TED Talks Live Continues With "War & Peace" at the Town Hall

Ted Talks Live, a six-night speaker event featuring TED Talks, short films, and performances hosted by TED and PBS at the Town Hall, continues today with its second program, titled "War & Peace." The program will take place on November 3 and 4 at 7:30pm. TED Talks Live is hosted by author, comedian, and activist Baratunde Thurston.

Guests scheduled for "War & Peace" on November 3 include Christianne Boudreau, mother of ISIS recruit and the late Damian Clairmont; Rajiv Chandrasekaran, journalist and bestselling author; Adam Driver, Marine Corps veteran and Emmy-nominated actor; Hector Garcia, clinical psychologist, expert on PTSD and author of Alpha God; Yusef Komunyakaa, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet; Samantha Nutt, bestselling author, humanitarian and founder of War Child USA and Canada; Simon Sinek, ethnographer and leadership expert; Rufus Wainwright, Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and composer; and Graham 2, Martha Graham School’s pre-professional dance company.

Guests on November 4 will include Rajiv Chandrasekaran; Hector Garcia; Sebastian Junger, journalist, best-selling author, and Oscar nominee for Restrepo; Samantha Nutt; Jamila Raqib, peacemaker and executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution; Martha Wainwright, folk-rock singer-songwriter; and Martha Graham School’s Graham 2.

TED Talks live is offering the opportunity to view a TED event for free to students, educators, and veterans who apply for passes online. More than 1,800 tickets have been distributed to students and educators and are sold out, while free tickets are still available for veterans.

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