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Meetthe2016classofTEDFellowsandSeniorFellowsPostedby:TEDStaff,December8,2015at10:00amEST
WearethrilledtoannouncethenewclassofFellowsforTED2016.These21world-changersworkattheveryforefrontoftheirfieldsandrepresent12countriesaroundtheworld–including,forthefirsttimeintheprogram,Kyrgyzstan.ThisgroupincludesaHawaiiangeneticistfocusedonestablishingethnicdiversityingenomestudies;anIranianphotographercapturingoftenundocumentedyouthcultureintheMiddleEast;anItalianbiomedicalentrepreneurcreatingarevolutionarydevicetobeatpancreaticcancer;aGhanaian-AmericanproducerwhocreatedaviralwebserieshailedasAfrica’s“SexandtheCity;”aCanadianbiohackerusinglow-cost,opensourcematerialstogrowhumantissueandmanymore!Below,meetthenewgroupofFellowswhowilljoinusatTED2016,February15-19inVancouver.SanfordBiggers(USA)InterdisciplinaryartistVisualartistcreatingmultimediaandmusicalperformanceswhichupendtraditionalnarrativesaboutfar-rangingtopicsfromhiphoptoBuddhismtoAmericanhistory.
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SanfordBiggers,“EverydayaSunsetDies”(LKG),2014,78hx78win.Antiquequilts,assortedfabrics,fabrictreatedacrylic,spraypaint.Photo:SanfordBiggers