TED - technology, entertainment, and design

TED is a conference where the best and the brightest in the fields of technology, design, and entertainment come together. People who attend this conference are some of the most prominent thinkers, innovators and creators that make our world an exciting place. Attendance is by invitation only and costs a cool $4,400 this year. You can request to be invited and will be accepted if:

• you are curious, open-minded, playful, smart, creative
• you have achieved notable success in your chosen field
• you are able to make a valuable contribution to the exchange of ideas that takes place at TED
• you are interested to help create a better future for our world

Here is a cool video by TED speaker Jeff Hawkins about how the human brain works. He says the brain isn't like a powerful computer processor. It's more like a memory system that records everything we experience and helps us predict, intelligently, what will happen next. Bringing this new brain science to computer devices will enable powerful new applications -- and it will happen sooner than you think.