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Svante Paabo

Max Planck Institute Director, Department of Genetics

Leipzig, Germany

Sonaar Luthra

Sonaar Luthra is the creator of Water Canary, a water-testing device that collects real-time water-quality data from the field.

Monika Bulaj

Monika Bulajâ€™s stunning, painting-like photographs blur religious and cultural divisions, exploding stereotypes. She is a TED Fellow.

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Charles Robertson

Global Chief Economist, Head of Macro-strategy Renaissance Capital; Author, lead author of The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution

New York, NY, USA

Mike Biddle

Co-founder, MBA Polymers

Bratislava, Slovakia

Hasan Elahi

When Hasan Elahiâ€™s name was added (by mistake) to the US governmentâ€™s watch list, he fought the assault on his privacy by turning his life inside-out for all the world to see.

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Allan Jones

As CEO of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, Allan Jones leads an ambitious project to build an open, online, interactive atlas of the human brain.

Neil MacGregor

The writer and presenter of the BBC Radio 4 series "A History of the World in 100 Objects" and the accompanying book.

UK

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Aparna Rao

A part of the Bangalore-based artist duo Pors & Rao, Aparna Rao works with electro-mechanical systems and interactive installations.

Robin Ince

The rational-minded Robin Ince conducts live experiments in comedy.

Peter Fankhauser

Peter Fankhauser is the leader of a team of students working on Rezero, a robot that balances on a single sphere.

Oded Shoseyov

Nanobiotechnologist, Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Rehovot, Israel

Stephen Coleman

Stephen Coleman studies applied ethics, particularly the ethics of military and police force, and their application to human rights.

Eric Sannerud

Farmer, TEDx Speaker & Entrepreneur

Saint Paul, MN, USA

Black

Twice the world yo-yo champion, BLACK mixes dance, sport and performance to create unforgettable yo-yo moments.

Japan

Sanjay Dastoor

Co-Founder & CEO of Skip Scooters

San Francisco, CA, USA

Wang Li

Wang Li mesmerizes audiences with his unique approach to two of the world’s most ancient (and surprising) instruments.

Pedrito Martinez Group

Fueled by their deep Afro-Cuban roots, the Pedrito Martinez Group, featuring Ariacne Trujillo, have rocketed to the top of New York’s Afro-Caribbean music scene.

New York, NY, USA

Tina Arrowood

Scientist, Engineer & TED Speaker

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Kary Mullis

Nobel Prize Winning Biochemist

San Francisco, CA, USA

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