Intellectual Jazz
Richard Saul Wurman, creator of the TED (1984-2002), TEDMED (1998-2010) & the eg conferences (2006), will celebrate improvised conversation in its most informative manner. No presentations No schedule No expensive tickets Simply pairings of amazingly interesting individuals prompted by a question, generating a conversation. For 10 minutes to 50 minutes. And so it will go – conversations interlaced with threads of improvised music. An astrophysicist & a microbiologist. An actor & a playwright. A jazz musician & a classical one. An energetic exploration of the lost art of conversing. Extraordinary individuals: minds & musicians in improvised discourse A live performance. A tablet app. A live stream. The most innovative moments, the sparks of ideas, & fundamental truths come from conversations between two
