TED Community

Making the world a safe space for all, through education, inspiration and compassion.

Making connections and interlinking people's interests with that of others and/or local organizations.

Helping small business and great ideas grow.

Communicating My yearly TED trips

Opportunity, equality, free speech, progress, post-nationalism, peace of mind

healthy food, my puppy, serving my community, helping people heal through creating meaningful rituals

Gender equality and parity. Creating work cultures that are inclusive and where people feel they truly belong and can be themselves. Raising girls and boys to have greater self esteem, by breaking down the current unhelpful and often harmful stereotypes of each gender. I love spending time with my family and my greatest joy is travelling and exploring this beautiful world in which we live and breath.

Reducing uncertainty so leaders can make better decisions. Also, long-distance gravel cycling.

creative writing and using writing to spread important messages and ideas that will help better the world.

I’m good at helping people recognize and resist subtle coercion so they can give more accurate medical or legal testimony.

Aligning my faith, personal and professional values to make a positive impact on our world using my leadership influence and engineering skills.

Invention without limit to make a better world for all

I have a passion for learning why the world is the way it is, and asking whether it could be any different. The passion came about from reading science fiction - Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke in particular - and it led me to study particle physics. Later, I became interested in cosmology. I find it delightful that ideas developed to understand the microcosm are finding application in the study of the macrocosm. I enjoy trying to convey to others my delight in the wonders of science - and so, when I get time, I write. Oh, and I love football ("soccer", as the rest of the world seems to call it).

Storytelling that inspires. Laughing until my stomach hurts. Prince. Hamilton on Broadway. Just about every drama on BBC. 90s hip hop. My family.