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Each year, TED hosts some of the world's most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses. The talks they deliver have had had such a great impact, we thought they deserved a wider audience. So now, for the first time, we're sharing them with the world at large... Each week, we'll release a new talk to inspire, intrigue and awaken the imagination. For best effect, plan to listen to at least three, start to finish. (They have a cumulative effect.) If you have a curious soul and an open mind, we think you'll be hooked...
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The TEDTalks Podcast features key talks from the TED Conference covering the latest ideas in Technology, Entertainment, Design, Business, Science, and other areas. Now on their podcast feed they feature Al Gore delivering jokes and ways to help save the planet, Tony Robbins telling what drives him and discussing the 4 basic human needs, and many other interesting speakers. They're featuring new talks every week so you may want to subscribe to this one.
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TED: Mike deGruy: Hooked by an octopus - Mike deGruy (2010)
Author: Mike deGruy
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement -- and his fears -- about the blue heart of our planet.
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TED: Danny Hillis: Back to the future (of 1994) - Danny Hillis (1994)
Author: Danny Hillis
Fri, Feb 03, 2012
From deep in the TED archive, Danny Hillis outlines an intriguing theory of how and why technological change seems to be accelerating, by linking it to the very evolution of life itself. The presentation techniques he uses may look dated, but the ideas are as relevant as ever.
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TED: Erica Frenkel: The universal anesthesia machine - Erica Frenkel (2011)
Author: Erica Frenkel
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
What if you're in surgery and the power goes out? No lights, no oxygen -- and your anesthesia stops flowing. It happens constantly in hospitals throughout the world, turning routine procedures into tragedies. Erica Frenkel demos one solution: the universal anesthesia machine.
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TED: Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing - Lisa Harouni (2011)
Author: Lisa Harouni
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things -- including intricate objects once impossible to create.
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TED: Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0 - Alain de Botton (2011)
Author: Alain de Botton
Tue, Jan 17, 2012
What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence.
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TED: Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary - Sonaar Luthra (2011)
Author: Sonaar Luthra
Mon, Jan 16, 2012
After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbreak after Haiti's earthquake in 2010. TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra previews his design for a simple tool that quickly tests water for safety -- the Water Canary.
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TED: Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words - Sebastian Wernicke (2011)
Author: Sebastian Wernicke
Fri, Jan 06, 2012
Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TEDTalk can be summarized in six words. At TEDxZurich, he shows how to do just that -- and less.
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TED: Jane Fonda: Life's third act - Jane Fonda (2011)
Author: Jane Fonda
Wed, Jan 04, 2012
Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy -- and these years aren’t just a footnote or a pathology. At TEDxWomen, Jane Fonda asks how we can think about this new phase of our lives.
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TED: A.J. Jacobs: How healthy living nearly killed me - A.J. Jacobs (2011)
Author: A.J. Jacobs
Tue, Jan 03, 2012
For a full year, A.J. Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shot glass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping. Onstage at TEDMED, he shares the surprising things he learned.
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TED: Karen Tse: How to stop torture - Karen Tse (2011)
Author: Karen Tse
Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Political prisoners aren't the only ones being tortured -- the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in 'functioning' legal systems. Social activist Karen Tse shows how we can, and should, stand up and end the use of routine torture.
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TED: Daniel Goldstein: The battle between your present and future self - Daniel Goldstein (2011)
Author: Daniel Goldstein
Wed, Dec 21, 2011
Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. (Can I skip flossing just this one time?) Daniel Goldstein makes tools that help us imagine ourselves over time, so that we make smart choices for Future Us.
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TED: Sheila Nirenberg: A prosthetic eye to treat blindness - Sheila Nirenberg (2011)
Author: Sheila Nirenberg
Tue, Dec 20, 2011
At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.
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TED: Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness - Antonio Damasio (2011)
Author: Antonio Damasio
Mon, Dec 19, 2011
Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness -- that is a marvelous fact -- but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self.
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TED: Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing - Ramona Pierson (2011)
Author: Ramona Pierson
Fri, Dec 16, 2011
When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home.
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TED: Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy - Homaro Cantu / Ben Roche (2011)
Author: Homaro Cantu / Ben Roche
Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there's a serious intent: Can we use new food technology for good?
