It's true. I was at the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Conference, being brought to heights I can only hope our own Circus achieves. And, alongside the well-known luminaries such as Al Gore, Goldie Hawn, Meg Ryan, Cameron Diaz and Robin Williams, were some lesser-known but equally radiant (and in some cases, more radiant) beings. My favorite speakers:

Chris Jordan
artist

Jill Bolte Taylor
neuroanatomist

John Hodgman
expert, author, etc.

for comic relief...

That's me on the right and Conde Nast Portfolio's Megan Barnett on the left.

Kaki King
guitarist

Craig Venter
genetics pioneer

Paul Rothemund
DNA origamist

oh, there are too many to list!

Laurel