Kathy Hannun
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How your body could become its own diagnostic lab

How your body could become its own diagnostic lab

Aaron Morris
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Playful, wondrous public spaces built for community and possibility

Playful, wondrous public spaces built for community and possibility

Matthew Mazzotta
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The death of the universe -- and what it means for life

The death of the universe -- and what it means for life

Katie Mack
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The life-saving tech helping mothers make healthy decisions

The life-saving tech helping mothers make healthy decisions

Aparna Hegde
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The real-life superheroes helping Syrian refugees

The real-life superheroes helping Syrian refugees

Feras Fayyad
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