????有意思的是，當安德森讓觀眾舉手表決他們覺得斯諾登是英雄還是壞蛋時，大概有10%的人否認斯諾登是英雄，更多人則熱情洋溢地進行聲援。安德森敏銳地發現有很多人（包括我自己在內）根本沒舉過手。安德森說他邀請了美國國安局派一名代表參加大會，但是國安局以后勤問題為由沒有出席。安德森也提出給美國國安局安排一次視頻連線，如果他們表示同意，那么觀看斯諾登和國安局的對質肯定會非常過癮。斯諾登的演講還沒結束我就離場了，他的演講明顯超過了18分鐘。我相信斯諾登為這個國家做了好事，但我還沒想好他是否應該收到懲罰，因為他的行為顯然違反了法律。

????當天的另一個亮點來自阿曼達?波登，她是布隆伯格當紐約市長時的紐約城市規劃主管。她講到紐約市有一項規定，要求新建房地產項目離地鐵站出口不能超過步行十分鐘。然后她講述了自己為了執行這個規定，艱苦地完成城市分區工作的過程。她還詳細談到了自己常年與房地產開發商斗智斗勇的故事，包括著名的哈德遜庭院項目的開發商（這個項目去年出現在《財富》雜志的封面上）。這個開發商當時想拆掉、然后重建紐約人心愛的高架公園（High Line Park）的一部分。波登說：“商業利益總是會與公共空間發生沖突。”

????TED的兼容并包還不僅僅停留在自動駕駛汽車、建筑學、國家安全和城市規劃上。《紐約時報》（New York Times）填字游戲的設計者、著名魔術師鄺大衛把他的兩項專長結合在一塊兒，給大家帶來了一場主題為“人類生來就為了解謎”的演講，令人目眩神迷。（世界上第一個縱橫字謎是100年前在《紐約世界報》上刊登的，但誰還記得呢？）物理學家米歇爾?拉伯奇帶來了關于核聚變商業化的演講；環保活動家劉佩琪回顧了中國的環保努力；字體設計師馬修?卡特探討了電腦時代建立新字體背后的技術；紀錄片制片人約魯巴?瑞肯介紹了她為記錄美國同性戀者爭取自身權利的歷史所做的努力。

????TED大會的組織者深知偶爾需要調整一下會議的節奏，因為如果每個演講都一樣長，容易讓人產生審美疲勞。所以周二下午，它給了往屆的演講者一次機會，讓他們給往年做過的經典演講再加點料。知名心理學家菲爾?津巴多談到了男性的衰落，同時表示這種趨勢正愈演愈烈。（他說學校由于男教師太少已經變得“女性化”了，而且日本男人對電腦A片非常上癮，甚至不太熱衷真實性愛。）海洋學家大衛?蓋洛說，他對否認氣候變化的人唯一想說的一句話是：“傻X”。

????比爾?蓋茨夫婦是最后階段的重頭戲，著名音樂人斯汀也為我們帶來了精彩表演。蓋茨夫婦說的不多，但是展示了他們的孩子們的照片。因為蓋茨夫婦表示，孩子們曾對他們說過，他們希望全世界知道他們也非常關心父母通過蓋茨基金會所做的慈善工作。

????真是收獲頗豐的一天。敬請期待周四為您帶來更多現場盛況。（財富中文網）

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????In an interesting moment, TED's Anderson asked the audience to raise their hands if they thought Snowden was a hero or a villain. About 10% rejected his heroic status, and a louder, more enthusiastic group supported Snowden. Anderson astutely noted that many people -- myself included -- didn't raise their hands at all. Importantly, Anderson noted that he invited the NSA to send a representative to the conference, and that they claimed logistical challenges. Given that he'd accommodate a video hookup for the NSA as well, it'd be a fascinating contrast if they accepted his invitation. I left the extended interview, which lasted much longer than 18 minutes, convinced that Snowden has done a service to the country. But I am unprepared to say he shouldn't be punished for what obviously are violations of the law.????

????Another highlight of the day was Amanda Burden, the head of planning for New York under Michael Bloomberg. She explained the painstaking process of zoning in support of a policy to ensure that all new housing development in New York take place within a 10-minute walk of a subway station. She detailed her constant fights with real estate developers, including the builders of the massive Hudson Yards project (featured last year on the cover of Fortune magazine), who wanted to tear down and then re-build a portion of the now treasured High Line park. "Commercial interests will always battle against public spaces," said Burden.

????Eclecticism didn't end with self-driving cars, architecture, national security and urban planning. David Kwong, a magician and New York Times crossword puzzle creator dazzled the crowd by combining his two professions while presenting the thesis that "human beings are wired to solve." (The New York World published the first crossword puzzle 100 years ago. Who knew?) Physicist Michel Laberge spoke about commercializing fusion, activist Peggy Liu reviewed environmental efforts in China, typeface designer Matthew Carter discussed the technology behind creating new fonts in the computer age, and documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen described her efforts to track the histories of civil rights with gay rights in the U.S.

????TED also knows how to change the pace of events, understanding that a repetitive cadence of talks of just one length would get boring. So in the afternoon Tuesday it gave past speakers the opportunity to update quickly their popular talks from past TEDs. The famed psychologist Phil Zimbardo explained the demise of "guys" and suggested things are getting worse. (He says schools are "feminized" by too few male teachers and that Japanese men are so hooked on computer porn they don't want to have the traditional kind of sex.) The oceanographer David Gallo said the only word he can think of to describe a climate denier is "dumb ass."

????Bill and Melinda Gates were the focal point of the final session, in addition to a charming and enjoyable performance by Sting. The Gateses didn't say much new, though they did show photos of their children, they said, because the kids told them they want the world to know they care deeply about the philanthropic work their parents are doing with the Gates Foundation.

????It's a lot for one day. Expect more Thursday.

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