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TED: Pavan Sukhdev: Put a value on nature! - Pavan Sukhdev (2011)
Author: Pavan Sukhdev
Wed, Dec 14, 2011
Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about what we use and what we waste? Think of Pavan Sukhdev as nature's banker -- assessing the value of the Earth's assets. Eye-opening charts will make you think differently about the cost of air, water, trees ...
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TED: Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery - Quyen Nguyen (2011)
Author: Quyen Nguyen
Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen Nguyen demonstrates how a molecular marker can make tumors light up in neon green, showing surgeons exactly where to cut.
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TED: Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan - Monika Bulaj (2011)
Author: Monika Bulaj
Mon, Dec 12, 2011
Photographer Monika Bulaj shares powerful, intimate images of Afghanistan -- of home life, of ritual, of men and women. Behind the headlines, what does the world truly know about this place?
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TED: Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand - Stefon Harris (2011)
Author: Stefon Harris
Fri, Dec 09, 2011
What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don't react to them appropriately.
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TED: Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk - Cheryl Hayashi (2010)
Author: Cheryl Hayashi
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
Cheryl Hayashi studies spider silk, one of nature's most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very different kinds of silk. How do they do it? Hayashi explains at the DNA level -- then shows us how this super-strong, super-flexible material can inspire.
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TED: Kathryn Schulz: Don't regret regret - Kathryn Schulz (2011)
Author: Kathryn Schulz
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
We're taught to try to live life without regret. But why? Using her own tattoo as an example, Kathryn Schulz makes a powerful and moving case for embracing our regrets.
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TED: Charles Limb: Building the musical muscle - Charles Limb (2011)
Author: Charles Limb
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Charles Limb performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech. But as a musician too, Limb thinks about what the implants lack: They don't let you fully experience music yet. (There's a hair-raising example.) At TEDMED, Limb reviews the state of the art and the way forward.
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TED: Annie Murphy Paul: What we learn before we're born - Annie Murphy Paul (2011)
Author: Annie Murphy Paul
Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb -- from the lilt of our native language to our soon-to-be-favorite foods.
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TED: Damon Horowitz: Philosophy in prison - Damon Horowitz (2011)
Author: Damon Horowitz
Mon, Nov 28, 2011
Damon Horowitz teaches philosophy through the Prison University Project, bringing college-level classes to inmates of San Quentin State Prison. In this powerful short talk, he tells the story of an encounter with right and wrong that quickly gets personal.
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TED: Britta Riley: A garden in my apartment - Britta Riley (2011)
Author: Britta Riley
Fri, Nov 25, 2011
Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food (in her tiny apartment). So she and her friends developed a system for growing plants in discarded plastic bottles -- researching, testing and tweaking the system using social media, trying many variations at once and quickly arriving at the optimal system. Call it distributed DIY. And the results? Delicious.
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TED: Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling - Joe Sabia (2011)
Author: Joe Sabia
Wed, Nov 23, 2011
iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own stories, from the walls of caves to his own onstage iPad.
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TED: Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot - Péter Fankhauser (2011)
Author: PAuthor: éter Fankhauser
Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Onstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering students, Rezero is the first ballbot made to move quickly and gracefully -- and even dance.
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TED: Phil Plait: How to defend Earth from asteroids - Phil Plait (2011)
Author: Phil Plait
Mon, Nov 21, 2011
What's six miles wide and can end civilization in an instant? An asteroid -- and there are lots of them out there. With humor and great visuals, Phil Plait enthralls the TEDxBoulder audience with all the ways asteroids can kill, and what we must do to avoid them.
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TED: Robin Ince: Science versus wonder? - Robin Ince (2011)
Author: Robin Ince
Fri, Nov 18, 2011
Does science ruin the magic of life? In this grumpy but charming monologue, Robin Ince makes the argument against. The more we learn about the astonishing behavior of the universe -- the more we stand in awe.
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TED: Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives - Cynthia Kenyon (2011)
Author: Cynthia Kenyon
Thu, Nov 17, 2011
What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. elegans. The lessons from that discovery, and others, are pointing to how we might one day significantly extend youthful human life.
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TED: Yves Rossy: Fly with the Jetman - Yves Rossy (2011)
Author: Yves Rossy
Tue, Nov 15, 2011
Strapped to a jet-powered wing, Yves Rossy is the Jetman -- flying free, his body as the rudder, above the Swiss Alps and the Grand Canyon. After a powerful short film shows how it works, Rossy takes the TEDGlobal stage to share the experience and thrill of flying.
