Steven Pinker asks audacious questions about the human mind—then boldly sets out to answer them. Named one of TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World, he's a brilliant speaker, is enormously popular in the media and highly respected in scientific circles. And for good reason.

Jared Diamond is a celebrity scientist, in the best sense of the term. The massive audiences at his talks emerge with a fresh outlook on the big questions. Why do some societies prosper while others die? What can we learn from the collective history of every human society? In comprehensive keynotes, Dr. Diamond shows us...

Tissue engineer and TED Fellow Nina Tandon is growing artificial hearts and bones. To do that, she needs new ways of caring for artificially grown cells—techniques she's developed by the simple but powerful method of copying their natural environments.

Janna Levin is changing the way we understand the cosmos. She brings originality, lucidity—and even poetry—to one of humanity's oldest sciences. On stage, Levin expands on her mind-bending yet concrete ideas: from black holes to creativity, to the union of art and science, Levin shows audiences just how far...

David Eagleman is a daring young scientist who provides a new understanding of our brains—and ourselves. As a speaker, this Guggenheim Fellow is energizing, edifying, and able to connect scientific discovery to various fields—including literature, advertising, social media, and our justice system. Eagleman prompts...

Neri Oxman combines breakthroughs in materials science (such as 3D printing) with design principles found in nature. Imagine a skyscraper made with concrete that can breathe and grow and "think," or a chair that moves with your body. Buoyed by boundless enthusiasm, Oxman's talks are obstensibly about what is possible when...

In his #1 bestseller, Salt Sugar Fat, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Moss traces the rise of the trillion dollar processed food industry and its link to the obesity epidemic. In powerful keynotes, he shows us how corporations knowingly use salt, sugar, and fat—and the latest in food science—to...

E.O. Wilson has made a tremendous contribution to our understanding of biodiversity, while his insights on social and group behavior have changed our perception of ourselves. The stirring keynotes from this legendary Harvard biologist are both majestic overtures to all life on earth as well as eloquent pleas to government,...

How will the combination of a booming global population and global warming change the world? Which countries will struggle, and which will prosper? Dr. Laurence C. Smith believes the North is set for major gains. In sweeping talks, Smith outlines the changes that our world will face in the next 50 years, both geologically...