In 2013, TED published more than 250 talks, each with an idea worth spreading. And yet, certain ideas seemed to resonate throughout the year, as if speakers at different events were singing parts of the same choral symphony. As 2013 draws to a close, here is a look at some of the big ideas we parsed this year. Consider it the rousing finale to the year.
Humans and machines can work together to supersize growth.
Identity can’t be as simple as ‘this’ or ‘that.’
DeExtinction is a real thing. Maybe.
The US government is broken.
Drones will destroy us – or maybe save us.
Technology makes the ways we communicate even more layered.
Something has to change in healthcare.
Identity can’t be as simple as ‘this’ or ‘that.’
DeExtinction is a real thing. Maybe.
The US government is broken.
Drones will destroy us – or maybe save us.
Technology makes the ways we communicate even more layered.
Something has to change in healthcare.
North Korea is infinitely complex.
What’s the next frontier of 3D printing?
Is there such a thing as a good end of life?
Memory is entirely fallible.
Girls’ education still sadly isn’t a given.Rethink violence to combat it.
It’s time to get personal about mental illness.
The best ways to get around cities may not be new-fangled.
There were other ideas that felt especially salient this year. Oh, so many other ideas.Meg Jay caused an uproar by challenging millennials not to waste their 20s. Dambisa Moyo issued a warning to the West by arguing that maybe China has the economic model to follow. And May El-Khalil’s tale of staging the Beirut marathon was well-timed for those still reeling from the Boston bombing.
Yes, it’s been quite a year… And we are ready to share many more ideas in 2014.
For more information :http://blog.ted.com/2013/12/19/2013-the-year-in-ideas/
