Last year I became the first journalist in the conference’s 24-year history to be thrown out of TED. The story is not a particularly glorious one, either for myself or for the organisers of TED, but I feel since a year has passed it is time to tell all. Excuse me if it sounds a little self-indulgent, but I feel the tale contains an important point about the way the conference is organised.

Haven't even finished this thing, but what a great lead in...