Jim Daly

Activist, Brainstormer, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Journalist, Photographer, Writer/Editor

I'm a long-time journalist, who has interviewed everyone from the Ramones to Bill Gates. I spent my early years as rock critic (Rolling Stone, Spin) before moving on to the wild world of the Silicon Valley, covering tech while launching publications like Business 2.0, and editing for Wired, Forbes, Red Herring. I jumped into the education market to work with filmmaker George Lucas on 'Edutopia,' a publication about improving K-12 public education. I launched and ran TED Books (ted.com/tedbook) for almost three years and am continuing to move literature from the 19th to the 21st century with Byliner.

How tech dramatically changes business and society. First the skeptics deny that change will happen. Then they fight it. Then they accept it, saying they knew all along that it was inevitable.

We need to focus more on wisdom and insight and integration, rather than just developing the next shiny new thing.

ebooks, education, Journalism, Tech &

I've going to the conference for 15 years, back to the days of Monterey. It's always a highlight of the year. TED is electricity for the soul.

Rock n' roll trivia. Growing carnivorous plants.