What+is+TED?

===TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It was started in 1984 by architect Richard Saul Wurman with the idea of inviting people to a dream dinner party. Diverse and brilliant minds with passionate and fresh ideas getting together for shared inspiration and insight. TED was first presented as a conference bringing together people from three different worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. ===

===TED Talks began as a simple attempt to share what happens at the TED Conference with the world. Under the moniker "ideas worth spreading," talks were released online and rapidly attracted a global audience in the millions. Indeed, the reaction was so enthusiastic that the entire TED website has been reengineered around TED Talks, with the goal of giving everyone on-demand access to the world's most inspiring voices. ===

===Over the year TED has been spreading. There are TEDx events that are created at a local level with local people giving their talks about their passions. There is even a TEDYouth Day. This year it will be celebrated in New York City at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 11:00-6:00. The theme for this year's TEDYouth Day is - World's Imagined! Youth will come to hear and share their talks about big idea in a broad range of topics that impact the world today. They'll envision new scenarios for our future, and think through how they can contribute to its creation ===

Check out this fun TED Talk - Learn about Joe Smith's passion for saving paper towels!
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