Elle Cordova

Writer, musician, comedian

Why you should listen

Writer, musician and comedian Elle Cordova got her start as an internationally touring musician with five studio albums. Now she is more widely known for her viral comedy sketches, rhyming spoken word poetry and other short form videos celebrating literature, space, technology and nerd culture.

Elle Cordova’s TED Talk

Elle Cordova
Poetry and music that reaches across the digital void
6 minutes 58 seconds
In this whimsical talk and performance, musician and comedian Elle Cordova ponders what happened before the Big Bang. She’s then joined by guitarist Toni Lindgren for the original song “Carl Sagan,” exploring social media, human connection and how we’re all just reaching out like stars in the night sky.
Posted Oct 2024

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Live from TED2024
Dreamers: Notes on Session 1 of TED2024
April 16, 2024
It’s time for TED! And this year’s conference marks a big year: the 40th anniversary of TED, honoring the inaugural conference in 1984. With that in mind, TED2024 kicked off with a classically eclectic opening session, ranging from a powerful conversation on how Israel and Palestine can find peace to the future of AI to […]
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Elle Cordova

Why you should listen

Elle Cordova’s TED Talk

More news and ideas from Elle Cordova

Dreamers: Notes on Session 1 of TED2024