
The Audacious Project
@TheAudaciousPrj
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A new model for inspiring global change. Housed at @TEDTalks. Let's change the way we change the world. https://t.co/UJm2YP4BF2
New York, NY
Joined September 2008
RT @SkollFoundation: Congratulations to the entire @TheAudaciousPrj 2024 cohort! Special honors to Skoll Foundation Awardees & Grantees: @F….
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RT @TEDTalks: Congratulations to TED speaker and @TheAudaciousPrj grantee David Baker, who recently won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for hi….
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Proteins are remarkable molecular machines: they digest your food, fire your neurons, power your immune system and so much more. What if we could design new ones, with functions never before seen in...
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RT @SafeandJustUSA: 🚨INTRODUCING THE 2024 COHORT🚨. We are thrilled to be a part of the new cohort for Ted's @TheAudaciousPrj. Congratulati….
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Introducing @mapbiomas 🌳. Each year, an area of tropical forest the size of Texas is lost. By 2030, MapBiomas plans to map and monitor 70% of the world’s tropical forests across 20 countries using this approach. MapBiomas will achieve their ambitious plan by building a
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Introducing Scaling Safety - @CBPS_Collective @SafeandJustUSA 🏘️. Despite billions spent on US public safety, residents in low-income communities of color are 15 times more likely to be victimized by crime and 3 times less likely to get help than residents in wealthier areas.
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Introducing Project Canary @METR_Evals @RANDCorporation 💻 . AI is advancing rapidly, with experts predicting various forms of AI-enabled prosperity and catastrophe. Project Canary is advancing the empirical science of testing for specific risks, to ensure the benefits of AI can
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Introducing @Inkomoko 💼. Today, there are over 122 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide. With the Audacious Project, Inkomoko will unlock the talent and potential of refugee entrepreneurs through financial backing, business training and economic integration into the
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Introducing @Gmethanehub 🌏 . Global Methane Hub is pulling the emergency brake on global warming through methane mitigation. As part of the Audacious Project, Global Methane Hub is co-ordinating stakeholders worldwide to lower emissions. By targeting three specific sectors —
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Introducing @TranscendBuilds ✏️. Despite increased investments, average math and reading scores are the same as they were 50 years ago. Transcend tackles this problem by taking schools on “design journeys” — a community-driven process which helps them rethink every aspect of
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Introducing @EveryCure 💊 . Every Cure will use the power of AI to unlock new uses for generic and off-patent drugs, democratizing access to safe and effective treatments for populations that currently lack them. The Audacious idea is to unlock repurposed treatments for 15-25
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Introducing Food4Education @Food4Education 📚 . Of the 400 million children on the African continent, 90% lack a minimally appropriate diet, and over half don’t eat at recommended frequencies. Food4Education transforms children’s lives by providing cost-effective, locally
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Let’s get to know the 10 Audacious Project 2024 ideas - and the big plans to reach them 👣 . @everycure @eaafoficial @food4education @gmethanehub @inkomoko @mapbiomas @RANDcorporation @METR_Evals @cbps_collective @SafeandJustUSA @TranscendBuilds. 🔗
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🚨INTRODUCING THE 2024 COHORT🚨 . We are thrilled to unveil a new cohort for @TEDTalks' The Audacious Project!. @everycure @eaafoficial @food4education @gmethanehub @inkomoko @mapbiomas @RANDcorporation @METR_Evals @cbps_collective @SafeandJustUSA @TranscendBuilds
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RT @METR_Evals: We’re honored to be part of collaborative funding initiative @TheAudaciousPrj’s 2024 cohort. $17M in new funding will supp….
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RT @SafeandJustUSA: Introducing our BIG idea at Scaling Safety, a joint venture of @CBPS_Collective+ASJ. As part of TED’s @TheAudaciousPrj….
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