Mr.Anderson, aformermagazinepublisher, took overtheTED conference fromits founder, RichardSaul Wurman, a graphicdesigner who presided over the stage like a vaudeville showman.
"This is the brain trust of the New Economy, right here, " said TED organizer Chris Anderson , a British publisher who a couple of years ago set up the conference as a nonprofit organization.
And I was able to discuss learning with TED curator Chris Anderson, who has described how the Internet is encouraging people around the world to develop skills, such as the ability to learn to play musical instruments, that might have previously been out of reach.