If he wants to decline the offer, we should give him the opportunity to do so, not do it for him.

Edit: sorry if that sounded crabby. I haven't eaten lunch yet.

I disagree, after seeing a video of him give a talk in front of a medium size crowd. He came across as excited, informed, innovative, an excellent communicator and a great guy. I think he's in the best-of-TED bracket already.

He is a fantastic speaker - http://vimeo.com/11731351 and interviewee - http://mixergy.com/salman-khan-academy-interview/

Thank you for the links, they're brilliant. Especially the first one, really gives you an insight into the man who's getting me (and thousands more around the world) through college. :)

I tend to agree. If he was invited I'm guessing he would reluctantly agree (hard to say no to the exposure), but would feel a little hesitant stepping into that crowd.

TED started off great but seems like it has gotten a little weird over the last few years. Not sure how to explain it - maybe it's because most of the talks feel like mental masturbation at this point - they make people feel good, but don't result in action. Or it could be the liberal slant (the subtext of some of the talks seems to be "this is why we deserve more government funding").

From listening to a few of Sal's videos on finance, he seems to be more of a free market capitalist guy which may not mesh well with that crowd. A lot of this is speculation though, so I could be wrong.

Sal's after all a finance guy.