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TED: Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth -- visualized - Alexander Tsiaras (2010)
Author: Alexander Tsiaras
Mon, Nov 14, 2011
Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.)
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TED: Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity - Charlie Todd (2011)
Author: Charlie Todd
Fri, Nov 11, 2011
Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride. At TEDxBloomington he shows how his group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together.
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TED: Allan Jones: A map of the brain - Allan Jones (2011)
Author: Allan Jones
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, Allan Jones shows how his team is mapping which genes are turned on in each tiny region, and how it all connects up.
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TED: Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D - Ben Kacyra (2011)
Author: Ben Kacyra
Wed, Nov 09, 2011
Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in archival detail. (Watch to the end for a little demo.)
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TED: Aparna Rao: High-tech art (with a sense of humor) - Aparna Rao (2012)
Author: Aparna Rao
Tue, Nov 08, 2011
Artist and TED Fellow Aparna Rao re-imagines the familiar in surprising, often humorous ways. With her collaborator Soren Pors, Rao creates high-tech art installations -- a typewriter that sends emails, a camera that tracks you through the room only to make you invisible on screen -- that put a playful spin on ordinary objects and interactions.
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TED: Martin Hanczyc: The line between life and not-life - Martin Hanczyc (2011)
Author: Martin Hanczyc
Mon, Nov 07, 2011
In his lab, Martin Hanczyc makes "protocells," experimental blobs of chemicals that behave like living cells. His work demonstrates how life might have first occurred on Earth ... and perhaps elsewhere too.
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TED: Marco Tempest: Augmented reality, techno-magic - Marco Tempest (2011)
Author: Marco Tempest
Fri, Nov 04, 2011
Using sleight-of-hand techniques and charming storytelling, illusionist Marco Tempest brings a jaunty stick figure to life onstage at TEDGlobal.
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TED: Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains - Daniel Wolpert (2011)
Author: Daniel Wolpert
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility of human motion.
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TED: Anna Mracek Dietrich: A plane you can drive - Anna Mracek Dietrich (2011)
Author: Anna Mracek Dietrich
Wed, Nov 02, 2011
A flying car -- it's an iconic image of the future. But after 100 years of flight and automotive engineering, no one has really cracked the problem. Pilot Anna Mracek Dietrich and her team flipped the question, asking: Why not build a plane that you can drive?
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TED: Paul Zak: Trust, morality -- and oxytocin - Paul Zak (2011)
Author: Paul Zak
Tue, Nov 01, 2011
What drives our desire to behave morally? Neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it "the moral molecule") is responsible for trust, empathy and other feelings that help build a stable society.
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TED: Hasan Elahi: FBI, here I am! - Hasan Elahi (2011)
Author: Hasan Elahi
Mon, Oct 31, 2011
After he ended up on a watch list by accident, Hasan Elahi was advised by his local FBI agents to let them know when he was traveling. He did that and more ... much more.
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TED: Béatrice Coron: Stories cut from paper - Béatrice Coron (2011)
Author: BAuthor: éatrice Coron
Fri, Oct 28, 2011
With scissors and paper, artist Béatrice Coron creates intricate worlds, cities and countries, heavens and hells. Striding onstage in a glorious cape cut from Tyvek, she describes her creative process and the way her stories develop from snips and slices.
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TED: Jay Bradner: Open-source cancer research - Jay Bradner (2011)
Author: Jay Bradner
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
How does cancer know it's cancer? At Jay Bradner's lab, they found a molecule that might hold the answer, JQ1 -- and instead of patenting JQ1, they published their findings and mailed samples to 40 other labs to work on. An inspiring look at the open-source future of medical research.
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TED: Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsight - Malcolm Gladwell (2011)
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Wed, Oct 26, 2011
Master storyteller Malcolm Gladwell tells the tale of the Norden bombsight, a groundbreaking piece of World War II technology with a deeply unexpected result.
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TED: Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies - Richard Wilkinson (2011)
Author: Richard Wilkinson
Mon, Oct 24, 2011
We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.
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TED: Nathalie Miebach: Art made of storms - Nathalie Miebach (2011)
Author: Nathalie Miebach
Fri, Oct 21, 2011
Artist Nathalie Miebach takes weather data from massive storms and turns it into complex sculptures that embody the forces of nature and time. These sculptures then become musical scores for a string quartet to play.
