grant. 1  to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter. 2  to give or accord: to grant permission. 3  to agree or accede to: to grant a request. 4  to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point. 5  to transfer or convey, especially by deed or writing: to grant property.
Richard Wurman Since TED Talks were first started by  Richard Wurman in 1984, we've seen thousands of talks that have inspired our society. Over the past several years, we've seen more and more TED Talks focused on autism.
TED (conference) TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a media organization which posts talks online for free distribution, under the slogan ideas worth spreading. TED was founded in February 1984 as a conference, which has been held annually since 1990.