If you were starting a top university today, what would it look like? you would start by gathering very best minds from around the world, from every discipline.(1)____ since we're living in an age of abundant, riot scarcely, information you' d curate the lectures carefully, with a focus on the new and original, rather than offer a course on every possible topic.(2)____ you’ d create a sustainable economic model by focusing on technological rather than physical infrastructure, and by getting people of mean to pay for a specialized experience.(3)____ you' d also construct a robust network so people could access to resources whenever and from wherever they like, and you'd give them the tools to collaborate beyond the lecture hall.(4)____ why not fulfill the university millennium-old mission by sharing ideas freely and as widely as possible?(5)____(6)____
If you did all that, well, you'd have ted.Its 'faculty': a roster of speakers that run from bill clinton to j.j. abrams, from desmond tutu to isabel allende-anyone who's driving change across the globe.(7)____ their topics range from biophysics to graphic design, covering all what roman playwright terentius might have had on mind when he said, "nothing human is alien to me."(8)____(9)____ the economic model? with attendance fees, advertising, and corporate sponsorships, ted ran an operating surplus of more than $2 million last year, which was reinvested into expanding its reach that's because like fearful old-school colleges, ted is finding that the more open it is, the more it becomes the global education brand of the 21st century.(10)____