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TED: Todd Kuiken: A prosthetic arm that "feels" - Todd Kuiken (2011)
Author: Todd Kuiken
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Physiatrist and engineer Todd Kuiken is building a prosthetic arm that connects with the human nervous system -- improving motion, control and even feeling. Onstage, patient Amanda Kitts helps demonstrate this next-gen robotic arm.
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TED: Justin Hall-Tipping: Freeing energy from the grid - Justin Hall-Tipping (2011)
Author: Justin Hall-Tipping
Tue, Oct 18, 2011
What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of 'normal' can lead to extraordinary breakthroughs.
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TED: Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit - Jae Rhim Lee (2011)
Author: Jae Rhim Lee
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Here's a powerful provocation from artist Jae Rhim Lee. Can we commit our bodies to a cleaner, greener Earth, even after death? Naturally -- using a special burial suit seeded with pollution-gobbling mushrooms. Yes, this just might be the strangest TEDTalk you'll ever see ...
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TED: Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar - Pamela Meyer (2011)
Author: Pamela Meyer
Thu, Oct 13, 2011
On any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting, shows the manners and "hotspots" used by those trained to recognize deception -- and she argues honesty is a value worth preserving.
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TED: Ian Ritchie: The day I turned down Tim Berners-Lee - Ian Ritchie (2011)
Author: Ian Ritchie
Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Imagine it's late 1990, and you've just met a nice young man named Tim Berners-Lee, who starts telling you about his proposed system called the World Wide Web. Ian Ritchie was there. And ... he didn't buy it. A short story about information, connectivity and learning from mistakes.
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TED: Richard Seymour: How beauty feels - Richard Seymour (2011)
Author: Richard Seymour
Tue, Oct 11, 2011
A story, a work of art, a face, a designed object -- how do we tell that something is beautiful? And why does it matter so much to us? Designer Richard Seymour explores our response to beauty and the surprising power of objects that exhibit it.
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TED: Alison Gopnik: What do babies think? - Alison Gopnik (2011)
Author: Alison Gopnik
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
"Babies and young children are like the R&D division of the human species," says psychologist Alison Gopnik. Her research explores the sophisticated intelligence-gathering and decision-making that babies are really doing when they play.
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TED: Charles Hazlewood: Trusting the ensemble - Charles Hazlewood (2011)
Author: Charles Hazlewood
Fri, Oct 07, 2011
Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership -- then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. He also shares clips from two musical projects: the opera "U-Carmen eKhayelitsha" and the ParaOrchestra.
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TED: Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic - Mike Biddle (2011)
Author: Mike Biddle
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy efficient plant that can, and does, recycle any kind of plastic.
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TED: Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness - Graham Hill (2011)
Author: Graham Hill
Wed, Oct 05, 2011
Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life.
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TED: Christoph Adami: Finding life we can't imagine - Christoph Adami (2011)
Author: Christoph Adami
Tue, Oct 04, 2011
How do we search for alien life if it's nothing like the life that we know? At TEDxUIUC Christoph Adami shows how he uses his research into artificial life -- self-replicating computer programs -- to find a signature, a 'biomarker,' that is free of our preconceptions of what life is.
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TED: Yang Lan: The generation that's remaking China - Yang Lan (2011)
Author: Yang Lan
Mon, Oct 03, 2011
Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who's been called "the Oprah of China," offers insight into the next generation of young Chinese citizens -- urban, connected (via microblogs) and alert to injustice.
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TED: Danielle de Niese: A flirtatious aria - Danielle de Niese (2011)
Author: Danielle de Niese
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Can opera be ever-so-slightly sexy? The glorious soprano Danielle de Niese shows how, singing the flirty "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss." Which, translated, means, as you might guess: "I kiss so hot." From Giuditta by Frans Lehár; accompanist: Ingrid Surgenor.
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TED: Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science - Ben Goldacre (2011)
Author: Ben Goldacre
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry.
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TED: Jarreth Merz: Filming democracy in Ghana - Jarreth Merz (2011)
Author: Jarreth Merz
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy -- and about himself.
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TED: Geoff Mulgan: A short intro to the Studio School - Geoff Mulgan (2011)
Author: Geoff Mulgan
Tue, Sep 27, 2011
Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are, as Mulgan puts it, "for real."
