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Chris Anderson came to TED as a participant. He liked it so much that he bought it. Now he wants to take it to the world.

About Anderson:

Anderson, 51, was born in Pakistan to British missionaries. After studying philosophy at Oxford, he pondered teaching as a career. Instead, he jumped into journalism and publishing, he says, because of their potential to influence many more people.

And:

This year's TED Prize winners are author Dave Eggers, cosmologist Neil Turok and religion historian Karen Armstrong.

See also, from the recent archive, A conversation with Chris Anderson, Curator of TED Conference, from the Charlie Rose show.