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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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TEDxGeorgiaTechLive is the simulcast (live telecast) of TED2012.
This event is free and open to anyone that wants to attend. This event
is taking place at the Library East Commons at the Georgia Tech Library.
Date: Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
The Schedule: Click here for a more interactive schedule
Session 4: The Lab (11:30 AM - 1:15 PM ATLANTA TIME)
-Henrik Schärfe, Roboticist
-Regina Dugan, Director of DARPA
-Jack Choi, Technologist
-Marco Tempest, Techno-illusionist
-Donald Sadoway, Materials engineer
Session 5: The Earth (2:00 AM - 3:45 PM ATLANTA TIME)
-Sharon Beals, Photographer
-Wade Davis, Anthropologist, ethnobotanist
-James Hansen, Climatologist
-T. Boone Pickens, Entrepreneur, energy theorist
-The Civilians Investigative Theatre Co., Theater company
Session 6: The Crowd (5:15 PM - 7:00 PM ATLANTA TIME)
-Reid Hoffman, Social entrepreneur
-Lior Zoref, Crowdsourcing advocate
-Reggie Watts, Vocalist, beatboxer, comedian
-Frank Warren, Secret keeper
-Cameron Carpenter, Organist
Session 7: TED Prize announcement – The City 2.0 (8:00 PM - 9:45 PM ATLANTA TIME)