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Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer is a world-renowned singer, songwriter, activist, director, and blogger who first came to prominence as one half of the internationally acclaimed punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls.

She is an affiliate at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and has shown her underwear on Australian television. She currently avoids living in places including Boston, New york, and Melbourne with her husband, author Neil Gaiman, wo is easily embarassed. 

Palmer's TED talk, "The Art of Asking," which she presented at a 2013 TED conference, has been viewed at least 8 million times around the world.  You can visit her website and blog at www.amandapalmer.net