What it's like to attend the TED conference where attendees pay $10,000 to learn the next big ideas
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Many of the big-name speakers - in 2017, they include Nobel Prize winner Elizabeth Blackburn, Serena Williams, and Elon Musk - stick around for the whole event, and it's not unusual to see them roaming the halls. There are also lots of well-known attendees who never hit the stage (the press isn't allowed to name names, but you can figure it out with a little Twitter digging).
The conference costs $10,000 to attend, and in addition to the talks there are all sorts of indulgent experiences, buffets, and workshops to keep attendees occupied. I showed up at the 2017 TED conference to check it all out. Here's what it's like.
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