TED is supported by ads and partners 00:00
Sometimes Brilliant
Larry Brilliant's TED Prize wish
See where Brilliant is today with his global tracking system to monitor diseases as soon as they emerge.
Since the Talk: New progress on the fight against pandemics
Larry Brilliant shares new thinking on how social media can help us combat the spread of disease.
The eradication of smallpox
Larry Brilliant's autobiography tells the story of the end of the 10,000-year-old disease.