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TED: Abraham Verghese: A doctor's touch - Abraham Verghese (2011)
Author: Abraham Verghese
Mon, Sep 26, 2011
Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam.
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TED: Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite! - Sunni Brown (2011)
Author: Sunni Brown
Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension -- and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for unlocking your brain via pad and pen.
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TED: Elizabeth Murchison: Fighting a contagious cancer - Elizabeth Murchison (2011)
Author: Elizabeth Murchison
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz, and what she's learning about all cancers from this unusual strain. Contains disturbing images of facial cancer.
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TED: Amy Lockwood: Selling condoms in the Congo - Amy Lockwood (2011)
Author: Amy Lockwood
Wed, Sep 21, 2011
HIV is a serious problem in the DR Congo, and aid agencies have flooded the country with free and cheap condoms. But few people are using them. Why? "Reformed marketer" Amy Lockwood offers a surprising answer that upends a traditional model of philanthropy. (Some NSFW images.)
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TED: What we learned from 5 million books - Jean-Baptiste Michel / Erez Lieberman Aiden (2011)
Author: Jean-Baptiste Michel / Erez Lieberman Aiden
Tue, Sep 20, 2011
Have you played with Google Labs' Ngram Viewer? It's an addicting tool that lets you search for words and ideas in a database of 5 million books from across centuries. Erez Lieberman Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel show us how it works, and a few of the surprising things we can learn from 500 billion words.
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TED: Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps of prosperity - Niall Ferguson (2011)
Author: Niall Ferguson
Mon, Sep 19, 2011
Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson asks: Why the West, and less so the rest? He suggests half a dozen big ideas from Western culture -- call them the 6 killer apps -- that promote wealth, stability and innovation. And in this new century, he says, these apps are all shareable.
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TED: Lauren Zalaznick: The conscience of television - Lauren Zalaznick (2010)
Author: Lauren Zalaznick
Fri, Sep 16, 2011
TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we truly are -- in ways we might not have expected.
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TED: Richard Resnick: Welcome to the genomic revolution - Richard Resnick (2011)
Author: Richard Resnick
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
In this accessible talk from TEDxBoston, Richard Resnick shows how cheap and fast genome sequencing is about to turn health care (and insurance, and politics) upside down.
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TED: Kate Hartman: The art of wearable communication - Kate Hartman (2011)
Author: Kate Hartman
Wed, Sep 14, 2011
Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-provoking talk, she shows the "Talk to Yourself Hat", the "Inflatable Heart", the "Glacier Embracing Suit", and other unexpected devices.
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TED: Misha Glenny: Hire the hackers! - Misha Glenny (2011)
Author: Misha Glenny
Tue, Sep 13, 2011
Despite multibillion-dollar investments in cybersecurity, one of its root problems has been largely ignored: who are the people who write malicious code? Underworld investigator Misha Glenny profiles several convicted coders from around the world and reaches a startling conclusion.
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TED: Yasheng Huang: Does democracy stifle economic growth? - Yasheng Huang (2011)
Author: Yasheng Huang
Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Economist Yasheng Huang compares China to India, and asks how China's authoritarian rule contributed to its astonishing economic growth -- leading to a big question: Is democracy actually holding India back? Huang's answer may surprise you.
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TED: Raghava KK: Shake up your story - Raghava KK (2011)
Author: Raghava KK
Fri, Sep 09, 2011
Artist Raghava KK demos his new children's book for iPad with a fun feature: when you shake it, the story -- and your perspective -- changes. In this charming short talk, he invites all of us to shake up our perspective a little bit.
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TED: Lee Cronin: Making matter come alive - Lee Cronin (2011)
Author: Lee Cronin
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Before life existed on Earth, there was just matter, inorganic dead "stuff." How improbable is it that life arose? And -- could it use a different type of chemistry? Using an elegant definition of life (anything that can evolve), chemist Lee Cronin is exploring this question by attempting to create a fully inorganic cell using a "Lego kit" of inorganic molecules -- no carbon -- that can assemble, replicate and compete.
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TED: Edward Tenner: Unintended consequences - Edward Tenner (2011)
Author: Edward Tenner
Tue, Sep 06, 2011
Every new invention changes the world -- in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate the under-appreciated gap between our ability to innovate and our ability to foresee the consequences.
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