TED Fellows: Shape Your Future 2021

13 speakers
13 talks
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Speaker Lineup

Aaron Morris
Expert Futurist | Emerging Technology Strategist
"How your body could become its own diagnostic lab"
Almudena Toral
Multimedia Journalist | Shedding Light on Hidden Stories
"Documentary films that explore trauma -- and make space for healing"
Aparna Hegde
OBGYN Surgeon | Transforming Healthcare Access in India
"The life-saving tech helping mothers make healthy decisions"
Brittany Young
Founder & CEO | STEM Education Innovator
"How dirt bikes and STEM ignite ingenuity in Baltimore"
Feras Fayyad
Syrian Filmmaker | Exposing Human Rights Abuses Through Documentary
"The real-life superheroes helping Syrian refugees"
Gowri Shankar
Researcher | Transforming venomous encounters into scientific breakthroughs
"A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery"
Kathy Hannun
Dandelion Energy Founder | Clean Energy Innovation & Accessible Geothermal
"How to heat your home without hurting the planet"
Katie Mack
Astrophysicist | Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe
"The death of the universe -- and what it means for life"
Khalil Ramadi
Civic Technologist | Building Tech for Social Good
"Electronic pills that could transform how we treat disease"
Matthew Mazzotta
Community Artist | Transforming Public Spaces through Design
"Playful, wondrous public spaces built for community and possibility"
Naomi Mwaura
Transportation advocate | Reimagining public transit through feminist lens
"A feminist reimagining of Kenya's public transport"
Rohan Pavuluri
Co-Founder, Upsolve | Democratizing Access to Bankruptcy
"An app that empowers people to solve their legal problems"
Sarah Rugheimer
Sarah Rugheimer
Astrobiologist | Searching for Signs of Life on Exoplanets
"The search for microscopic aliens"