Playlist

Speakers with dream jobs

What do you want to be when you grow up? These speakers have staked out the coolest careers — some you probably never knew existed.

Dennis Hong

My seven species of robot -- and how we created them

Thomas Heatherwick

Building the Seed Cathedral

Erin McKean

The joy of lexicography

Sarah Jones

What does the future hold? 11 characters offer quirky answers

Nizar Ibrahim

How we unearthed the Spinosaurus

Patience Mthunzi

Could we cure HIV with lasers?

Ge Wang

The DIY orchestra of the future

Edith Widder

How we found the giant squid

Lucy McRae

How can technology transform the human body?

Theaster Gates

How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

Sarah Parcak

Archaeology from space